Son Heung-min
The highest-scoring Asian player in Premier League history, and a Golden Boot winner.
- Position
- Forward
- Club
- LAFC
- Born
- 8 July 1992
- Birthplace
- Chuncheon, South Korea
- Height
- 1.83 m
About Son Heung-min
Son Heung-min is the highest-scoring Asian player in Premier League history, with 127 goals across ten years at Tottenham, and in 2021/22 the first Asian player to win the Golden Boot, sharing it with Mohamed Salah on 23 goals. As captain he led Spurs to the 2025 Europa League, the club's first major trophy since 2008.
He came up through Hamburger SV and Bayer Leverkusen in Germany before joining Tottenham in 2015, where he scored 173 goals in all competitions and took the 2020 Puskás Award. In August 2025 he moved to LAFC as the most expensive incoming signing in MLS history. For South Korea he is the record appearance-maker and sits second on the all-time scoring list with 56 goals.
Club career
- Came through the youth setup and scored 20 Bundesliga goals in three seasons.Hamburger SV2010–2013
- 21 Bundesliga goals in two seasons before an English move.Bayer Leverkusen2013–2015
- 173 goals in all competitions, the 2021/22 Golden Boot, and the 2025 Europa League as captain.Tottenham Hotspur2015–2025
- The most expensive incoming transfer in MLS history.LAFC2025–present
Honours
- 1UEFA Europa League2025, as Tottenham captain
- 1Premier League Golden Boot2021/22, shared with Salah on 23 goals
- 1FIFA Puskás Award2020, for a solo goal against Burnley
- 1Asian Games gold2018, with South Korea
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