Original title: The first person in Asia!Son Heung-min is second only to Salah in the league’s top 20 goalscorers in a single season
On May 8, Beijing time, in the 36th round of the Premier League, Tottenham drew 1-1 with Liverpool. Seeing that the two teams were unable to open the deadlock, South Korean star Son Heung-min stepped forward. In the 56th minute, Tottenham took the lead. With this ball, Son Heung-min set a number of records again.
This season, Son Heung-min scored 20 goals in the Premier League, reaching the milestone of 20 goals in a single season in the five major leagues, becoming the first Asian player to reach this record. Son Heung-min is the fifth player in Tottenham’s history to score 20 goals in a season, the other four being Sheringham, Klinsmann, Bell and Kane. In the Premier League scorer list, Salah still leads the way with 22 goals, Son Heung-min is second with 20 goals, and Ronaldo is third with 18 goals.
According to statistics, Sun Xingmin has become the 11th player to score 20+ goals in the top five European leagues this season. The previous ten players are Lewandowski, Immobile, Benzema, Schick, Mbappe, Vlahovic, Sala He, Harland, Ben Yedder, Teriya.
Son Heung-min said in a post-match interview: “Obviously competing for the Champions League place is more important than my goals, and I will try to help the team. If we win, I don’t have to score. I want to participate in the Champions League, which is in our It’s very clear in my mind.”
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