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Ben Palmer
Sat 2 August 2025 16:51, UK
Son Heung-min has enjoyed a legendary career in North London but his career has been far from perfect.
During a decade in North London, the South Korean winger made 454 appearances, scoring 173 times for Spurs.
However, Son Heung-min will leave Tottenham this summer and will presumably head to LAFC in the MLS.
Son Heung-min will leave Tottenham this summer.
Talk of who will be his replacement has already begun, with Real Madrid star Rodrygo tipped to move to Tottenham to replace the 33-year-old.
Although his career with Spurs is ending on a high, following their Europa League triumph over Man United last season, data shows that there are five former Tottenham men who have outperformed Son’s time at the club.
Despite being 39 years old, Luka Modric seems uninterested in calling it quits on his legendary playing career.
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Los Blancos’ legendary midfield maestro spent four years in North London before making the move to the Spanish capital.
Whilst his Spurs’ resume is shorter than Son’s, it packs a punch and is arguably as impressive, given the midfielder was used out of position at left-midfield in the early stages of his time at White Hart Lane.
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Data is limited from the time that Modric spent in the Premier League, but after a slow start, the Croatian midfielder established himself as the league’s best central midfielder.
The Ballon d’Or winner was a part of the Tottenham team that reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Madrid, and he was named as the club’s player of the year, before securing a big-money move to Spain.
Son may have the longevity over Modric, but the Croatia international’s legacy has gone down in club folklore, and he will forever be remembered for the impact he had before his departure.
Dimitar Berbatov arrived in England following a brilliant stint with one of Son’s former teams in Germany, Bayer Leverkusen.
The Bulgarian’s time in North London was short, but very sweet, as the striker made an immediate impact.
Dimitar Berbatov’s stats during his time at Tottenham.
The Dane’s Premier League legacy may have been tainted by his time at Man United, but he is a Tottenham legend, no doubt about it.
Christian Eriksen’s stats at Tottenham.
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Despite playing 149 games less than Son, the former Inter man is knocking on the door of his assist tally having registered 52 during his time at Tottenham and his assists per game stand at 0.31.
Eriksen has been linked with a move to Wrexham recently, but he has an eye on remaining in the Premier League and yet another year of facing off against Spurs.
Whilst the others occupy a more niche role in the Premier League and Tottenham’s history, Gareth Bale is undoubtedly one of the all-time greats.
Starting as a left-back following his move from Southampton, the former Madrid winger took time to find his feet in North London.
It took Bale nearly two years to register his first win at Tottenham, but once he started, he never looked back.
Gareth Bale’s career stats.
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The Welsh wizard was moved further forward by Harry Redknapp, and his famous dismantling of then-world-class right-back Maicon set the tone for what was to come.
Two PFA Player of the Year awards, an FWA Player of the Year, and a Premier League Player of the Season followed.
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Kane may be making a return to the Premier League with his eyes set on Alan Shearer’s record of 260 goals.
Son has enjoyed one of the finest Tottenham careers of any player to pull on a Lilywhite shirt, but as this list shows, he has not always been the star of the show.
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