Son Heung-min. (Photo = Yonhap News)-The sports star that brightened Korea the most in 2020 was Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur).
On the 14th, Gallup Korea said, “From November 5th to 29th, 2020, 1,700 people aged 13 and over were asked about two of the most brilliant sports players in Korea this year (free response), and Son Heung-min 79.7 % Won first place with overwhelming support,” he said. The sample error is ±2.4 points.
Son Heung-min is scoring 10 goals and 4 assists in the English Premier League in the 2020-2021 season. The score is second and the help is fourth. With his goals against Southampton in September, against Burnley in October, and against Manchester City in November, he won Tottenham’s’Goal of the Month’ for 3 consecutive months.
Since the 2018 World Cup in Russia, he has been active as a national captain.
It has been ranked No. 1 for 4 consecutive years since 2017. Son Heung-min ranked 8th in 2013 for the first time, then ranked 5th in 2014, 1st in 2015, and 2nd in 2016.
Ryu Hyun-jin (Toronto Blue Jays), who is active in the major leagues, was in second place with 24.3% support. Ryu Hyun-jin took third place in this year’s American League Cy Young Vote. It has been in the second place for three consecutive years since 2018.
3rd place was Shin-soo Choo (6.7%), who signed with the Texas Rangers, and the 4th place was Kim Yeon-gyeong (Heungkuk Life Insurance, 6.0%), who returned to the domestic stage after 11 years, and Lee Kang-in, playing for the Spanish Primera Liga in 5th place. Valencia CF, 4.8%).
Lee Dong-guk (4.0%), who retired after winning the K-League 1 and FA Cup this year, ranked 6th,’Figure Skating Legend’ Kim Yu-na (3.6%) was in 7th place, Korea’s first premier leaguer Park Ji-sung (2.6%) was in 8th place. Even after retirement, it is still showing off its popularity.
Lee Dae-ho (Lotte) ranked 9th with 2.4%, and Ki Sung-yong (FC Seoul) ranked 10th with 2.1%.
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