Son Heung-min. yunhap news-“Some players score 10 goals per season as a penalty.”
After Sohn Heung-min (29) scored the 100th goal for Tottenham Hotspur in the match against Leeds United on the 2nd (Korean time), coach Jose Mourinho praised it. Coach Mourinho stressed that “Son Heung-min will be in the top 3 in the English Premier League scoring rankings excluding penalty kicks.”
In fact, out of Son Heung-min’s 100 goals in Tottenham, only one goal is the penalty goal.
Tottenham’s penalty is taken by Harry Kane. Son Heung-min wears a Tottenham uniform and takes a penalty kick only twice. Kane was missing. In February 2018, Rochdale and FA Cup failed, and in February 2020, Southampton and FA Cup were successful.
He did not take a penalty kick in the 2020-2021 season. Nevertheless, Son Heung-min scored 15 goals in the season with 12 goals in the Premier League.
Coach Mourinho said, “Some players score 10 goals as a penalty kick in a season. Of course, I’m not talking about Kane.”
It is a goal parade with high purity.
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), the Premier League scoring leader this season, scored 5 out of 13 as a penalty. Son Heung-min, second place to score, does not score a penalty kick. Bruno Fernandez (Manchester United) scored 5 out of 11 goals, and Jamie Bard (Leicester City) scored 6 out of 11 goals as a penalty. Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) is also a field goal with all 11 goals.
Even if the scope is expanded to the five major European leagues, Son Heung-min’s record is unrivaled. Penalty kicks are mainly handled by the best strikers on the team. Son Heung-min and Calbert-Lewin are the only ones who have not scored a penalty kick among strikers with more than 10 goals.
In the German Bundesliga, Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) scored 2 out of 19 goals and 2nd place Elling Holland (Borussia Dortmund) added 1 out of 10 goals as a penalty.
In Serie A in Italy, Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) has 4 out of 14, Romelo Lukaku (Inter Milan) has 3 out of 12, Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan) has 2 out of 10, and Chiro Immobile (Lazio) Three out of ten goals were the penalty kick.
In France, Cillian Mbafe (Paris Saint-Germain) scored 4 out of 12 goals and Buraye Dia (Stade de Reims) scored 4 out of 10 as a penalty.
The same goes for the Spanish Primera Liga. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) scored 2 out of 7 goals as a penalty, and only Luis Suarez (Atletico Madrid) scored no penalty in the lead to score 9 goals. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) scored 3 out of 9 goals and Herard Moreno (Villarreal) scored 4 out of 9 as a penalty.
Son Heung-min’s value is also revealed in the number of shots.
Son Heung-min scored 12 goals with 28 shots in 16 Premier League games. It means a goal was scored for every 2.3 shots. It is half of the Premier League scorer Sala (52). It is a terrifying goal-determination power.
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