One of the 20 players with the highest number of goals and assists
Son has scored 127 Premier League goals and had 71 assists, helping him finish 16th and 17th respectively in the history of the tournament.
In total, he has directly contributed to 198 goals and is 13th in the all-time rankings.
This shows that Son is one of the seven rare players in the top 20 players who have scored and assisted the most in the tournament, along with legends such as Wayne Rooney, Thierry Henry, Frank Lampard, Andrew Cole, Teddy Sheringham and Mohamed Salah.
Son has scored more goals than Dwight Yorke or Ian Wright; provided more assists than Paul Scholes or Eden Hazard. These statistics alone have shown the greatness of the Korean striker.
Comparing Son to his peers shows his impressive achievements. Since his Premier League debut in 2015, only Salah (270) and Harry Kane (231) have scored and assisted more than Son Heung-min.
At Spurs alone (another call-up to Tottenham), Son Heung-min is fifth in the club's all-time goalscoring rankings (173) and has played more Premier League games than any other player in the club's history (333).
puskas Award, harmony with Harry Kane
Spurs fans love Son not only for statistics reasons. That is also because of their continuous excellent performances, with beautiful goals. One of them was a solo against Burnley in 2019, which won him the puskas award.
That goal clearly demonstrated Son's talent; impressive passing ability, quick speed like a lightning and dangerous finishing.
Son's time in England was also marked by his iconic collaboration with Kane, reaching his peak in the Mauricio Pochettino era when two Spurs superstars took them to the runner-up position in the 2016 2017 Premier League and a place in the 2019 UEFA Champions League final.
Kane and Son have jointly scored 47 goals (Son assisted 23 for Kane, Kane assisted 24 for Son), making them the most effective scoring pair in Premier League history.
Breaking barriers for Asian players
But perhaps Son's most extraordinary impact is his influence as the first Asian superstar in English football.
His remarkable talent has helped challenge prejudices about Asian football players, and while such prejudices still exist, Son's talent will pave the way for a broader acceptance that Asian players can do more than just work hard.
Son has an extraordinary reputation, surpassing David Beckham at his peak in Korea, ranking second in Forbes' list of "40 Most Powerful Celebrities in Korea" for the past three years.
That fame comes from his extraordinary success compared to any Asian football player before him.
Son is the top-scoring Asian player of all time in both the Premier League and the Champions League. He is the first Asian player to reach 100 goals in the Premier League and the first Asian player to win the Golden Boot award.
He has won the "Best Football Player of Asia" award in 8 of his 10 years at Spurs and it is no surprise that Son is considered the greatest Asian player of all time.
