![]() On 27 August, Son picked up an ankle injury in the 4–3 loss to 1. After missing the opening match due to a fever, Son scored two goals within three matches. ĭuring the 2011–12 pre-season, Son was explosive, scoring 18 times in only nine matches. The goal made Son the youngest Hamburg player to score a goal in the Bundesliga at 18, breaking the record held by Manfred Kaltz. He returned on 30 October 2010 to score his first league goal, against 1. After scoring against Chelsea in August, he was out for two months due to a foot injury. He was impressive in the 2010–11 pre-season, leading the team with nine goals, and signed his first professional contract on his 18th birthday. After participating in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, he formally joined Hamburger SV's youth academy in November 2009 A year later, he returned to South Korea. In August 2008, Son dropped out of Dongbuk High School's football club (formerly FC Seoul under-18 team) and joined Hamburger SV's youth academy at age 16 through Korean FA Youth Project. His agent Thies Bliemeister said Son was so determined to make himself a success in Europe that he learned German by watching episodes of SpongeBob SquarePants. Apart from his native language Korean, Son is also fluent in German and English. ![]() At that time, his role model was midfielder Lee Chung-yong, who played for Crystal Palace and Bolton Wanderers. Son was a ball boy in an FC Seoul home match in 2008 when he was a FC Seoul youth player. Son came through the academy at FC Seoul, the same club that former Spurs defender Lee Young-pyo played for. His father, Son Woong-jung, is a retired footballer turned manager who once played for the South Korea national B team. ![]() Son Heung-min was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon.
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