Korea’s ‘Captain’ Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), who is playing a big role in the English Premier League (EPL), scored his 100th EPL goal for the first time as an Asian player.
In the 30th round of the 2022-2023 EPL against Brighton & Hove Albion held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 8th at 11:00 pm (Korean time), Son Heung-min kicked the ball with his right foot from outside the penalty area and shook Brighton’s net.메이저놀이터
Son Heung-min, who scored the 7th goal in the league this season and the 11th in all competitions, set a milestone of 100 goals in the EPL career. Son Heung-min, who made his debut on the EPL stage by moving from Leverkusen (Germany) to Tottenham in 2015, scored his 100th EPL goal in his 260th game. It is the 34th record in EPL history and the first Asian player. Thierry Henry (France), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney, Harry Kane (above England), Thierry Henry (France), and Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal) scored more than 100 goals in their careers ahead of Son Heung-min.
Son Heung-min, who scored 23 goals in the league last season and became the first Asian player to become the joint top scorer with Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), once again set the first record.
Using this goal as a stepping stone, Tottenham succeeded in winning 5 consecutive home wins by Harry Kane’s winning goal in the 34th minute of the second half, 2-1 against Brighton, who were competing for rankings, and maintained 5th place.