Son Heung-min, currently ranked 20th best soccer player “Tottenham’s greatest signing”

Son Heung-min drew the score of the first game, 3-0, by hand in the first half of the match between Korea and China in the 6th match of Group C of the 2026 North and Central America World Cup Asia 2nd qualifying group stage held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 11th.

Son Heung-min was included in the ‘Top 20’ of the world’s best current soccer players. His father, Son Woong-Jeong, is humble and says, “Our son is not world class,” but Son Heung-min is a player recognized by the world.

On the 13th, CBS Sports of the United States selected 100 players who are currently shining in the world of world soccer according to its own standards and ranked them from 1st to 100th.

Son Heung-min ranked 20th among them.

He was ranked higher than Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr, 36th), whom he chose as his role model, and Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, 21st), who is considered the world’s best defender.

The media said, “There are few players as universally respected and immensely loved as Son Heung-min,” and evaluated him as “Tottenham Hotspur’s greatest signing in decades.”

Son Heung-min scored 17 goals and 10 assists in the 2023-24 EPL season. He took control of Tottenham, which was expected to be in trouble due to the absence of Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), and performed his best both on and off the pitch.

CBS Sports said, “The South Korean international enjoyed an outstanding season in North London for the first time wearing the captain’s armband. “He scored 17 goals and 10 assists,” he said, adding, “He fit well with the style established by coach Enze Postecoglu.” He continued, “Son Heung-min became one of the best strikers in the EPL again in the 2023-24 season. He gave a thumbs up, saying, “He is in the top 15 in most offensive metrics and in the top 4 in assists.” Consistency is one of Son Heung-min’s biggest weapons. The media praised Son Heung-min, saying, “Son Heung-min has shown remarkable consistency, scoring more than 14 goals in every season except his first season at Tottenham,” and “He is one of the best finishers.” Furthermore, he applauded, saying, “Tottenham paid a transfer fee of 22 million pounds in 2015, and it is clear that he has exceeded expectations 10 years later,” and “He is one of the best players in the history of Tottenham and Korean soccer.” The number one world soccer player selected by CBS Sports was striker Kylian Mbappe, who recently transferred to Real Madrid (Spain). Real Madrid teammates Vinicius and Jude Bellingham also ranked 2nd and 3rd. In fourth place was Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, and in fifth place was Holland’s teammate, midfielder Rodri. Starting from 6th place, Kane, Kevin De Bruyne, Phil Foden (Man City), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), and Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan) were selected as the ‘Top 10’. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), considered the world’s best soccer player, ranked 12th. Neymar (Al Hilal), who had been absent due to injury, ranked 89th, and other Korean players other than Son Heung-min did not make it into the ‘Top 100’. 토토