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EPL total of 64 assists Son Heung-min, 2nd in Tottenham all-time assists, tied for 18th in EPL
'Captain' Son Heung-min is 4 points behind Tottenham Hotspur's all-time assist record (68) in the English Premier League (EPL).
Son Heung-min played a key role in the team's 3-1 comeback victory over Brentford in the 5th round home game of the 2024-2025 EPL held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England on the 21st (Korean time), recording two assists.
Son Heung-min, who assisted Brennan Johnson's comeback goal in the 28th minute of the first half when the score was tied 1-1, completed two assists by assisting James Maddison's winning goal in the 40th minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min, who has provided multiple assists, has accumulated a total of 64 assists in the EPL since joining Tottenham.
According to the official EPL 'Stats Center', Darren Anderton, a striker who played for Tottenham between 1992 and 2004, holds the record for 'Tottenham's all-time EPL assists' with 68 assists.
Son Heung-min then became the second most assisted player in Tottenham's history in the EPL with 64 assists, coming four steps behind Anderton's record.
The third-highest assister in Tottenham's history in the EPL is Christian Eriksen (Manchester United), who recorded 62 assists while playing for Tottenham between 2012 and 2020.
Eriksen left Tottenham and added 14 assists for Brentford (4) and Manchester United (10), taking his total to 76, putting him joint 11th on the all-time EPL assists list.
Son Heung-min's assist record is tied for 18th place in the EPL's all-time assist rankings.
Retired Ryan Giggs remains firmly in first place with 162 assists, while Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City, 113) is in second place.
Son Heung-min is tied for 18th place with Gareth Barry and Alan Shearer (both retired). He needs just one more assist to move into sole possession of 18th place.
Meanwhile, according to statistics from Transfermarkt, a European transfer website, Son Heung-min added two assists on this day, recording his 100th career assist on the European stage.
Son Heung-min has accumulated a total of 86 assists at Tottenham (64 assists in the EPL + 13 assists in the cup competition + 9 assists in the European competition), and previously recorded a total of 11 assists at Leverkusen in Germany (7 assists in the Bundesliga + 1 assist in the cup competition + 3 assists in the European competition) and a total of 3 assists at Hamburg (3 assists in the Bundesliga).