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The English Premier League did not forget Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min was selected as one of the best goalscorers in EPL history. On the 8th (Korea time), the EPL Secretariat said on its official channel, "'Who is the best EPL job of all time?have begun a questionnaire called ' The 15 candidates were revealed, and Son Heung-min was proudly named. Son Heung-min was on par with Sergio Aguero (184 goals), Andy Cole (187 goals), Didier Drogba (99 goals), Elling Holan (94 goals), Thierry Henry (175 goals), Harry Kane (213 goals), Frank Lampard (177 goals), Michael Owen (150 goals), Couristanu Ronaldo (103), Mohamed Salah (188 goals), Alan Shearer (260 goals), Rut van Nistelrooy (95 goals), Robin van Persie (144 goals), and Jamie Vardy (145 goals). They are all legends of the EPL. Son was proudly selected among six active players.
It's an amazing feat. In fact, Son Heung-min's record makes sense. Son Heung-min is Tottenham's living legend who does not need an explanation. Son Heung-min, who left Leverkusen in Germany in 2015 and wore a Tottenham uniform, has been a member of the team for 10 years. In 454 appearances, the sixth-most in Tottenham's history, he scored 173 goals, the fifth-most. Help is proudly number one.
Son Heung-min has achieved many honors, including becoming the first Asian top scorer in the English Premier League. He won the FIFA (International Football Federation) Puskas Award, 4 EPL Player of the Month Awards, and 9 Best Footballer Asian Awards, which are given to players who scored the best goals of the year in 2020. Including the awards that were not listed, he has had a brighter career than anyone else.
He has continued his double-digit scoring record for eight seasons since the 2016-2017 season. Starting with 14 goals in the 016-2017 season, he scored 12 goals each in the 2017-2018 season and the 2018-2019 season. He scored 11 goals in the 2019-2020 season and 17 goals in the 2020-2021 season. He became the top scorer with 23 goals in the 2021-2022 season. In the 2022-2023 season, despite being sluggish due to injuries, he scored 10 goals to score double-digit points. He scored 17 goals in the 2023-2024 season. Only seven players, including Son Heung-min, have scored double digits for eight consecutive seasons in the EPL.
'10 (goal)-10 (help)" clubs have also joined several times. Son Heung-min, who achieved EPL 10-10 (11 goals-10 assists) for the first time as an Asian player in the 2019-2020 season, was listed at 10-10 for the third time in the 2023-2024 season after the 2020-2021 season (17 goals-10 assists). He stood shoulder to shoulder with Drogba, Lampard, Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney and Salah. "Only six players, including Son Heung-min, have scored 10 goals and 10 assists on the EPL stage more than three times," said Squaka, a statistics company. "Sonny (Son Heung-min) is on the legendary list." Rooney had the most number of 10-10, followed by Cantona and Lampard with four. Drogba and Salah recorded a total of three times.
I succeeded in winning my dream. lifted the Europa League trophy. Son Heung-min won a major for the first time in his career. Son Heung-min, who led Tottenham to its first win in 17 years and the first European stage win in 41 years, made his position clear as a living legend for Tottenham in name and reality. Unlike Harry Kane, Gareth Bale, and Luka Modric, who left for the championship, Son Heung-min remained at Tottenham until the end.
Son Heung-min, along with Jimmy Floyd Haselbink, tied for 16th in the EPL's total score. Rooney, the third-ranked player in the EPL with 208 goals, and Jermaine Defoe, the 10th-ranked player in the EPL with 156 goals. Of course, Son Heung-min is unlikely to be ranked first in this vote, but the selection of the candidate made it clear once again that he is an EPL legend in name and reality. In particular, the fact that he mainly plays as a winger, not a striker, and is classified as the strongest goal scorer of all time shows how good Son Heung-min's decision was. Among the 15 candidates, only Son Heung-min, Ronaldo, Lampard, and Salah are not strikers.
Even after leaving the EPL, Son Heung-min has shown off his consistent scoring ability. Son Heung-min, who joined LA FC, immediately left a strong impact. Son Heung-min, who was substituted in the second half of the away game of the Chicago Piers three days after his joining ceremony, won a penalty kick that equalized with explosive speed. In the subsequent New England Revolution, he started for the first time and played his best performance, not only helping the winning goal but also helping the wedge goal. He also scored his debut goal in a match against FC Dallas on the 24th. In the 6th minute of the first half, he performed his signature 'Click Ceremony' in the United States with a fantastic free kick. Son Heung-min has recorded eight goals and three assists in nine games since joining the team. Son Heung-min was selected as the MLS weekly best four times.
The Son Heung-min effect did not stop there. Dennis Buanga, a new partner, met Son Heung-min and became a completely different player. It has established itself as the best scorer in MLS. Buanga, who scored 13 goals in 21 matches, scored 10 goals in eight matches he played after Son's transfer. Buanga ranked second in MLS scoring with 23 goals. With Son Heung-min's performance, LA FC emerged as the strongest candidate for the MLS Cup.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
