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In this Korean name, the family name is Son.

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Son Heung-min

Son in 2018

Personal information

Full name

\nSon Heung-min^[1]

Date of birth

\n8 July 1992 (age 32)^[1]

Place of birth

\nChuncheon, South Korea

Height

\n1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)^[2]

Position(s)

\nForward^[3]

Team information

Current team

\nTottenham Hotspur

Number

\n7

Youth career

2006\u20132007^[4]

\nYukminkwan Middle School

2007^[5]

\nDongbuk Middle School

2008^[5]

\nFC Seoul^{[note 1]}

2008\u20132010

\nHamburger SV

Senior career\"

Years

\nTeam

\nApps

\n(Gls)

2010

\nHamburger SV II

\n6

\n(1)

2010\u20132013

\nHamburger SV

\n73

\n(20)

2013\u20132015

\nBayer Leverkusen

\n62

\n(21)

2015\u2013

\nTottenham Hotspur

\n324

\n(126)

International career^\u2021

2008\u20132009

\nSouth Korea U17

\n18

\n(7)

2016\u20132018

\nSouth Korea U23

\n10^[\u03b1]

\n(3)

2010\u2013

\nSouth Korea

\n131

\n(51)

Medal record

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Men's football\n
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Representing $\"\"$ South Korea\n
Asian Games\n
$\"Gold$	2018 Jakarta-Palembang	\n
AFC Asian Cup\n
Runner-up	2015 Australia	\n
$\"Third$	2011 Qatar	\n
AFC U-16 Championship\n
Runner-up	2008 Uzbekistan	\n

\n\"Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
\u2021 National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:32, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

Son Heung-min
Hangul	\uc190\ud765\ubbfc
Hanja	\u5b6b\u8208\u615c
Revised Romanization	Son Heungmin
McCune\u2013Reischauer	Son H\u016dngmin
IPA	[son h\u026f\u014b.min]

Son Heung-min (Korean: \uc190\ud765\ubbfc; Korean pronunciation: [son.\u0263\u026f\u014b.min]; born 8 July 1992)^{[note 2]} is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the South Korea national team.^[3] Considered one of the best wingers in the world,^[6]^[7] he is known for his speed, finishing, two-footedness, and ability to link play.\n

Born in Chuncheon, South Korea, Son relocated to Germany to join Hamburger SV at 16, making his debut in the Bundesliga in 2010. In 2013, he moved to Bayer Leverkusen for a club record \u20ac10 million before signing for Tottenham for \u00a322 million two years later, becoming the most expensive Asian player in history.^[8] While at Tottenham, Son became the top Asian goalscorer in both Premier League and Champions League history,^[9] and surpassed Cha Bum-kun's record for most goals scored by a Korean player in European competition.^[10]^[11]^[12] In 2019, he became the second Asian in history to reach and start a UEFA Champions League final after compatriot Park Ji-sung.^[13] In the 2021\u201322 season, alongside Mohamed Salah, he won the Premier League Golden Boot award with 23 goals, becoming the first Asian player to win it.^[14] In April 2023, he became the first Asian player to score 100 Premier League goals. He is also the club's fifth-highest goalscorer and all-time leader in assists. Son is the third Tottenham player to make 300 Premier League appearances for the club, after Hugo Lloris and Harry Kane.^[15]\n

A full international since 2010, Son has represented South Korea at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cups and is his country's joint top scorer at World Cups, tied with Park Ji-sung and Ahn Jung-hwan on three goals. 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.\n

Outside of football, Son is viewed as a symbol of national pride in South Korea for his achievements, and has been listed in Forbes Korea Power Celebrity 40 since 2019, where he ranked second in 2023.^[16]^[17]^[18] In June 2022, Son received the Cheongnyong Medal, the highest order of merit for achievement in sports given to a South Korean citizen, for his achievements in football.^[19] Son has been credited for having raised the profile of Tottenham Hotspur among South Koreans, with the club's marketing and social media strategy catering extensively to Korean supporters.^[20]\n

