Top 5 Asian players to have graced the Premier League

#1 Son Heung-min

Son Heung-min has made a massive impact at Tottenham Hotspur

He might not have won as many trophies as Park Ji-sung – in fact, he’s still waiting for his first at club level – but it’s hard to deny Son Heung-min as the best Asian player in the history of the Premier League. The Tottenham forward is practically unstoppable on his day, and the amount of important goals he’s provided for Spurs over the last few seasons are rivalled only by Harry Kane.

Son joined Spurs from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2015 for a fee of £22m – becoming the most expensive Asian player in football history in the process – and while he struggled to make an impact during his initial season at the North London side, since the beginning of 2016/17 he’s gone from strength to strength.

Son has scored spectacular goals – his solo runs against Chelsea and Burnley, for instance – and crucial ones too, such as his three against Manchester City in the quarter-finals of the 2018-19 Champions League, and with 47 Premier League goals to his name he’s by far the top Asian scorer in Premier League history.

He’s also been named Premier League Player of the Month twice – becoming the first Asian player to win the award – and was named Tottenham’s Player of the Year in 2018-19. Simply put, Son is a phenomenon and at 27 years old, we may not have seen the best of him yet.