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'Son National' Son Heung-min's new partner Deeney Buanga (LAFC) has been selected as the MLS Player of the Month, beating Lionel Messi (Inter Miami).
The MLS secretariat announced on the 4th (Korea time) that Buanga was selected as the Player of the Month, beating Messi and his teammate Son Heung-min for his performance in which he scored eight goals and nine offensive points (8 goals and 1 assist) in September alone in the 2025 MLS. MLS Player of the Month is selected by a vote of a select domestic media panel through a procedure organized by MLS Communications.
The three players recorded nine offensive points side by side in September. In September alone, Gabon national striker Buanga, who made a strong impact by scoring hat tricks in two games against San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake, was selected as the final winner. Son Heung-min, who left Tottenham Hotspur to join LA FC in August, unfortunately missed the Player of the Month award even though he scored seven goals and two assists during the month of September. 'Living Legend' Messi scored five goals and four assists
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Buanga scored 23 goals for the season in September through his `Crazy Performance' campaign, becoming the first in league history to score more than 20 goals in three consecutive seasons, and is currently one goal behind Messi (24) in the Audi Golden Boot race. Buanga, who won the league's top scorer in 2023, will become the sixth player to win the Golden Boot more than once when he wins this year's scoring award.
It is the second time since October 2023 that Buanga has won the MLS Player of the Month award, and he has become the second player in LA FC's history to win the Player of the Month award more than once, following Carlos Vela (three times in the 2019 season).
It's the best moment in nearly two years, and we can't explain the rise of Buanga without 'Son Heung-min effect'.
In an article that highlighted Buanga's award for Player of the Month, MLS shed light on the fact that Buanga and Son Heung-min are the first duo in league history to have 17 consecutive goals.
Son Heung-min assisted Buanga in two goals against Salt Lake on Sept. 20, helping him with a hat trick. Buanga also assisted Son Heung-min's third goal, which completed his first MLS hat trick, against Salt Lake on September 19. Each of them not only produces a huge amount of goals with a high level of scoring ability, but also helps each other's goals.
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'Heungbu Duo' is scheduled to play at 10 a.m. on the 6th against Atlanta United at BMO Stadium in LA. LA FC, which has won five games in eight games since joining Son Heung-min, secured a spot in the MLS Cup playoffs early on. The team, which currently ranks fourth in the West with 15 wins, 8 draws and 7 losses and 53 points (30 games), can bring down Minnesota (55 points, 32 games) and recapture the third place when winning against Atlanta. It is only four points behind the leading San Diego Padres (57 points, 32 games). LA FC has risen eight spots in just two weeks, rising to the second place in the MLS power rankings.
Son Heung-min, who threw the first pitch at the LA Dodgers game earlier, is enjoying his LA life by visiting SoFi Stadium on the 3rd to watch the LA Rams game of the National Football League (NFL). Son Heung-min is expected to enter the country for an A-match friendly in October after playing against Atlanta. Hong Myung-bo will face Brazil and Paraguay at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 10th and 14th, respectively. If Son Heung-min, who played 136 A matches, plays against Brazil, he will beat Cha Bum-keun and Hong Myung-bo (136 matches) to become the most played player ever.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
