English Media Selects Son Heung-min as Tottenham's Greatest No. 7 Ever

British football specialist media Football London has selected Son Heung-min as Tottenham's greatest No. 7 player of all time. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Son Heung-min (28), who plays for the English Premier League football team Tottenham Hotspur, has been selected as the greatest No. 7 player in the history of the Tottenham club.

On the 21st (Korean time), British football specialist media Football London independently selected the best players in Tottenham history by jersey number.

As a result of the survey, among the best players from numbers 1 to 30, No. 7 was Son Heung-min.

Football London stated the reason for the selection: "No. 7 was a contest between Son Heung-min and Aaron Lennon (Burnley). However, Son Heung-min excelled more in goals and assists."

They added, "Previously, Paul Stalteri, Simon Davies, Darren Anderton, Ruel Fox, Nick Barmby, and Paul Allen also wore the No. 7 jersey and played for Tottenham."

Since joining the English Premier League in the 2015-2016 season, Son Heung-min has recorded 51 goals in 151 league appearances.

Aaron Lennon, a former England national team player, wore the Tottenham uniform from the 2005 to 2015 seasons, appearing in 266 Premier League matches and scoring 26 goals.

Lennon, who gave up the No. 7 jersey to Son Heung-min, was named Tottenham's greatest No. 25.

The No. 3 spot, for which Lee Young-pyo was also a candidate, was awarded to Danny Rose as Tottenham's best.

In addition, current key Tottenham players responsible for the attack such as Harry Kane (No. 10), goalkeeper Hugo Lloris (No. 1), Toby Alderweireld (No. 4), Jan Vertonghen (No. 5), Eric Dier (No. 15), Moussa Sissoko (No. 17), Dele Alli (No. 20), Serge Aurier (No. 24), and Lucas Moura (No. 27) were also included in large numbers.

Gareth Bale (No. 11), currently playing for Real Madrid, and Bulgarian star Dimitar Berbatov (No. 9) were also named.

Meanwhile, Son Heung-min entered the Marine Corps training center located in Jeju Island on the 20th to undergo basic military training for three weeks.

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