Son reaches half-century with latest goal for South Korea

Heung-Min Son notched up his 50th senior international goal for South Korea during their 3-1 victory over Kuwait in World Cup qualifying on Thursday afternoon.

Captain of club and country, Sonny netted from the penalty spot in the 19th minute to put his side 2-0 up – a strike that saw him become only the third player ever to hit a half-century for his nation.

It means he’s now nine goals away from becoming South Korea’s outright all-time top scorer and, with 130 appearances under his belt, is seven games away from becoming their most-capped player.

Milestone unlocked: 50 goals!

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Hosts Kuwait pulled one back on Thursday before the visitors pushed on to win 3-1.

Son was withdrawn in the 64th minute with the score at 2-1.

Next up for South Korea is a fixture against Palestine in Jordan on Tuesday (2pm UK).