SON -SOUTH KOREAN- SUN : FOOTBALL HONOURS

SOUTH KOREAN captain Son Heung-min has been named the Best Footballer in Asia in 2025 -earning the continental honors for a record 10th time as he continues to define a generation of Asian football excellence.

The award was established in 2013 and is open to players from Asia and those who ply their trade on the continent.

A panel of 64 Asian football experts voted in the latest edition, which considered performance from Aug 16 last year to July 16 this year.

The 33-year-old striker, who joined Los Angeles FC this year after a stellar spell with Tottenham Hotspur, topped voting by a 64-member panel of journalists and football experts across Asia and beyond.

Son collected 146 points, or 14.26 percent of all votes, to reclaim the title briefly lost in 2024 after seven consecutive wins.

It marks his 10th triumph in 13 editions of the award [ 2014, 2015, 2017-2023, 2025].

The victory crowned what was likely Son's final season in European football, highlighted by his performances for Tottenham and the Korea Republic national team before making the switch to Major League Soccer.

The World Students Society thanks The Express Tribune.