Son Heung-min scored the 100th goal in Tottenham’s career and became the team’s’Legend’. Reporter Ha Sung-ryong looked back on Son Heung-min’s journey to the 100 goal since joining Tottenham in 2015.
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Son Heung-min, who joined Tottenham with the highest ransom price for Asian players in 2015, was sluggish in the first season with eight goals amid fierce competition.
However, with constant effort and affinity, he took the lead in the second season and soared brilliantly.
Following the first Asian player to be awarded the Premier League Player of the Month, he surpassed Cha Bum-geun of’legendary’ with 21 goals, and made a new record for the most goals in a season in the European stage of Koreans.
[손흥민/토트넘 공격수 (2017년 5월) : 저 자신이 자랑스럽고, 모두에게 감사드립니다. 정말 행복한 날입니다.]
Son Heung-min has continued a steady double-digit goal streak for five consecutive seasons until this season, especially the 70-meter storm run goal that won the FIFA Puskas Award.
Finally, Son Heung-min, the 18th in the club’s 139-year history to reach 100 goals, stood shoulder to shoulder with legends such as Teddy Sheringham and Robbie Keane.
[손흥민/토트넘 공격수 : 저 혼자만이 할 수 있는 게 아니라 팀원들의 도움도 있어야 되고, 국민분들의 응원이 있었기 때문에 가능하다고 생각하고….]
With’best friend’ Harry Kane, who helped his 100 goals, he has already teamed up 13 goals in the league this season, and tied with the record for the season set by Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton 26 years ago.
[손흥민/토트넘 공격수 : (케인과) 서로를 너무 잘 알죠. 완벽한 패스였습니다. 정말 텔레파시가 통하는 것 같고….]
Son Heung-min, who has scored 149 goals on the European stage, including in Germany, is also in front of a new milestone of 150 goals for the first time as an Asian player.