Son Heung-min (30) scored his first multi-goal of the season and gave a pleasant victory to Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League (EPL).
Son Heung-min scored two goals in the 24th minute and 43rd minute of the second half in the 2021-2022 EPL Round 30 home match against West Ham United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 21st (Korea time), leading the team to a 3-1 victory.
Son Heung-min, who was silent in both games after scoring in the 28th round against Everton on the 8th, announced his ‘perfect performance’ against West Ham.
This is the first time Son Heung-min has scored more than two goals in one game this season.
After scoring his 12th and 13th goals in the league, he and Diogo Jota (Liverpool) were tied for second place in the Premier League in scoring.
Adding to the UEFA Europa Conference League (one goal and one assist), Son Heung-Min has recorded 14 goals and six assists in all official matches this season.
By adding two goals against West Ham, Son Heung-min achieved 200 goals in his adult career (170 club goals, 30 goals for the A team).
He made his European debut in Hamburg, Germany in 2010, scoring 20 goals in 78 appearances for Hamburg, and then scoring 29 goals in 87 appearances for Leverkusen.
Since joining Tottenham in the 2015-2016 season, he has scored 121 goals in 316 matches.
In addition, the Korean men’s soccer team scored 30 goals in 96 matches in A match, the most among active players.
Heung-Min Son also scored a multi-goal with the help of his ‘best friend’ Harry Kane.
Heung-Min Son and Kane, who already have the record for most goals jointly in the Premier League, set a new record by scoring their 38th and 39th goals together.
Of the 39 goals, 20 were assisted by Kane Heung-Min Son.
According to statistics firm Opta, the only ones who helped a teammate more than Kane in the Premier League were Frank Lampard, who assisted Didier Drogba for 24 goals, and David Silva, who assisted Sergio Aguero with 21 goals.
Tottenham Hotspur, who have won two consecutive league wins, jumped from 7th to 5th (51 points, 16 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses). West Ham are in 7th place (48 points, 14 wins, 6 draws and 10 losses).
Heung-Min Son scored 10 goals in home games in the regular league this season, leading the league in ‘home scoring’.
After the match, Son Heung-min was selected as the best player in the game, ‘King Of The Match’, selected by fan votes on the league’s official website.
Heung-Min Son has been selected for the ‘King of the Match’ this season for the ninth time and second in the league after Mohammed Salah (Liverpool, 12). It is one more time than Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, 8), whom Son Heung-min picked as his role model.
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