Tottenham's Son Heung-min in best-ever PL scoring season after Leicester double

Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring for Tottenham against Leicester.
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Son Heung-min's double for Tottenham against Leicester on Sunday has brought up a career-best goals return in the Premier League for the South Korean forward.

The 29-year-old hit two second-half goals for Spurs in their 3-1 win over the Foxes, netting after an hour and then again 11 minutes from time to boost his team's top-four hopes.

Son's first came after defender Cristian Romero twice won the ball back and the South Korean pointed to the Argentine defender to acknowledge his contribution in the celebrations.

His second, also following a pass from substitute Dejan Kulusevski, was a wonderful curler into the top corner with his left foot - another stunning strike for his collection of impressive goals since signing from Bayer Leverkusen in 2016.

The two goals were his 18th and 19th of the season in the Premier League, meaning he has now beaten his previous best of 17 from last term.

In 2020-21, Son netted those 17 goals in 37 matches. This season, his 19 have come in just 31 matches and he has four games left to add to that tally and finish a campaign with 20 or more Premier League strikes for the first time in his career.

And with 20 in all competitions (his other goal came in the UEFA Conference League), Son needs just three more to beat his best of 22 - also from last season.

Ben Hayward
Weekend editor

Ben Hayward is a European football writer and Tottenham Hotspur fan with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa America - and has spent much of that time in Spain. Ben speaks English and Spanish, currently dividing his time between Barcelona and London, covering all the big talking points of the weekend on FFT: he’s also written several list features and interviewed Guglielmo Vicario for the magazine.