【Youth Daily】 Son Heung-min (28, Tottenham) was ranked 22nd in the annual World Men’s Soccer Player Rankings by the British Daily Guardian.
Son Heung-min was ranked 22nd among the ‘100 best male soccer players in the world in 2020’ announced by the Guardian on the 24th (local time).
The Guardian has been selecting 100 soccer players who have performed the best every year since 2012.
Son Heung-min ranked 78th in 2018 and was included for the first time, and after reaching 19th last year, he has a similar position this year.
Among the 100 players this year, Son Heung-min is the only Asian player.
In this year’s ranking, 241 evaluators from 71 countries participated. When they ranked 1st to 40th respectively, the ranking of the players was determined by assigning points accordingly.
The Guardian said, “Son Heung-min is showing a hot start in the 2020-2021 season and is moving toward the most individual score in a season.”
First place was Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich), who showed a terrifying sense of goal in various competitions throughout the year.
It is the second time that Lionel Messi (Barcelona) or Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) have not been ranked first after Luca Modric (Real Madrid) in 2018.
Messi, who took first place last year, descended one step to second, and Ronaldo finished third.
In Tottenham, Harry Kane, who boasted a watery breath with Son Heung-min, ranked 20th.
【Youth Daily = Reporter Kim Doo-hwan】