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The year 2020 of Son Heung-min (28, Tottenham) ended with the postponement of Fulham, the last game of the year due to a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19).
Matchday 16 of the 2020-2021 English Premier League (EPL) between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham, scheduled to be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, UK on the 31st (Korean time), was postponed due to the confirmed case from Fulham’s crown19.
Son Heung-min, who aimed for goal number 100 in Tottenham’s official match against Fulham, ended the 2020 schedule as the match was postponed.
It was an eventful year for Son Heung-min. After leaving his teammate Harry Kane injured in January this year, he was in charge of Tottenham’s front row, scoring a goal for five consecutive games, and suffered a major injury in which he broke his right foot in a game against Tottenham. Aston Villa in February.
On the way home, Son Heung-min underwent surgery at a Seoul hospital, and the decision was practically out of season.
However, at the same time that Corona 19, which started in China, spread to the world, unexpected variables were encountered. The European leagues, including the EPL, were suspended indefinitely and Son Heung-min had time to recover.
Son Heung-min, Korea’s top soccer star, has aroused great interest among soccer fans in Korea and around the world.
Son Heung-min, who returned to Tottenham after the season resumed, added 2 goals and 3 assists, scoring 11 goals and 10 assists in the 2019-2020 season, becoming the first Asian player to achieve a 10-10 club. Kevin the Browner (Manchester City), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and Son Heung-min were the only players to score double-digit goals and assist in the season’s EPL.
In the 2020-2021 season, Son Heung-min continued to score goals. At the start of the season, he scored 11 goals and 4 assists in the EPL alone, including 4 goals against Southampton at the start of the season, and is tied for second in the goalscorer standings. In all competitions, including the Europa League of the European Football Federation (UEFA), 14 goals and 7 assists.
If he adds 8 goals and 3 assists in the 2019-2020 season, Son Heung-min’s attack points in 2020 alone will be 22 goals and 10 assists.
As he showed improved skills every season, in the UK he even praised Son Heung-min as a “world-class underrated striker”. Director José Mourinho also nailed it as “Son Heung-min is a world class”.
At the end of the year, on the 31st, the British BBC selected Son Heung-min as the EPL 2020 Team of the Year and praised him as “an exciting player”. Son Heung-min was the only one to be on Tottenham’s Team of the Year.
Son Heung-min, who had the best year of 2020, is negotiating a contract renewal with Tottenham at the highest level of deal for the club. Son Heung-min’s contract is until the summer of 2023.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min, who is scoring 99 goals in 252 games after joining Tottenham, will again challenge 100 goals in the 17th round of the regular league against Leeds United on January 2, 2021, his first match.
