Son Heung-min ranked 23rd among global soccer players in 2020

Sohn Heung-min (29), a leading striker of English professional football Tottenham Hotspur, was ranked 23rd in the 2020 World Soccer Player Rankings selected by Spanish soccer media.

On the 31st of last month, Spain’s Marca released the ranking of the ‘100 best soccer players of 2020’, with Son Heung-min ranked 23rd. In this ranking published annually by Marka, Son Heung-min ranked 81st in 2017 for the first time. After being included in the Top 100 at 91st in 2018, he jumped to 18th in 2019 and entered the top. Last year, it remained at the top of the 20th place and ranked at the top of the leaderboard.

Marca explained Son Heung-min as “one of the most underrated strikers in the world,” and “he tends to be a dominant striker in various records and not so much mentioned when referring to top-class players.” Among the players in the ranking, Son Heung-min is the only Asian player.

The overall first place was awarded to German professional football celebrity Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich). Jojoa Kimmihi (Bayern Munich), Killian Mbafe (Paris Saint-Germain), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), and Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) ranked second to fifth and took the top spot.

Lionel Messi (Barcelona), who ranked first for three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019, fell to 10. Heung-min Son’s teammate and England striker Harry Kane were in 22nd place.

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