Son Heung-mins Difficult Journey
Son Heung-min"s difficult journey... ‘58 games, 4,900 minutes, 2 laps of the Earth’ in one year
FIFPRO reveals playing time for each player over the past year... Manchester United Fernandes ‘No. 1’
‘Playing in 58 games and 4,900 minutes in one year!’
It was revealed that Son Heung-min, the "captain" of Tottenham Hotspur in the English professional football Premier League (EPL), had a "tough schedule" over the past year, playing 4,900 minutes in 58 games for both his team and the national team.
According to FIFPRO"s "Workload Ranking Tool", Son Heung-min appeared in 58 games (47 club games, 11 national team games) from September 17, 2022 to September 12, 2023, playing a total of 4,900 minutes.
Over the past year, he has played an average of 84.5 minutes per game, meaning he has played nearly a full game.
In addition, Son Heung-min traveled 77,000 km for his team"s matches and A matches during this period.
In the past year, it has circled the Earth 1.92 times.
Son Heung-min also had a difficult year, but he is in a better situation than Manchester United"s Bruno Fernands (Portugal).
Fernands was selected as the number one ‘overworked player’ by FIFPRO.
During this period, Fernandes played a total of 72 games for Manchester United and the Portugal national team, ranking first with 6,666 minutes of playing time.
He played an average of six games full-time each month for a year.
Since the end of the 2018 Russia World Cup, Fernands" playing time has increased to 29,486 minutes.
It looks like he has literally suffered the worst abuse.
In particular, Fernand played full-time in all 7 regular league games and 2 UEFA Champions League games for Manchester United in the 2023-2024 season, playing over 900 minutes of playing time this season alone.
Intensive playing time remains the most important issue for first-division players.
Although the fixture schedule continues to expand, we must protect the welfare and performance of players."
“There are not enough safety measures in place,” he pointed out.