Comparing Son Heung-min’s goals per game to rest of Spurs’ 100 club

Planet Football • 02 Jan 2021

Son Heung-min joined Tottenham’s 100 club when he converted Harry Kane’s cross to score in the 3-0 win over Leeds United.

The 28-year-old is also the only player from outside of the UK and Republic of Ireland to have reached this landmark in a Spurs shirt.

Now that he is part of Spurs’ 100 club, we took a look at how his goal per game ratio compares to the other 17 players he is joining.

18: Glen Hoddle

Appearances: 490
Goals: 110
Goals per game: 0.22

17: Jimmy Dimmock

Appearances: 438
Goals: 112
Goals per game: 0.26

16: Alan Gilzean

Appearances: 439
Goals: 133
Goals per game: 0.30

15: Billy Minter

Appearances: 263
Goals: 101
Goals per game: 0.38

14: Jermain Defoe

Appearances: 363
Goals: 143
Goals per game: 0.39

READ: Every Spurs player to score on their PL debut since 2000 & what they did next

13: Son Heung-min

Appearances: 253
Goals: 100
Goals per game: 0.40

Tottenham's telepathic double-act strikes again ⚪️

Heung-min Son's 100th @SpursOfficial goal is assisted by Harry Kane 🤝

Beautiful finish! pic.twitter.com/uhTKCZJ9gW

— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 2, 2021

12: Les Bennett

Appearances: 294
Goals: 117
Goals per game: 0.40

11: Robbie Keane

Appearances: 306
Goals: 122
Goals per game: 0.40

READ: A celebration of the wonderful Robbie Keane & Dimitar Berbatov partnership

10: Cliff Jones

Appearances: 378
Goals: 159
Goals per game: 0.42

9: Len Duquemin

Appearances: 307
Goals: 134
Goals per game: 0.44

8: Teddy Sheringham

Appearances: 277
Goals: 124
Goals per game: 0.45

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7: Martin Chivers

Appearances: 367
Goals: 174
Goals per game: 0.47

6: Bert Bliss

Appearances: 215
Goals: 104
Goals per game: 0.48

5: Johnny Morrison

Appearances: 154
Goals: 101
Goals per game: 0.66

4: Bobby Smith

Appearances: 317
Goals: 208
Goals per game: 0.66

3: Harry Kane

Appearances: 311
Goals: 205
Goals per game: 0.66

Spurs On This Day: 2017 – @HKane scores his second consecutive hat-trick and in doing so passes 100 career goals with his first goal of the three. #THFC #COYS pic.twitter.com/Xwdeivn0jt

— E-Spurs (@e_spurs) February 26, 2018