In Korea, history that only Son Heung-min did, Tottenham's first, and Asia's second SON's best history are re-examined

Oct 05, 2025

In Korea, history that only Son Heung-min did, Tottenham's first, and Asia's second SON's best history are re-examined
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The first history of Korean soccer is in the spotlight again.

On the 5th (Korea time), Madfootball, a soccer content media, highlighted the winner of the FIFA Puskas Award in the 2020s.

Son Heung-min's name is proudly listed. Son Heung-min won the Puskas Award for the first time in Korean soccer history in 2020. Son Heung-min's Puskas Award was made in December 2019. At that time, Son Heung-min scored the best score in his personal career in a match against Burnley in the English Premier League (EPL) in the 2019-2020 season.




Son Heung-min, who received a pass from Jan Vertonghen deep in Tottenham's camp, started running to the Burnley camp. There were no Tottenham teammates on the side where Son Heung-min started running. Son Heung-min accelerated and began to run. Burnley's defense couldn't control Son Heung-min's speed, and Son Heung-min quickly turned five defenders into scarecrows and finished his one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper perfectly.
In Korea, history that only Son Heung-min did, Tottenham's first, and Asia's second SON's best history are re-examined
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Son Heung-min's goal was also selected as the best goal by the EPL secretariat of the season. The goal was nominated for the Puskas Award, and Son Heung-min competed against Luis Suarez of Uruguay and Hiorhian de Arascaeta of Uruguay. Son Heung-min won the Puskas Award by ranking first overall in the expert vote and second in the fan vote. It was the first award for a Korean player and the second honor for an Asian player. It was also the first time that a Tottenham player won the Puskas Award.

At the time, Son Heung-min said, `The goal was a dream. I don't want to get the ball in my team area as a striker. Who would want to dribble from there to the other side of the pitch?" Then "I didn't find a player who could get a pass. I didn't have a choice. So I started dribbling," he recalled.
In Korea, history that only Son Heung-min did, Tottenham's first, and Asia's second SON's best history are re-examined
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Then "It was clear that I was faster than the Burnley players. The left fullback came to block me when I touched it. The touch and timing were so lucky and perfect then. After that, there was no one in front of the goal. I was concentrating as much as I could before I touched the ball. I've never been so focused. Tottenham fans all stood up and hugged each other and called out my name loudly. It was a great moment"He remembered his goal.

Tottenham produced the winner of the Puskas Award for the second consecutive year as a fantastic La Bona kick score by Erik Lamela (Argentina) in 2021 won the Puskas Award. Marchin Oleksi (Poland) received the Puskas award in 2022, Guillermi Madruga (Brazil) in 2023, and Alejandro Garnacho (Argentina) in 2024.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.