Son Heung-min (C)
Los Angeles FC · FWLW #7 · South Korea · Group A 87Rating144Caps56Goals€15MValue33Age183Height
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Club season 2025/26 Major League Soccer (regular season + playoffs, 2025)
23
Apps
12
Goals
4
Assists
International
144
Caps
56
Goals
Club career totals
497
Career apps
178
Career goals
Form
Captain and talisman; 9 goals in 10 MLS regular-season games plus playoffs, won 2025 MLS Goal of the Year
Date of birth1992-07-08 (age 33) NationalitySouth Korea ClubLos Angeles FC · United States LeagueMajor League Soccer PositionFW · Left wing · #7 Height183 cm Preferred footBoth Market value€15M
Son Heung-min, born in Chuncheon to former footballer and coach Son Woong-jung, moved to Germany at 16 and developed at Hamburg before a breakout spell at Bayer Leverkusen. A decade at Tottenham made him a global superstar: Premier League Golden Boot, 100+ league goals, the captaincy and finally the 2025 Europa League title that ended Spurs' trophy drought. Now at LAFC in MLS, the Korea captain and all-time leading scorer leads his country at a fourth World Cup.
- First Asian player to win the Premier League Golden Boot (2021-22)
- Won the 2020 FIFA Puskas Award for his solo goal against Burnley
- Reportedly learned German partly by watching SpongeBob SquarePants
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