Sonny shortlisted for Premier League's Player of the Month award
Thu 04 January 2024, 11:01|
Tottenham Hotspur
Heung-Min Son has been named as a contender for the Premier League's December Player of the Month award.
Enjoying a sublime season so far in England's top flight with 17 goal involvements in 20 games (12 goals, five assists), Sonny registered eight (four goals, four assists) of them alone in December - the most of any player in the league - as he helped us keep in touching distance with the summit over the festive period.
Beginning the month in style with the opening goal plus the assist for Giovani Lo Celso's fine strike against Manchester City at the Etihad, our number seven's wing play then came to the fore as he produced two identical assists in our 4-1 win over Newcastle United - coming off the left, beating his man before squaring the ball across the box for Destiny Udogie and Richarlison to finish. He then fired home a second-half penalty to seal the win.
Adding another goal to his tally with, ultimately, the winner in our 2-1 triumph over Everton, he the set up Alejo Veliz for his first Spurs goal in our trip to Brighton before he was back on the scoresheet in N17 on Sunday with another fine finish.
Watch - All of Sonny's goals and assists from December
Winner of September's edition of the prize, Sonny is bidding to win his fifth Premier League Player of the Month award which would see him become just the eighth player in the history of the competition to win it on five or more occasions. It would also be the second time he had scooped the award twice within the same campaign. Only Harry Kane has achieved such a feat in a Spurs shirt to date.
But, to take the honour, Sonny will have to contend with Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold, Wolves' Matheus Cunha, West Ham's Mohammed Kudus, Crystal Palace's Michael Olise, Chelsea's Cole Palmer and Bournemouth pair Marcos Senesi and Dominic Solanke.
As usual, you can help Sonny to be named Player of the Month by voting for the forward via the link below. Voting is now open and will close at 12noon on Monday 8 January.
