Son Heung-min, you haven't done this before, have you? Japanese Duo Sets First True Record in MLS...Yoshida and SON are tied for points

Sep 16, 2025

Son Heung-min, you haven't done this before, have you? Japanese Duo Sets First True Record in MLS...Yoshida and SON are tied for points
Maya Yoshida and Miki Yamane. Source = LA Galaxy SNS Capture



Son Heung-min, you haven't done this before, have you? Japanese Duo Sets First True Record in MLS...Yoshida and SON are tied for points
출처=LA 갤럭시 SNS 캡쳐
The Japanese duo wrote the first record in the U.S. Professional Football (MLS).

U.S. club LA Galaxy defenders Maya Yoshida (37) and Miki Yamane (31) scored in a relay in an MLS away game against the Seattle Sounders at Lumen Field in Seattle on the 14th (local time).

In the 44th minute of the first half, when the LA Galaxy lost consecutive points to Jesus Pereira and Danny Musovski to pull them to 0-2, former Japanese national team captain Yoshida connected a side cross with a header to score a chase goal.




Yoshida, who played for English Premier League club Southampton and faced Son Heung-min (LA FC) several times, increased his league scoring record to two goals (25 games) this year. Son is tied with Son Heung-min, who made it to the U.S. stage in August. Yoshida entered LA in 2023 after passing through Sampdoria and Schalke.

Son Heung-min, you haven't done this before, have you? Japanese Duo Sets First True Record in MLS...Yoshida and SON are tied for points
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Despite Yoshida's score, the LA Galaxy were dragged 1-2 until the end of the second half. In the 42nd minute of the second half, he scored a dramatic equalizer. The main character was fullback Yamane. In the penalty box, an LA teammate's shot missed and flowed sideways, and Yamane calmly pushed it in.

Yamane, who joined the LA Galaxy in 2024 after Kawasaki Frontale, exploded his debut goal in 64 MLS games.




The LA Galaxy gave the meaning in its official account that 'It is the first time in MLS history that two Japanese players on the same team have scored in a single game'.

Upon hearing the news of the new record breaking, Yoshida said, "I want to do it about five more times."," he wrote in a witty remark.

The match ended in a 2-2 draw. LA Galaxy, the defending champion, recently remained at the bottom of the MLS West (15th) this season, but has shown signs of rebounding little by little with three consecutive undefeated games.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.