Son Heung-min is one of the finest attackers Asia has produced, a fast, two-footed forward whose finishing from either boot ranks among the best in the modern game. He developed in Germany with Hamburg and Bayer Leverkusen before joining Tottenham Hotspur, where he became a talisman.
A brilliant counter-attacker and scorer of spectacular solo goals, he shared the Premier League Golden Boot in the 2021-22 season without taking a single penalty, and later captained the club to a long-awaited trophy.
For South Korea he is a national icon and captain, carrying his country at World Cups and Asian Cups with the same directness and humility that has defined his career.