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Son Heung-min

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Son Heung-min

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Son Heung-min (Korean: Son Heung-min/son Heung-min, Romanized: Son Heung-min, born July 8, 1992), is a South Korean professional football player who currently plays for Los Angeles FC in the Major League Soccer League. He is also the captain of the Korean national football team, serving as a forward and winger. In the Asian football circle, Son Heung-min is known as "Asia's No. 1 Brother". While playing for the Premier League team Tottenham, he won the Premier League Golden Boot Award with 23 goals in the 21-22 season. He was the first Asian player to become a top scorer in the five major European leagues. He is also the first Asian player to score 100 goals in the Premier League, and the first Asian player to captain a European team to win a major European championship (2024–25 Europa League).

Category
Athletes
Nationality
Republic of Korea
Born
1992-07-08
Wikidata
Q439722
Occupations football player
Aliases Heung-Min SonHeung-min SonSon Heung-minSon Heung-minSun XingminSon Heung-min

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