Son Heung-min of South Korea acknowledges followers after his group’s 1-0 win over Ghana in a pleasant soccer match at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul on Nov. 18, 2025. Yonhap
Former Tottenham Hotspur captain Son Heung-min will go to the North London membership subsequent week for the primary time since leaving them for Los Angeles Soccer Membership (LAFC) in the summertime.
Tottenham introduced on their web site Wednesday (native time) that Son will return to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to bid farewell to house followers earlier than the membership’s UEFA Champions League match in opposition to SK Slavia Praha subsequent Tuesday.
Son performed his remaining match in a Spurs shirt in an exhibition in opposition to Newcastle United at Seoul World Cup Stadium on Aug. 3. He then traveled straight to Los Angeles to affix the Main League Soccer membership.
Son spent 10 years with Spurs after arriving from the German aspect Bayer Leverkusen in 2015. He gained the Premier League Golden Boot as the highest aim scorer within the 2021-2022 season with 23 targets and captained Tottenham to the UEFA Europa League title in Might this yr for his or her first trophy in 17 years.
Son’s 173 targets put him in fifth place in Tottenham’s all-time scoring rankings. He’s additionally the highest-scoring Asian participant in Premier League historical past.
Tottenham additionally mentioned Son may have “the chance to personally deal with the supporters” on the stadium.
“After I introduced my troublesome resolution to depart Spurs in the summertime, it was in Korea, and I by no means obtained a correct likelihood to say goodbye to followers on the stadium,” Son instructed the web site. “Now I’m so joyful as a result of I’m going to return again to London on Dec. 9 for the Champions League match, and have the ability to inform the Spurs followers in particular person simply how a lot their assist and love over 10 years has meant to me and my household. It will likely be emotional, nevertheless it’s vital for me and the membership that this occurs.”
Tottenham added a avenue mural celebrating Son’s time with the membership on Tottenham Excessive Street, the thoroughfare to the stadium, is within the works and is ready to be completed by the point of his go to.
Son loved speedy success with LAFC, netting 9 targets in 10 regular-season matches earlier than including three extra in three playoff contests. LAFC fell to Vancouver Whitecaps FC within the Western Convention semifinals on Nov. 22.