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Club\n	Season\n	League\n	National cup^[a]\n	League cup^[b]\n	Continental\n	Total\n
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals\n
Hamburger SV II\n	2009\u201310^[215]\n	Regionalliga Nord\n	6	1	\u2014	\u2014	\u2014	6	1\n
Hamburger SV\n	2010\u201311^[215]\n	Bundesliga\n	13	3	1	0	\u2014	\u2014	14	3\n
2011\u201312^[215]\n	Bundesliga\n	27	5	3	0	\u2014	\u2014	30	5\n
2012\u201313^[215]\n	Bundesliga\n	33	12	1	0	\u2014	\u2014	34	12\n
Total\n	73	20	5	0	\u2014	\u2014	78	20\n
Bayer Leverkusen\n	2013\u201314^[215]\n	Bundesliga\n	31	10	4	2	\u2014	8^[c]	0	43	12\n
2014\u201315^[215]\n	Bundesliga\n	30	11	2	1	\u2014	10^[c]	5	42	17\n
2015\u201316^[215]\n	Bundesliga\n	1	0	0	0	\u2014	1^[c]	0	2	0\n
Total\n	62	21	6	3	\u2014	19	5	87	29\n
Tottenham Hotspur\n	2015\u201316^[216]\n	Premier League\n	28	4	4	1	1	0	7^[d]	3	40	8\n
2016\u201317^[217]\n	Premier League\n	34	14	5	6	0	0	8^[e]	1	47	21\n
2017\u201318^[218]\n	Premier League\n	37	12	7	2	2	0	7^[c]	4	53	18\n
2018\u201319^[219]\n	Premier League\n	31	12	1	1	4	3	12^[c]	4	48	20\n
2019\u201320^[220]\n	Premier League\n	30	11	4	2	1	0	6^[c]	5	41	18\n
2020\u201321^[221]\n	Premier League\n	37	17	2	0	3	1	9^[d]	4	51	22\n
2021\u201322^[222]\n	Premier League\n	35	23	2	0	4	0	4^[f]	1	45	24\n
2022\u201323^[223]\n	Premier League\n	36	10	3	2	0	0	8^[c]	2	47	14\n
2023\u201324^[224]\n	Premier League\n	35	17	0	0	1	0	\u2014	36	17\n
2024\u201325^[225]\n	Premier League\n	21	6	2	0	4	1	6^[d]	3	33	10\n
Total\n	324	126	30	14	20	5	67	27	441	172\n
Career total\n	465	168	41	17	20	5	86	32	612	222\n

National team	Year	Apps	Goals\n
South Korea\n	2010	1	0\n
2011	7	1\n
2012	3	0\n
2013	11	4\n
2014	12	2\n
2015	12	9\n
2016	6	1\n
2017	9	3\n
2018	13	3\n
2019	13	3\n
2020	2	0\n
2021	7	4\n
2022	12	5\n
2023	8	6\n
2024	15	10\n
Total	131	51\n

