SOCCER PLAYER

Son Heung-min

1992 - Today

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Son Heung-min (Korean: 손흥민; Korean pronunciation: [son.ɣɯŋ.min]; born 8 July 1992) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the South Korea national team. Considered one of the best wingers in the world, he is known for his speed, finishing, two-footedness, and ability to link play. Born in Chuncheon, South Korea, Son relocated to Germany to join Hamburger SV at 16, making his debut in the Bundesliga in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Son Heung-min has received more than 15,177,723 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Son Heung-min is the 747th most popular soccer player (up from 1,099th in 2019), the 111th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 147th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 15M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 65

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Son Heung-min ranks 747 out of 21,273. Before him are Kiyoshi Tomizawa, Waldo Machado, Adelardo Rodríguez, Dimitar Berbatov, Federico Sacchi, and Alf Ramsey. After him are Azeglio Vicini, Joaquín Peiró, Hong Myung-bo, Dida, Andoni Goikoetxea Olaskoaga, and Andrzej Szarmach.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Son Heung-min ranks 8. Before him are David Bohm, Cardi B, Thibaut Courtois, Selena Gomez, Sadio Mané, and Kim Seok-jin. After him are Marc-André ter Stegen, Miley Cyrus, Álvaro Morata, Dani Carvajal, Mario Götze, and Marco Verratti.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Son Heung-min ranks 111 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Ung-yong (1963), Ye Wanyong (1858), Kim Seok-jin (1992), RM (1994), Byung-Chul Han (1959), and Bong Joon-ho (1969). After him are Hong Myung-bo (1969), Kim Seong-su (1891), Andrew Yeom Soo-jung (1943), Goh Kun (1938), IU (1993), and Lee Young-ae (1971).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Son Heung-min ranks 2. Before him are Cha Bum-kun (1953). After him are Hong Myung-bo (1969), Park Ji-sung (1981), Huh Jung-moo (1955), Ahn Jung-hwan (1976), Hwang Sun-hong (1968), Kim Min-jae (1996), Myung Rye-hyun (1926), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Choi Kang-hee (1959), and Kim Joo-sung (1966).

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