Park Ji-sung v Son Heung-min: four league titles v a Golden Boot

📰 Manchester United's tireless Park Ji-sung or Tottenham legend Son Heung-min – who is Korea's greatest ever player? 📌 Key points 🏆 Park won four Premier League titles with Manchester United. 🌍 Park was the first Asian player to appear in a Champions League final. 👟 Son shared the 2021-22 Premier League Golden Boot with 23 goals. 🏆 Son captained Tottenham to the 2025 Europa League title. 📝 What happened 🔴 Park joined United from PSV in July 2005 and spent seven seasons there. He won the league in 2006-07, 2007-08, 2010-11 and 2011-12, becoming the first Asian Premier League champion, and started the 2008 Club World Cup final win. 🌍 On 27 May 2009 he started the Champions League final against Barcelona, the first Asian player to do so. He had been left out of the squad for the 2008 final, which he later called a big motivation. For Korea he won 100 caps, scored 13 goals and scored at three consecutive World Cups (2002, 2006, 2010). ⚪ Son spent ten years at Tottenham from 2015. In 2021-22 he shared the Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah on 23 goals, the first Asian player to win it, and his solo run against Burnley earned the 2020 FIFA Puskás Award. 🏆 On 21 May 2025 Spurs beat Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League final and Son, as captain, lifted the trophy, ending a 17-year wait for silverware. That August he joined LAFC for an MLS record fee. 📊 By the numbers • Park: four Premier League titles; 100 caps, 13 goals • Son: Golden Boot (23 goals); 127 goals in 333 Premier League games for Spurs • Son: 152 caps, 58 goals (per Wikipedia) 🔭 Why it matters Park opened the door for Asian players with trophies at one of the world's biggest clubs; Son reached elite level through his individual numbers and goalscoring. Team honours versus individual brilliance – the answer depends on what you value.