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Son Heung-min is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and captains the South Korea national team.
While some footballers marry at a young age and others marry whiles still playing, Son Heung Min has a different perception about combining football and marriage.
Son has stated that he does not intend to marry until after he retires from football. He has dated the K-pop singers Bang Min-ah and Yoo So-young and is currently single.
According to him, settling down as a family man will shift away his focus from football because taking care of the family will have to come first before any other thing and it’s the reason why he has not decided to settle down.
“My father says this and I agree, as well. When you marry, the number one will be family, wife & kids – then football. I want to make sure that while I play at the top level, football can be number one.”
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