Portrait · Crofab / CC BY-SA 3.0 Son Heung-min Professional footballer
Born 1992
Son Heung-min is a South Korean forward and national-team captain whose two-footed finishing, speed and sustained production made him one of the most consequential Asian players in European football. Raised in Chuncheon, he learned through an exacting technical programme led by his father, former professional Son Woong-jung, and moved to Germany as a teenager to join Hamburger SV's academy. After Bundesliga spells with Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen, Son joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2015. Across a decade in north London he scored 173 goals in 454 appearances in all competitions, became the first Asian player to reach 100 Premier League goals, shared the 2021-22 Premier League Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah, won the FIFA Puskas Award for his solo goal against Burnley and succeeded Hugo Lloris as club captain. In May 2025 he captained Tottenham to the UEFA Europa League title, the club's first trophy in 17 years, before moving to Los Angeles FC that August. His first 13 LAFC matches produced 12 goals and four assists including the 2025 MLS Goal of the Year; in 2026 he became MLS All-Star Game MVP and, through the completed September 19 league match, had six regular-season goals and a league-leading 13 assists. Internationally, Son won 2018 Asian Games gold, played at four World Cups through 2026 and entered that tournament as Korea Republic's record appearance-maker. His public interviews also document a disciplined recovery-centred routine, affection for Korean home cooking, selective skincare and fragrance preferences, while his private relationship and pet status remain unconfirmed rather than inferred.
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Scores and creates in ten-man LAFC draw Son scored his sixth league goal of 2026 from 25 yards and assisted Denis Bouanga as LAFC, playing most of the match with ten men, drew San Jose 2-2. The assist was his 13th, tying Lionel Messi for the league lead after the completed September 19 match.
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Wins MLS All-Star Game MVP after a first-half brace Son scored in the 20th and 23rd minutes as the MLS All-Stars defeated the Liga MX All-Stars 4-3 before 35,197 spectators in Charlotte.
29 Jul 2026 Official MLS game report
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Fourth World Cup ends in the group stage Korea Republic beat Czechia 2-1 before consecutive 1-0 defeats to Mexico and South Africa left the team outside the expanded knockout field. Son entered the tournament as Korea's record appearance-maker and captain.
28 Jun 2026 Official FIFA tournament report
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Sets an LAFC record with four assists in one half Son assisted four of LAFC's five first-half goals in a 6-0 win over Orlando, becoming only the second MLS player to record four assists in a single half.
4 Apr 2026 Official LAFC match report
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Opens 2026 with an assist before an MLS-record crowd Son created David Martinez's opener in LAFC's 3-0 victory over Inter Miami at the Coliseum, where 75,673 set the league's opening-weekend attendance record.
21 Feb 2026 Official LAFC match report
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Begins his Los Angeles FC chapter LAFC acquired Son from Tottenham on a Designated Player contract through 2027, with options that can extend through June 2029.
6 Aug 2025 Official LAFC transaction announcement
