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Son Heung-min Chosen as MOM, Ties for 18th All-Time with 64 Total Assists
Son Heung-min was selected as the game’s Most Valuable Player (MVP), leading the team to escape a losing streak with two assists. He also rose to the top 10 in total assist positions in the English Premier League (EPL).
Son Heung-min started as a starter in the home match of the 5th round of EPL season 2024-2025 against Brentford held on the 21st and contributed to the team’s 3-1 victory by assisting the winning goal and key goal. His son Heung-min assisted Brennan Johnson’s return goal at 28 minutes of the first half when the score was 1-1, and James Maddison’s key goal at the 40th minute of the second half when the score was 2-1.
On this day, Johnson and Madison scored their first league goals this season thanks to Son Heung-min’s assist. Son Heung-min, who recorded the first and second assists in the league this season, increased his attack points to four. Son Heung-min scored his first and second goals of the season in the second round match against Everton which took place on the 24th of last month.
Son Heung-min, who is in his 10th season in the EPL, increased his total league assists to 64, becoming 18th in this category ever. Among all Tottenham players, he is second in this category. Darren Anderton (retired), who played for Tottenham between 1992 and 2004, has the most assists with 67.
According to football media ’Transfermarkt’, Son Heung-min added two assists on this day, achieving his 100th assist on the European stage. He provided a total of 86 assists as a member of Tottenham, including 13 in cup competitions and 9 in European club competitions, and 14 assists while playing for Hamburg and Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga.
Tottenham, breaking away from two successive losses, achieved its second win of the season (1 draw, 2 losses) and increased its winning points to 7 points. Brentford defender Kim Ji-soo was named on the substitutes list that day, but was unable to play, delaying his chance to make his EPL debut until a later date.
Jung Woo-young (Union Berlin) of Bundesliga scored a goal to make it 2-0 in the 6th minute of the 4th round home game against Hoffenheim on this day. This is Jung Woo-young’s first goal in a Berlin outfit. Jung Woo-young, who played for Stuttgart, was loaned to Berlin at the end of last month. As the game ended with a 2-1 victory for Berlin, Jung Woo-young’s goal became the final score.