Son Heung-min thumbs up to a kid with SONNY on his head!SON is interested in national universities even though he's so sweet

Oct 16, 2025

Son Heung-min thumbs up to a kid with SONNY on his head!SON is interested in national universities even though he's so sweet
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Son Heung-min thumbs up to a kid with SONNY on his head!SON is interested in national universities even though he's so sweet
England recently introduced a funny story between Son Heung-min and Escort Kids during a warm-up match for the Korean national team.

The British Tribune reported on the 16th (Korea Standard Time) that Son Heung-min showed a respectable performance by leading South Korea to a 2-0 win over Paraguay in a recent warm-up match. "The moment the players took a commemorative photo with the Escort Kids before the start of the game, something sweet and pleasant happened."

Son Heung-min, who was settling down for a photo shoot before the game, heard something from his national team teammate Kim Min-jae next to him and watched the Escort Kids in front of him. Kim Min-jae pointed to a child in front of him while touching his side hair. It was a gesture to look at the child's side hair.




Son talked to the child in front of him, and the child's side hair was engraved with a scratch called SONNY in English. When Son Heung-min saw this, he smiled and gave the child a thumbs up. The child also gave a thumbs up and answered Son Heung-min's compliment shyly.

The media reported that the word "Sony" was engraved on the side of the young fan's headSon Heung-min was very moved when he saw it," he said. "Son Heung-min spoke to the young fan in person, and the child, who was a little shy at first, smiled happily at the fact that he had been greeted by a Korean soccer hero."," he added.

Son Heung-min thumbs up to a kid with SONNY on his head!SON is interested in national universities even though he's so sweet
Son Heung-min thumbs up to a kid with SONNY on his head!SON is interested in national universities even though he's so sweet
Son Heung-min thumbs up to a kid with SONNY on his head!SON is interested in national universities even though he's so sweet
The Korean national team, including Son Heung-min, met Brazil and Paraguay during the last A-match and played a friendly match for the national team. Son Heung-min became the most played player in a national soccer match in the history of Korean soccer during this period.

Son Heung-min appeared in his 137th game for the national team through the match against Brazil on the 10th, surpassing current national team coach Hong Myung-bo and Korean soccer legend Cha Bum-keun (136 games).

Four days later, against Paraguay on the 14th, Son Heung-min played in his 138th international match. Before the start of the match against Paraguay, Son Heung-min received a special uniform from the KFA (Korea Football Association) to commemorate the achievement of the record. KFA screened a video of Son Heung-min's journey as a captain of the national team on the large screen of the stadium. Son Heung-min made his debut for the national team in 2010. He has played in 138 games and scored 53 goals so far.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.