His Tottenham Hotspur Heung-min has been included in The Guardian’s list of the 100 men’s footballers of this year’s World Cup.
In the annual list of the British newspaper published last week, Son ranked 22nd, up from 78th in 2018, and teammate Harry Kane on 20.
Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich 13, followed by Lionel Messi of Barcelona and Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus.
This year’s rating was assessed on the basis of the votes of 241 judges, adding footballers, managers and journalists.