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A roar of greetings has fallen on Son Heung-min, an English Premier League football star, who returned home Tuesday to participate in a corporate event along with three of Tottenham Hotspur's teammates.
The 24-year-old scored 21 goals in 46 matches during the last season, breaking the single-season scoring record by a South Korean player in Europe. The previous record holder was the legendary Cha Bum-kun, who scored 19 goals during the 1985-1986 season when he played for a German team Leverkusen.
The Tottenham star was awarded the Premier League's Player of the Month twice, in September and in April for the first time as an Asian player. With Son's remarkable play, Tottenham was placed in second in the league, behind Chelsea.
Despite spending an awesome season, Son showed regrets. "My team had some great moments but we could not win," he told reporters. "But, since this season was better than the last one, I believe we will achieve something better next season. Personally, I wish to hold the winning trophy in my arms."
Son arrived home with teammates Kyle Walker, Kevin Wimmer and Ben Davies for a corporate event. He will later join the national team training camp for the next World Cup qualifier against Qatar on June 13.
"We have won against Syria, but the game itself was not satisfying," Son looked back at the last qualifier with Syria. "With consistent training, we will show fans what the national team is made of."
Park Sae-jin = swatchsjp@ajunews.com
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Park Sae-jin
swatchsjp@ajunews.com
