Son Heung-min is a South Korean professional footballer who has played as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur since 2015, becoming the club's captain and one of the most successful Asian players in English football history. He was the first Asian player to win the Premier League Golden Boot as the league's top scorer, and captains the South Korea national team.
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Career HighlightBecame the top Asian goalscorer in both Premier League and UEFA Champions League history while at Tottenham Hotspur. 1 Classification
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1. Wikipedia, Son Heung-min
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Son Heung-min (born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and captains the South Korea national team.
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Son Heung-min (born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and captains the South Korea national team.
Lead sentence, nationality
Son Heung-min (born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and captains the South Korea national team.
Lead paragraph, career highlight
He is recognized for exceptional speed and finishing ability, and holds the distinction of being the top Asian goalscorer in both Premier League and UEFA Champions League history.
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min]; born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Major League Soccer club Los Angeles FC and captains the South Korea national team.
Competed In: Asian Games, lead paragraph, competed-in
Son has also represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games, where the team won gold, and the 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023 editions of the AFC Asian Cup; Korea was the runner-up in 2015.
Competed In: FIFA World Cup, lead paragraph, competed-in
He has represented South Korea at the FIFA World Cup in 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026, and is his country's joint top scorer at the tournament, tied with Park Ji-sung and Ahn Jung-hwan on three goals.
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