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[WORLD] Son becomes first Asian to score 100 goals in Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min, second left, celebrates scoring their side’s first goal of the game, his hundredth Premier League goal, during the Premier League match between Tottenham and Brighton & Hove Albion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Saturday, April 8. AP-Yonhap
Son Heung-min (second from left) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates after scoring his team’s first goal in the match, his 100th Premier League goal, during the Premier League match between Tottenham and Brighton & Hove Albion at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on the 8th. AP-Coalition


Son Heung-min has become the first Asian player to score 100 Premier League goals, the latest milestone in a career full of many.
Son Heung-min added a new milestone to his monumental career by becoming the first Asian player to score 100 goals in the English professional football Premier League.

Son hit the century mark with a 10th-minute strike against Brighton Hove Albion at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday (local time). Son is also the first player to register 100 goals and 50 assists for Spurs.
On the 8th (local time), Son Heung-min scored a goal in the 10th minute of the first half against Brighton & Hove Albion at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, setting a record of the century. Son Heung-min is also the first Tottenham player to score 100 goals and 50 assists.

Tottenham won the match 2-1 to improve to 53 points, good for fifth place and three back of Manchester United.
Tottenham won 2-1 in the match, improving Manchester United to 5th place and 53 points for the season.

The right-footed shot from outside the box was Son’s seventh of the Premier League season and 11th in all competitions.
The right-footed shot from near the corner of the penalty box was Son Heung-min’s 7th goal of the Premier League season and his 11th in all competitions.

Son is the only Asian among 34 players with at least 100 goals in the Premier League.
Son Heung-min is the only Asian among 34 players who have scored 100 or more goals in the Premier League.

The 30-year-old attacker began his senior club career in Germany in 2010, spending three seasons with Hamburger SV and another three with Bayer Leverkusen before taking his talent to London.
The 30-year-old striker started his senior club career in Germany in 2010, spending three seasons with Hamburger SV and three with Bayer Leverkusen before moving to London.

Son scored four goals in the 2015-2016 season for Tottenham, his first Premier League campaign, and went on to score in double figures in the next six seasons in a row. He scored a career-high 23 goals last season en route to becoming the first Asian to win the Golden Boot as the league’s scoring leader.
Son Heung-min scored 4 goals in the 2015-2016 season at Tottenham, his first appearance in the Premier League, and continued to score double digits for 6 consecutive seasons. Son Heung-min, who scored 23 goals last season, the highest in his career, became the first Asian to be awarded the league’s top scorer Golden Boot.

This season, Son has eight matches left to try to extend his double-digit scoring streak to seven.
This season, Son Heung-min has 8 games left to extend his double-digit scoring streak to 7 games.

The emotional Son dedicated his landmark goal to his late grandfather, who Son said passed away earlier this month.
Son Heung-min, filled with emotions, dedicated his monumental goal to his maternal grandfather who passed away earlier this month.

“This was something that I dreamed for. It is an amazing achievement which I wouldn’t have had without my teammates,” he told BBC Sport afterward. (Yonhap)
“It’s what I dreamed of. It’s an incredible achievement that I couldn’t have achieved without my teammates,” Son later told BBC Sport. (Union)

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