Soccer Star Son Heung Min Makes Drastic Career Announcement

Korea’s most beloved soccer star Son Heung Min has made a drastic announcement at a recent press conference.

The 33-year-old, who is the captain of the Tottenham Hotspur team, arrived in Korea with his team on August 1. They are slated to play against Newcastle United at the 2025 Coupang Play Series Match 2 on August 3, KST. The match is part of the Premier League’s summer pre-season Asia tour.

On August 2, Son attended a pre-match press conference with Tottenham coach Thomas Frank, and addressed the reporters, announcing that he would be departing from the club this summer.

It was the most difficult decision I have made in my career. Such amazing memories. It was so hard to make the decision. I need a new environment to push myself.

— Son Heung Min

Recalling his early days in the club, Son reminisced, “I came to north London as a kid, 23 years old…I leave this club as a grown man, a very proud man.”

Son Heung Min joined Tottenham in the summer of 2015, and since then, he has scored 173 goals in 454 appearances in their jersey. He also made history by lifting the 2024-25 UEFA Europa League winning trophy, bringing the club its first silverware in seventeen years.

The match with Newcastle at Seoul’s World Cup Stadium is speculated to be Son’s last appearance for Tottenham.

Meanwhile, Son has been caught up in multiple controversies this year, including the suspension of his father from coaching and a blackmailing scandal. Read more about them here:

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