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Son Heung-min is holding his fists after scoring the team’s second goal and his 100th goal of Tottenham’s career in round 17 of the 2020-2021 EPL, held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the second (Korean time). AP Yonhap News
“It looks like the best start to the new year by scoring 100 goals. I am very proud to have achieved this long-awaited record in such a wonderful way. “
Son Heung-min (29), who reported his first goal in the new year, his 100th goal at Tottenham, couldn’t hide his joy. He started in round 17 of the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) in the 2020-2021 season against Leeds United played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in the second (Korean time), and the team scored an additional goal in the first 43 minutes, leading 1-0. Thrown away Harry Kane’s ‘best friend’, a shooting center, made his way to the bottom right of the opponent’s goal with a sensational shot that only changed direction with his right foot. In the fifth minute of the second half, he helped Toby Alderweireld head in with a corner kick. Son Heung-min led the team’s complete 3-0 victory with one goal and one assist.
His 100 goals are the record he made in 253 matches, when he moved to Tottenham in August 2015. According to the BBC, Son Heung-min is the first to score 100 goals for Tottenham in addition to the British and Irish players. It’s the 18th at the club. Son Heung-min scored 65 goals in the EPL, 12 goals in the FA Cup, 3 goals in the League Cup, 14 goals in the European Football Federation (UEFA) Champions League and 6 goals in the UEFA Europa League , completing 100 goals for Tottenham. did.
Son Heung-min, who scored the EPL’s 12th goal this season with this goal, has risen to second place in the league’s scoring ranking alone. He is one goal away from division leader Muhammad Salach (13 goals, Liverpool). Son Heung-min said, “It is an impossible record just with my own efforts” and “I am very happy and grateful to the team members and everyone who helped.”
The accolades continued with Son Heung-min’s great record. Tottenham manager José Mourinho said: “I’m happy that people know what kind of player Son Heung-min is. He’s one of the EPL’s first three points and he doesn’t even score a penalty.” The Asian Football Federation (AFC) wrote on its official Twitter account: “Congratulations on the Tottenham 100 goal from Son Heung-min.”
Son Heung-min and Kane have now jointly scored 13 goals in just half this season. Thirteen goals are the same as the record for the most joint goals in a season for the Alan Shearer-Chris Sutton duo, who together scored 13 goals for Blackburn Rovers in the 1994-1995 season. He is also surpassing No. 1 in the EPL record for the most goals in history. The two players scored 33 goals together and closely followed the 36 goals of Frank Lampard-Didier Drogba (Chelsea), number one in the division.
After the game, Son Heung-min received a Whoscore.com GPA of 8.8 and received the highest score on both teams. He was also selected as the best player in the game (MVP) by fan voting on the EPL website. With Son Heung-min’s performance, Tottenham ended a losing streak in 4 EPL games and went from seventh to third place (29 points) in the league. It is four points behind leader Liverpool.
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