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| A friendly match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Sevilla FC was held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 16th. After the game, Son Heung-min greets his fans. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2022.07.16/ |
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'Lee Kang-in colleague'Uthman Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain) was selected as the winner of the 2025 Ballon d'Or, and contents related to the Ballon d'Or are pouring in.
On the 24th (Korea time), the soccer media "Score 90", which mainly introduces old records, re-examined the ranking of English Premier League (EPL) players' season-by-season Ballon d'Or rankings since 2021. The intention is to see how high the Premier Leaguers ranked in the overall ranking. For example, at the 2025 Ballon d'Or Awards held in Paris, France on the 23rd, Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) was ranked fourth overall, the first in the EPL, and Cole Palmer (Chelsea) was ranked eighth overall, and the second in the EPL. Alexis McAllister (Liverpool), 22nd overall, 26th overall, Erling Holan (Man City), and 27th overall, Declan Rice (Arnall), ranked third to fifth in the EPL.
Going back to 2022, we find 'SON' (Son Heung-min Son) smiling brightly. Son Heung-min, who played for Tottenham at the time, was amazing to rank 11th at the 2022 Ballon d'Or, the highest ranking in Asia. In the 2021-2022 season, he scored 23 goals in the EPL, becoming the first Asian player to win the top scorer, and then proudly ranked 11th. In the EPL, it was ranked fourth after Sadio Mane (Liverpool at the time, No. 2 overall), Kevin De Bruyne (Man City at the time, No. 3 overall), and Salah (No. 5 overall). It was one place higher than Riyad Mahrez (at the time, Manchester City, 12th overall). The winner was Karim Benzema (Altihad), who played for Real Madrid.
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It's a shame that he didn't make it to the single digits, but it's really great that he was considered the 11th best player in the world at the world's prestigious Ballon d'Or. Elling Holan (then Dortmund) ranked 11th in 2021, Salah ranked 11th in the Ballon d'Or in 2023, Phil Foden won the Manchester City EPL in 2024, and Pedri, the double star of Barcelona, ranked 11th in 2025. Most of them are ranked around the top 10 by players who have won major competitions. You can see how impactful Son Heung-min's 'individual stat' was. Son Heung-min beat Harry Kane (21st at the time), Ronaldo (20th at the time) and Virgil van Dijk (16th at Liverpool).
The EPL Ballon d'Or TOP 5 is full of outstanding players including Son Heung-min. 2021 Jorginho (then Chelsea, third overall), N'Golo Kante (then Chelsea, fifth overall), Cristiano Ronaldo (then sixth overall), Salah (then seventh overall), The Bruyne (second overall), Holan (second overall), The Bruyne (fourth overall), Rodri (Man City, fifth overall), Julián Alvarez (then Manchester City, seventh overall), Bernardu Silva (Man City, ninth overall), Rodri (first overall), Holan (fifth overall), Foden (11th overall), Emiliano Martinez (Aston).
Son Heung-min, who ranked 22nd in the 2019 Ballon d'Or and 11th in 2022, ended his 10-year EPL career and joined LA FC in August, leaving for the MLS stage. For the time being, Son Heung-min's highest ranking in the Asian Ballon d'Or is unlikely to be broken.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
