Son Heung-min
South Korean footballer
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| May 21 2025 | Son lifted the UEFA Europa League trophy after playing as a substitute in a 1-0 win over Manchester United, marking Tottenham's first title in 17 years and Son's first professional title. |
| 2025 | Son Heung-min continued to play for South Korea's national team, having 2 appearances with no goals scored as of March 2025. |
| 2024 | Named FourFourTwo Best Asian Footballer of All Time |
| 2024 | Son reaches a milestone with 15 appearances and 10 goals for the South Korean national team in a single year. |
| February 2024 | Upgraded to global ambassador for Tumi and appeared in global campaign featuring the new TUMI 19 Degree Aluminum collection. |
| February 10 2024 | Returned from the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and assisted teammate Brennan Johnson in scoring a 90+6th minute winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion. |
| 2023 | In the 2023 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals, Son won a crucial penalty in stoppage time and scored the winning goal with a free-kick in extra time, leading South Korea to a 2-1 victory over Australia. |
| 2023 | South Korea was defeated 2-0 by Jordan in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals, with Son unable to prevent the loss. |
| 2023 | Son played in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup under manager Jürgen Klinsmann, winning and converting a penalty in the second group stage match against Jordan (2-2 draw), and contributing to a 4-2 penalty shoot-out win over Saudi Arabia in the Round of 16. |
| 2023 | Remained an integral part of Tottenham Hotspur's squad, maintaining his role as a key player in the team. |
| December 19 2023 | Scored directly from a corner in a 4–3 win over Manchester United in the EFL Cup quarter-finals. |
| December 10 2023 | Became Tottenham's all-time assist leader in the Premier League with 83 assists, contributing a goal and two assists in a 4–1 victory over Newcastle United. |
| October 1 2023 | Scored the opening goal in Spurs' 2–1 victory against Liverpool, marking the team's first win against them in five years. This was also his 200th professional goal in top-division European football. |
| September 2023 | Named Premier League Player of the Month for scoring six goals in four games in September, his fourth time receiving the award. |
| September 24 2023 | Became the sixth player in Tottenham's history to score 150 goals by netting his 149th and 150th goals in the North London derby against Arsenal, scoring two equalisers in a 2–2 draw. |
| September 2 2023 | Scored his first hat-trick as club captain in a 5–2 away win over Burnley. |
| August 12 2023 | Announced as Tottenham Hotspur's new captain, replacing Hugo Lloris. |
| May 29 2023 | Son underwent surgery to treat a hernia issue that he had been playing with for 8-9 months, which had limited him to playing at 60% of his normal ability. |
| April 8 2023 | Son scored his 100th Premier League goal in a 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, becoming the first Asian player to reach this milestone. |
| February 19 2023 | Son scored a 72nd-minute goal in a 2-0 victory against West Ham and subsequently faced online racist abuse, which was condemned by Tottenham and Kick It Out. |
| January 2023 | Son Heung-min played in the AFC Asian Cup, scoring a crucial 1-0 goal against Jordan at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha, Qatar. |
| January 2023 | During the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, Son played against Malaysia at Al Janoub Stadium, contributing to a 3-3 match result. |
| 2022 | Represented South Korea at the FIFA World Cup. |
| 2022 | Maintained his strong performance at Tottenham, scoring 23 goals in 35 Premier League appearances in the 2021-2022 season. |
| 2022 | Son participates in FIFA World Cup qualification matches, helping South Korea qualify by scoring crucial goals against various teams like Lebanon, Syria, and Iran |
| 2022 | Son won the Premier League Golden Boot alongside Mohamed Salah with 23 goals, becoming the first Asian player to achieve this honor, and helped Tottenham secure fourth place and Champions League qualification. |
| 2022 | Son continues to be an important player for South Korea, making 12 appearances and scoring 5 goals. |
| December 5 2022 | South Korea was eliminated from the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a 4-1 defeat to Brazil in the Round of 16. |
| December 2 2022 | Son provided a match-winning assist to Hwang Hee-chan, helping South Korea secure a shocking 2-1 victory against Portugal and advance to the Round of 16 for the first time since 2010. |
| November 1 2022 | Son suffered an orbital fracture in his left eye after colliding with Marseille's Chancel Mbemba during the final UEFA Champions League group stage match. |
| October 2022 | Son was named captain of the 26-man South Korean squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, wearing a protective mask due to an eye injury. |
| September 17 2022 | Son ended his goal drought by coming off the bench to score a hat-trick in 13 minutes, helping Tottenham win 6-2 against Leicester City. |
| August 7 2022 | Named brand ambassador for Calvin Klein Underwear in South Korea. |
| June 2022 | Received the Cheongnyong Medal, the highest order of merit for achievement in sports given to a South Korean citizen. |
| April 2022 | Became the first Asian player to score 100 Premier League goals. |
| April 9 2022 | Son scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa in a 4-0 away win, breaking into Tottenham Hotspur's all-time top 10 goalscoring list. |
| March 2022 | Son became a brand ambassador for Burberry, selected as the global face of the brand's first campaign under new chief creative officer Daniel Lee, alongside Georgia May Jagger. |
| February 2022 | Selected as brand ambassador for American high-end luggage brand Tumi. |
| February 26 2022 | Son scored a goal in a 4-0 win against Leeds United, creating a new Premier League record with Harry Kane by combining for their 37th goal together. |
| 2021 | Named Best Footballer in Asia; Finished runner-up in EFL Cup with Tottenham Hotspur |
| 2021 | Inducted into IFFHS Asian Men's Team of All Time |
| 2021 | Sir Alex Ferguson publicly praised Son in an interview, describing him and Harry Kane as 'excellent players' and expressing a wish that he could have managed Son during his coaching career. |
| 2021 | Won the Premier League Golden Boot award with 23 goals, becoming the first Asian player to achieve this. |
| November 4 2021 | Son scored a goal in Antonio Conte's first match as manager, a 3-2 victory over Vitesse in the Europa Conference League group stage, marking his third consecutive goal under a new Tottenham manager. |
| August 15 2021 | Son scored his first goal of the season in the opening match against Manchester City, which resulted in a 1-0 win for Tottenham. |
| July 23 2021 | Son Heung-min extended his contract with Tottenham Hotspur until 2025. |
| March 7 2021 | Son provided an assist to Harry Kane in a 4-1 win against Crystal Palace, setting a record for the most goal combinations in a single Premier League season with their 14th combined goal effort. |
| February 10 2021 | Son provided three assists in a 5-4 loss to Everton in the FA Cup. |
| January 28 2021 | Son's national team counterpart Cho So-hyun joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan, creating a rare situation of both Korean National Team Captains being at the same club. |
| January 2 2021 | Son scored his 100th goal for Tottenham in a 3-0 win against Leeds. |
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