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Recorded 15 goals and 9 assists in the 2023-2024 season. Possibility of scoring 20 goals and 10 assists for the first time in his career.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min of the English Professional Football Premier League (EPL) is only one assist away from reaching 10 goals, 10 assists for the third time in his career. If he adds just one more assist, he will be on par with the best strikers in the league.

As of the 9th (Korean time), Tottenham is ranked 4th in the ‘2023-2024 EPL’. With a 3-1 win against Nottingham Forest on the 8th, they succeeded in entering fourth place, which will give them a spot in next season's UEFA Champions League.

'Captain' Son Heung-min, who started as a front-line striker and played full-time, assisted Mickey van der Pen's winning goal in the 7th minute of the second half when the score was 1-1. It was his 9th assist in the league this season.

With the addition of assists on this day, Son Heung-min recorded 15 goals and 9 assists, leaving only 1 assist remaining from 10 goals to 10 assists.

Son Heung-min, who became the first Asian player to record 10 goals and 10 assists in the EPL in the 2019-2020 season, recorded 17 goals and 10 assists in the 2020-2021 season, recording double-digit goals and assists for two consecutive years. achieved.

Son Heung-min, who was on par with Dennis Bergkamp, ​​Thierry Henry, and Chris Sutton (now retired) with 10 goals and 10 assists in the second innings, will record 10 goals and 10 assists for the third time in his career if he adds just one more assist.

So far, there are only five players in the EPL who have recorded 10 goals and 10 assists more than three times. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) and Didier Drogba achieved it three times, while Eric Cantona and Frank Lampard (retired) achieved it four times. Wayne Rooney, who led Manchester United in its heyday, is the only player to have five times, the most ever. If Son Heung-min records one more assist, it will be Salah, Drogba and Thai. Considering that Tottenham has 7 more league games left this season, it appears that 10 goals and 10 assists will not be difficult to achieve. Beyond 10 goals and 10 assists, Son Heung-min is within sight of 20 goals and 10 assists for the first time in his career. He just needs to add five more goals. In EPL history, only 11 players have recorded 20 goals and 10 assists. The best strikers of the time, including Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Salah, Alan Shearer, Henry, Robin van Persie, Drogba, Sergio Aguero, Jurgen Klinsmann, Andy Cole (now retired), Luis Suarez (Inter Miami) and Alexis Sanchez (Inter Milan). It is a record achieved only by others. Tottenham's next schedule is an away trip to Newcastle United on the 13th at 8:30 PM. There is interest in whether Son Heung-min can achieve a great record in the game against Newcastle.