Son Heung-min
손흥민
#7 · Forward · age 33 · (C)
Fourth World Cup; MLS-record $26.5M signing in August 2025; 2024-25 Europa League winner with Tottenham
87
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 57
- Career peak
- 100
- League level
- 78
- Competition pedigree
- 98
- International pedigree
- 100
- Longevity
- 74
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt + sofascore · fetched 2026-05-29
Son Heung-min’s fourth World Cup arrives with him as the unambiguous face of Asian football. A decade of Premier League excellence, a Golden Boot, a Europa League trophy, an MLS Goal of the Year in his first season stateside — the résumé is now closed at the top tier.
For Hong Myung-bo, Son is the team’s emotional axis as much as its tactical one. The MLS move has kept him sharp at 33 in a less physically punishing league, which Korean fans hope will leave him fresher than the Premier League grind allowed at Qatar 2022. A captain in his prime narrative arc, playing what is almost certainly his final World Cup — Korea will be measured by what he and the team can deliver.
Strengths
- Two-footed finishing
- Acceleration in transition
- Set-piece delivery and free-kicks
- Composure in 1v1s
- Leadership
Recent form
12 goals and 4 assists in 13 games (including playoffs) during his 2025 MLS debut half-season; won the 2025 MLS Goal of the Year for a curling free-kick vs FC Dallas; 0 goals and 8 assists across 955 early-2026 MLS minutes.
His 2025 MLS Goal of the Year — a curling free-kick over the wall to draw 1-1 with FC Dallas — won the league's prestigious annual award in his first MLS season, before he had even completed a full year stateside.