SON HEUNG-MIN
Son Heung-min is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team.
SON HEUNG-MIN

Son Heung-min is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team.

  • How good is Son Heung min?

Son Heung min, born on July 8, 1992 in Gangwon-do, Chuncheon, South Korea, is a professional football player and a striker. He is currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in England. Son Heung-min is one of the greatest footballers in the history of football. He not only has the characteristics of Asian flexibility, speed and explosiveness but also has the characteristics of Korean tenacity, strong will to fight and super running ability. Son Heung-min is often compared with other Korean players such as Cha Bum-geun, Park Ji-sung, who also shared similar characteristics at this point. His jersey No 7 has become iconic for any Tottenham fans. 

Son Heung min 


  •  Son Heung-min current teams

★He is now playing for Tottenham Hotspur. Son Heung min played for Germany's Hamburg Football Club and Leverkusen Football Club. He plays a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur Football Club in his club career. 

 

★In terms of the national team, Son Heung-min has represented the South Korean national team in the 15th Asian Cup held in 2011, the 16th Asian Cup held in 2015, the 2014 and 2018 World Cups, and the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Men's football competition. 

 

★Heung-Min Son wears the famous No.7 jersey for both the club and national team.

 

  • Experience

In August 2015, Son Heung-min moved to Tottenham Hotspur for $36 million, making him the most expensive player in Asia. He made his Premier League debut on 13 September 2015 as a substitute against Sunderland. He scored eight goals in 40 games in his debut season with Tottenham, who are third in the table. Son scored 14 goals in 34 Premier League appearances in the next season, achieving totally of 21 goals in all competitions. Son Heung min also won the Premier League Player of the Year award in April, becoming the first Asian to win the award. He scored a goal against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League in the 2017/18 season. On November 5, 2017, Son scored the only goal against Crystal Palace, breaking Park Ji-sung's previous Premier League Asian scoring record with 20 goals.

 

  • Honors & Rewards

★On December 21, 2015, Son Heung min won South Korea's 2015 Best Men's Football Award.

★On November 29, 2017, Son Heung min won the 2017 AFC Best Overseas Player Award.

★In December 2019, Son Heung-min won the 2019 AFC Best Overseas Player of the Year Award. Son Heung min won the Premier League Golden Boot in the 2021-22 season, becoming the first top scorer from an Asian country in Premier League history.

 Son Heung min

  • Personal life

★Son Heung min’s father used to be a football player and played for the South Korean national team. His mother, Enziji, has always supported Son's dream of becoming a footballer. When Son decided to leave school to join Hamburg FC, she showed her great support. He has an older brother named Heung Yon Son. Heung-min showed an interest in sports from an early age. He developed an interest in football as a child and soon became the best footballer of his age.


★Son Heung min is currently dating his former classmate Yoo So Young, a South Korean actress.


Son Heung min's girlfriend 



★Son Heung min loves to buy cars. His car collection includes Levante, Maserati, and Lamborghini. Son is endorsed by Adidas, Gatorade, and South Korean conglomerates.

 

The No. 7 jersey supports Heung Min Son all the way through different matches. Whether it’s a Tottenham jersey or a South Korea national team jersey, Heung Min Son’s jersey is worth collecting or wearing. Wear his jersey with your family and watch a game on the field or on TV, enjoy the moments of wonder games he and his teammates bring to you, and cheer for them.