Son Heung Min has resumed his best in the 2023/24 season despite him almost departing Tottenham in the summer transfer window.
Under Ange Postecoglou at Tottenham this season, the South Korean has been in scintillating form and has been vital to Spurs.
Son has found the back of the net on seven occasions in his first 10 games, already reaching half of his total tally throughout the duration of last season.
Son Heung Min, 31, has also struck a brilliant bromance with summer signing James Maddison on the pitch since the season started.
Son Heung Min and Maddison have struck a new partnership at Tottenham and they have had a massive impact in the Premier League.
They were both on the scoresheet as Tottenham beat Fulham on Monday, 23rd October, 2023 making it seven wins from nine games.
James Carragher even hailed Son Heung Min saying, “this is why he’s one of my favourite players in the Premier League right now”.
The goal saw his stats move to 152 goals in 383 games for the club, with the South Korean holding a special place in all of Tottenham supporters’ hearts.
Son Heung Min wouldn’t have been the hero of Spur this season if the club had granted his request to exit in the summer.
Reports by Alasdair Gold on his YouTube Channel stated that Son Heung Min was convinced to remain at Tottenham by former manager Mauricio Pochettino.
“As for the positives, you have to start with Sonny. That finish, he does so many of those trademark finishes, he’s so good at it,” Gold said.
“He’s started the season how everyone hoped he would. He’s the main man in the attack at Spurs, that’s exactly what he needed. Son has stepped up and has become a star.”
Son Heung Min
Son Heung-min, a South Korean professional football player who was born on July 8, 1992, is a forward for Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur.
He is renowned for his lightning pace, finishing ability, two-footedness, and play-linking skills.
Son is regarded as one of the best players in the world and one of the greatest Asian footballers of all time.
Son Heung Min was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, and traveled to Germany to join Hamburger SV at age 16, making his debut in the German Bundesliga in 2010.
He joined Bayer Leverkusen in 2013 for a club-record €10 million, then two years later, he signed with Tottenham for £22 million, making him the most expensive Asian player in history.
Son broke Cha Bum-Kun’s record for most goals scored by a Korean player in European competition while playing for Tottenham and rose to the highest Asian goalscorer in both Premier League and Champions League history.
After his fellow countryman Park Ji-sung in 2019, Son became the second Asian to ever start in a UEFA Champions League final.
He became the first Asian player to win the Premier League golden boot in the 2021–22 season with 23 goals.
Son Heung-min, a full international since 2010, played for South Korea at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups, and his three goals have tied him for the tournament’s most goals scored with Park Ji-sung and Ahn Jung-hwan.
Son Heung Min has additionally competed for South Korea at the AFC Asian Cup in 2011, 2015, and 2019, as well as the 2018 Asian Games, where the squad won gold.
Son has been listed in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 from 2019. He ranked third in 2022 and is regarded as a symbol of national pride in South Korea for his accomplishments outside of football.
Son Heung-min was awarded the Cheongnyong Medal in June 2022 for his football accomplishments, the highest honor of merit in sports awarded to a citizen of South Korea.
Son Heung Min’s Stats
Son has started 10 matches in both the Premier League and EFL for Spurs and has scored 7 goals and assisted once in the EPL.
Last season, Son played 47 matches in all competition for Tottenham and scored 14 goals while assisting 6 times for the club.
Son Heung Min Net Worth
It is hardly surprising that the football player, who is regarded as the greatest South Korean player of all time, has a large net worth.
Celebritynetworth.com estimates that the Spurs player is worth approximately £42 million, or $50 million.
Even while it shouldn’t come as a surprise, the number is nevertheless astounding for the football player and illustrates the breadth of revenue streams available in the sport outside of on-field performance, such as sponsorships and endorsement deals.
His current contract with the team expires in 2025; given his form this season, Spurs supporters would undoubtedly welcome an extension even though he is getting older.