No.\n	Date\n	Venue\n	Cap\n	Opponent\n	Score\n	Result\n	Competition\n	Ref.\n
1\n	18 January 2011\n	Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar\n	3\n	$\"\"$ India\n	4\u20131\n	4\u20131\n	2011 AFC Asian Cup\n	^[229]\n
2\n	26 March 2013\n	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea\n	13\n	$\"\"$ Qatar\n	2\u20131\n	2\u20131\n	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[230]\n
3\n	6 September 2013\n	Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea\n	17\n	$\"\"$ Haiti\n	1\u20130\n	4\u20131\n	Friendly\n	^[231]\n
4\n	4\u20131\n
5\n	15 October 2013\n	Cheonan Stadium, Cheonan, South Korea\n	20\n	$\"\"$ Mali\n	2\u20131\n	3\u20131\n	Friendly\n	^[232]\n
6\n	5 March 2014\n	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece\n	23\n	$\"\"$ Greece\n	2\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	Friendly\n	^[233]\n
7\n	22 June 2014\n	Est\u00e1dio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil\n	27\n	$\"\"$ Algeria\n	1\u20133\n	2\u20134\n	2014 FIFA World Cup\n	^[234]\n
8\n	22 January 2015\n	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia\n	37\n	$\"\"$ Uzbekistan\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20130 (a.e.t.)\n	2015 AFC Asian Cup\n	^[235]\n
9\n	2\u20130\n
10\n	31 January 2015\n	ANZ Stadium, Sydney, Australia\n	39\n	$\"\"$ Australia\n	1\u20131\n	1\u20132 (a.e.t.)\n	2015 AFC Asian Cup\n	^[236]\n
11\n	16 June 2015\n	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand\n	43\n	$\"\"$ Myanmar\n	2\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[237]\n
12\n	3 September 2015\n	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea\n	44\n	$\"\"$ Laos\n	2\u20130\n	8\u20130\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[238]\n
13\n	5\u20130\n
14\n	7\u20130\n
15\n	17 November 2015\n	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos\n	46\n	$\"\"$ Laos\n	3\u20130\n	5\u20130\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[239]\n
16\n	5\u20130\n
17\n	6 October 2016\n	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea\n	50\n	$\"\"$ Qatar\n	3\u20132\n	3\u20132\n	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[240]\n
18\n	10 October 2017\n	Tissot Arena, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland\n	59\n	$\"\"$ Morocco\n	1\u20133\n	1\u20133\n	Friendly\n	^[241]\n
19\n	10 November 2017\n	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea\n	60\n	$\"\"$ Colombia\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20131\n	Friendly\n	^[242]\n
20\n	2\u20130\n
21\n	28 May 2018\n	Daegu Stadium, Daegu, South Korea\n	64\n	$\"\"$ Honduras\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	Friendly\n	^[243]\n
22\n	23 June 2018\n	Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia\n	69\n	$\"\"$ Mexico\n	1\u20132\n	1\u20132\n	2018 FIFA World Cup\n	^[244]\n
23\n	27 June 2018\n	Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia\n	70\n	$\"\"$ Germany\n	2\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	2018 FIFA World Cup\n	^[245]\n
24\n	26 March 2019\n	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea\n	79\n	$\"\"$ Colombia\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20131\n	Friendly\n	^[246]\n
25\n	10 October 2019\n	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong, South Korea\n	84\n	$\"\"$ Sri Lanka\n	1\u20130\n	8\u20130\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[247]\n
26\n	5\u20130\n
27\n	13 June 2021\n	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea\n	91\n	$\"\"$ Lebanon\n	2\u20131\n	2\u20131\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[248]\n
28\n	7 October 2021\n	Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea\n	93\n	$\"\"$ Syria\n	2\u20131\n	2\u20131\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[249]\n
29\n	12 October 2021\n	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran\n	94\n	$\"\"$ Iran\n	1\u20130\n	1\u20131\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[250]\n
30\n	16 November 2021\n	Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar\n	96\n	$\"\"$ Iraq\n	2\u20130\n	3\u20130\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[251]\n
31\n	24 March 2022\n	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea\n	97\n	$\"\"$ Iran\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[252]\n
32\n	6 June 2022\n	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea\n	100\n	$\"\"$ Chile\n	2\u20130\n	2\u20130\n	Friendly\n	^[253]\n
33\n	10 June 2022\n	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea\n	101\n	$\"\"$ Paraguay\n	2\u20131\n	2\u20132\n	Friendly\n	^[254]\n
34\n	23 September 2022\n	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea\n	103\n	$\"\"$ Costa Rica\n	2\u20132\n	2\u20132\n	Friendly\n	^[255]\n
35\n	27 September 2022\n	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea\n	104\n	$\"\"$ Cameroon\n	1\u20130\n	1\u20130\n	Friendly\n	^[256]\n
36\n	24 March 2023\n	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea\n	109\n	$\"\"$ Colombia\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20132\n	Friendly\n	^[257]\n
37\n	2\u20130\n
38\n	17 October 2023\n	Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea\n	114\n	$\"\"$ Vietnam\n	4\u20130\n	6\u20130\n	Friendly\n	^[258]\n
39\n	16 November 2023\n	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea\n	115\n	$\"\"$ Singapore\n	3\u20130\n	5\u20130\n	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[259]\n
40\n	21 November 2023\n	Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen China\n	116\n	$\"\"$ China\n	1\u20130\n	3\u20130\n	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[260]\n
41\n	2\u20130\n
42\n	20 January 2024\n	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar\n	119\n	$\"\"$ Jordan\n	1\u20130\n	2\u20132\n	2023 AFC Asian Cup\n	^[261]\n
43\n	25 January 2024\n	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar\n	120\n	$\"\"$ Malaysia\n	3\u20132\n	3\u20133\n	2023 AFC Asian Cup\n	^[262]\n
44\n	2 February 2024\n	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar\n	122\n	$\"\"$ Australia\n	2\u20131\n	2\u20131 (a.e.t.)\n	2023 AFC Asian Cup\n	^[263]\n
45\n	21 March 2024\n	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea\n	124\n	$\"\"$ Thailand\n	1\u20130\n	1\u20131\n	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[264]\n
46\n	26 March 2024\n	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand\n	125\n	$\"\"$ Thailand\n	2\u20130\n	3\u20130\n	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[265]\n
47\n	6 June 2024\n	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore\n	126\n	$\"\"$ Singapore\n	3\u20130\n	7\u20130\n	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[266]\n
48\n	5\u20130\n
49\n	10 September 2024\n	Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman\n	129\n	$\"\"$ Oman\n	2\u20131\n	3\u20131\n	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[267]\n
50\n	14 November 2024\n	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait\n	130\n	$\"\"$ Kuwait\n	2\u20130\n	3\u20131\n	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[268]\n
51\n	19 November 2024\n	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan\n	131\n	$\"\"$ Palestine\n	1\u20131\n	1\u20131\n	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification\n	^[269]\n

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Early life

Club career

Hamburger SV

Bayer Leverkusen

Tottenham Hotspur

2015\u201316: Debut season

2016\u20132018: Breakthrough and Premier League runner-up

2018\u201319: Champions League runner-up

2019\u201320: Pusk\u00e1s Award

2020\u201321: PFA Team of the Year

2021\u201322: Premier League Golden Boot

2022\u201323: 100th Premier League goal

2023\u20132025: Inheriting the captaincy

International career

2009\u20132014: Youth level and first major tournaments

2015\u20132018: Asian Cup runner-up and Asian Games gold

2019\u2013present: Assuming the captaincy

Style of play

Sponsorship and media

Personal life

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

See also

Notes

References

External links

Son Heung-min

Talks

2 January, 2021