Korean football's "Ace" Son Heung-min 31, Tottenham is on the verge of achieving his third career "10 goals-10 assists."
In the match against Nottingham Forest in the 32nd round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League EPL at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 8th, Son Heung-min helped Mickey Van der Pen's winning goal in the 7th minute of the second half to contribute to Tottenham's 3-1 victory.
With this help, Son Heung-min has increased his cumulative attack points in the league to 15 goals and 9 assists this season.
Now, Son Heung-min will achieve 10 goals-10 assists for the third time in his career if he makes just one assist in the remaining seven games.
Son Heung-min scored 11 goals and 10 assists in the 2019-2020 season, becoming the first Asian player to reach the 10-10 goal mark in the EPL.
He then scored 17 goals and 10 assists in the 2020-2021 season, scoring double digits for the second consecutive year.
Having double digits in both scoring and helping in a season is a record that even top strikers find difficult to achieve.
In this season's EPL, Ollie Watkins Aston Villa has 18 goals and 10 assists, the only one to break 10 goals and 10 assists so far.
In the history of the EPL, there are not many players like Son Heung-min who have scored 10 goals and 10 assists twice.
Top stars of his time, such as Dennis Bergamp 1997-1998, 1998-1999, Thierry Henry 2002-2003, 2004-2005; Arsenal, and Chris Sutton 1993-1994 Norwich City, 1994-1995 Blackburn, have reached the same rank as Son Heung-min.
Only five players have scored 10 goals-10 assists or more than three times.
Muhammad Salah Liverpool and Didier Drogba Chelsea achieved the record three times, and Eric Cantona Manchester United and Frank Lampard Chelsea achieved the record four times.
Wayne Rooney Manchester United has scored 10 goals and 10 assists in a season five times, the most ever.
If Son Heung-min makes one more assist, he will go beyond Verkamp and Henry and stand shoulder to shoulder with Drogba and Salah.
Usually, front-line strikers focus on scoring goals, while second-line strikers and midfielders support goaltenders in front.
It's hard to find a player who is good at both. 안전놀이터
Son Heung-min, who has the ability to finish on his own and knows how to give his teammates a goal chance, is a special striker.
On this day, Son Heung-min was placed on the front line, but when the opponent's check was focused on him, he focused on saving his teammate's play, and eventually helped with the winning goal.
Son Heung-min will challenge to achieve his third career goal of 10-10 assists in the 33rd round against Newcastle at 8:30 p.m. on the 13th.
