Son Heungmin nominated for FIFA Puskás Award
His goal was a solo run from his own penalty box
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During Tottenham Hotspur’s 5-0 Premier League home win over Burnley on 7 December 2019, the ball fell to Son Heungmin on the edge of his own 18-yard box after an unsuccessful free-kick for the visitors. The South Korean set off to launch a one-man counter-attack, with seven Clarets players trying and failing to stop him on the way. After sprinting the entire length of the pitch, Son fired a low shot past the goalkeeper – and all in the space of 12 seconds.
The goalscorer in figures
Age: 28
Position: Forward
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
International record: 89 caps for Korea Republic (26 goals)
What they said
"Wow. Son has just scored one of the greatest individual goals you’re ever likely to see."
England’s record World Cup goalscorer Gary Lineker
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