English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur announced the contract extension of its captain and midfielder Heung-Min Son on Tuesday.
“We are delighted to announce that we have exercised the option to extend Heung-Min Son’s contract,” the club said in a statement. His contract is extended till 2026.
Son is the fourth-highest goalscorer in the history of the London-based team with 431 appearances and 169 goals in all competitions.
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In 2021/22, he enjoyed his best goalscoring season to date as he won the Premier League’s Golden Boot with his 23 goals helping Tottenham to return to the Champions League.
Captain of his nation, he has made 131 appearances for South Korea to date, finding the net 51 times and has featured for his country at the 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cups.
Voted AFC Asian International Player of the Year on a record four occasions, he won gold at the 2018 Asian Games while he reached the Asian Cup Final with Korea in 2015.