2024-01-14 15:32:50
Son Heung-min. Dominic Solanke, Yonhap News. Yonhap News Son Heung-min (Tottenham), who played very well with 4 goals and 4 assists in the English Premier League (EPL) last December, unfortunately missed out on the ‘Player of the Month’ award.
The EPL Secretariat announced the winners of the December 2023 Player of the Month Award on the 12th (Korean time), saying, “Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) won the historic Player of the Month Award.”
Solanke, who scored six goals in the league, became the first player in Bournemouth club history to win the EPL Player of the Month award. Solanke scored against Aston Villa in the 14th round, leading the team to a 2-2 draw, and achieved a hat-trick against Nottingham Forest in the 18th round. He also scored one goal each against Manchester United and Fulham.
Thanks to Solanke’s performance, Bournemouth performed well with 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss in 6 league games in December, and quickly rose from the relegation zone to 12th place. He was given high praise for leading Bournemouth, a relatively weak team, to a sensation.
For Solanke, this is his first award in his career. He said, “I am delighted to receive the Player of the Month award. Last December was a tremendous month with important wins as well as special moments such as my first hat-trick. I would like to thank my teammates, the club, and the fans for their support. This is a great season.” “I hope we can continue this performance until the end,” he said.
Son Heung-min also performed equally well. He scored 1 goal and 1 assist in the match against Manchester City in the 14th round, and scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the match against Newcastle in the 16th round. He also scored one goal each against Everton and Bournemouth, and provided one assist against Brighton in the 19th round.
Son Heung-min, who scored 4 goals and 4 assists in December, was selected as the most likely candidate for the award along with Solanke and Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool). Following last September, he aimed to win the award for the second time this season. However, the December Player of the Month award belonged to Solanke.
Meanwhile, Son Heung-min has been selected to the Korean national soccer team led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann and is scheduled to participate in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. The tournament began on the 13th with the first match of Group A between Qatar and Lebanon.
Korea, belonging to Group E of the group stage, will play its first match against Bahrain on the 15th. They will then face Jordan on the 20th and Malaysia on the 25th.
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