Son Heung-Min
SEP 17, 2015
Scores his first two
goals for Spurs, in
a 3-1 home win
against Qarabag FK
in the Europa
League.
OCT 14, 2016
Wins the Premier
League Player of
the Month Award
for September,
becoming the first
Asian player to
receive the award.NOV5,2017
Scores against
Crystal Palace
to overtake Park
Ji-sung as the
Premier League’s
top-scoring
Asian player.JUN 27, 2018
Scores South
Korea’s second
goal in a 2-0
victory over
world champions
Germany at the
2018 World Cup.JUL 20, 2018
Commits his
future to Spurs
by extending his
contract at the
club until 2023.rely on the Korean’s great movement
and powers of penetration to lead the
line. Over the years, he became one of
the Argentine’s most trusted lieutenants,
personifying his energetic style of
football better than anybody.
As for Son, he could rest assured that
Pochettino was in his corner. The
perfect example came in 2018, when
South Korea put in a request for Son to
take part in the Asian Games in
Indonesia. Spurs were not legally
obliged to release him, and with Kane
out injured at the time, had even more
reason to confine him to Premier
League duties. But aware how much the
competition meant to Sonny personally- the South Korean authorities had
promised the squad military service
exemption if they struck gold –
Pochettino successfully fought for the
player’s wishes to be respected. Suitably
motivated to pull out all the stops, Son
and company duly brought home the
no-barracks bacon, beatingJapan 2-1
in the final.
In South Korean representative circles
many coaches have enabled his rise.
Cho Kwang-rae, once one of the
country’s best-ever midfielders, handed
him the first of his 89 full caps in a
friendly victory over Syria in December
- Son also learned a great deal
under the wing of Hong Myung-bo, a
classy former national team sweeper
who played in no fewer than four World
Cup finals. Early on in his time with the
Taeguk Warriors, Son struggled to
translate his impressive form with
has been an automatic choice ever
since, carving out a niche for himself as
one of the most effective forwards in
the country. His achievements for Spurs
speak for themselves: a starring role as
the club came runners-up in the
2018-19 Champions League and100
goals in all competitions.
Central to Son’s form in North
London has been his partnership with
Harry Kane, particularly this season. In
the Premier League era, no duo has
combined to score more often in one
season. The previous record of13 - held
by Chris Sutton and Alan Shearer for
Blackburn Rovers in1994-95 - was
matched after just16 matches. That
goal – a cross by Kane turned in by Sonat home to Leeds – took them to a
grand total of 32 goal combinations,
four short of the all-time record held by
Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. The
former Chelsea heroes are unlikely to
hold that particular record for long.
As well as dovetailing effectively with
Kane, Son was also regularly used as a
replacement for the frequently injured
England front man by Pochettino. The
ex-Spurs boss knew he could alwaysCentral to Son’s form in North London has
been his partnership with Harry KaneGoal of the Season...
Son’s solo effort v
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was voted the
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