- Son made the list after a successful 2020-2021 EPL season, where he tied for fourth overall in both goals and assists.
- The player scored 17 goals, the most scored by an individual player during the regular season, with 10 assists within 37 matches.
- Son has now achieved the “10-goal, 10-assist milestone” in two consecutive seasons while playing for Tottenham.
- Son, who joined Tottenham in 2015 under a £22.1 million ($31.3 million) five-year contract, also became the first Asian footballer to hit 100 EPL goals and assists in January, according to Joong Ang Daily.
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- The tweet tagged: Ederson, João Cancelo, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Luke Shaw, Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, Bruno Fernandes, Harry Kane, and Mohamed Salah.
- While Son doesn’t appear to have a Twitter account, a user noted that some of the other players without accounts were listed.
- Hours after the first congratulatory post, PFA’s Twitter account posted another list that included Son’s name.
- Earlier this year while playing for Tottenham, Son was targeted with racial abuse on social media following a team loss, NextShark previously reported.