It's so shiny! SON! A clear difference in class, LA FC Son Heung-min hat trick + a perfect score of 10. Who can stop it in MLS.

Sep 18, 2025

It's so shiny! SON! A clear difference in class, LA FC Son Heung-min hat trick a perfect score of 10. Who can stop it in MLS.



It's so shiny! SON! A clear difference in class, LA FC Son Heung-min hat trick a perfect score of 10. Who can stop it in MLS.
'I'm the king of MLS.'

The more you play, the more obvious it is. Son Heung-min, who appeared in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS), is a kind of 'ecosystem disturbance species'. The difference in football level from other players is so clear.

The speed and goal-scoring ability, which fell to the aging curve during Tottenham Hotspur's time last season, came back to life as in its peak season. Defenders facing Son Heung-min are helpless. If we don't study 'Thatcher' at the team level, it seems only a matter of time before Son Heung-min destroys the league ecosystem.




Son Heung-min scored a hat trick for the first time since advancing to MLS. In addition, he received a perfect score of 10 for the first time through this performance. In a word, it means that he has performed 'perfect performance'.

Son Heung-min played his 19th round of the 2025 MLS against Real Salt Lake at the America First Field in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA on the morning of the 18th (Korea time). On this day, Son Heung-min returned to the frontline one-top striker. Son Heung-min took over as a front-line one-top at LA FC and recently took over as a two-top with Dennis Vuanga, who became a new partner. In an away game against San Jose Earthquakes in the 30th round of MLS held on the 14th, he joined Buanga as a two-top and combined for a 4-2 victory.

It's so shiny! SON! A clear difference in class, LA FC Son Heung-min hat trick a perfect score of 10. Who can stop it in MLS.
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However, in the match against Salt Lake on the day, he returned to the one-top in the 4-3-3 formation. Coach Steve Cherundolo's intention was to give Son Heung-min the freedom to attack as much as possible. From the beginning of the game, Son Heung-min performed 200% of the coach's intentions.




Son Heung-min scored the first goal in the third minute of the first half. Following the ball that came over from the counterattack, he penetrated the back space of the opponent's defense with a unique storm. No one was able to stop it. The shot was perfect. Son Heung-min's third MLS goal and two consecutive games were easily scored.

Then in the 16th minute of the first half, he received a pass from Ryan Hollingshead and scored a 'right foot reduction goal'. After moving slightly from the left side of the penalty arc to the center, he was wrapped with his right foot like lightning as soon as he realized that the defender had widened the space. The opposing goalkeeper couldn't stop it.

It's so shiny! SON! A clear difference in class, LA FC Son Heung-min hat trick a perfect score of 10. Who can stop it in MLS.
Son Heung-min, who scored two goals in 16 minutes, finally achieved his first MLS hat trick in the 37th minute of the second half. A new 's soul mate' helped by a vuanga. The two players ran forward in a counterattack. Buanga faced a one-on-one situation with the goalkeeper. Vuanga gave up his greed for goals. I knew Son Heung-min was running from the left. He spilled the ball slightly to the side, and Son Heung-min slid the ball with his left foot while sliding at the speed he was running.




Thanks to Son Heung-min's hat trick, LA FC won 4-1 and harvested its 13th win (7 draws and 8 losses) of the season. With 47 points, he ranked fourth in the MLS Western Conference. It is thanks to Son Heung-min's 'superstar' level performance.

It's so shiny! SON! A clear difference in class, LA FC Son Heung-min hat trick a perfect score of 10. Who can stop it in MLS.
With this, Son Heung-min achieved a hat trick again in two years after 2023 when he was at Tottenham. It has been two years since he scored a hat trick in the fourth round of the EPL against Burnley in the 2023-2024 season.

This performance led to a surprising result of 'A perfect score'. Son Heung-min, who played 86 minutes before being replaced in the 41st minute of the second half of the day, achieved his first MLS hat trick with the most shots (6) and the most effective shots (4). Naturally, a high rating was expected. In fact, '10 out of 10' came out.

A soccer statistics website 'HuscoordCom' gave Son a maximum rating of 10 points. Other statistical companies also gave the highest score close to perfect. Footmob gave a 9.7 rating and SofaScore gave a 9.6. Son Heung-min's brilliant performance seems to have blinded him. The MLS website also praised Son Heung-min, saying, "(SON IS SHINING)"





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.