Son Heung-min scores his 57th international goal with a free kick against Ecuador... one goal shy of Cha Bum-kun's record

Son Heungmin (LAFC) scored a freekick goal in a friendly against Ecuador, bringing his career tally to 57 goals in international matches. With this goal, he moved to within one goal of Cha Bumkun's 58 goals, the alltime scoring record for the South Korean men's national team. In the match held on the 24th at Suwon World Cup Stadium, Son Heungmin converted a direct free kick in the 13th minute of the second half after South Korea had taken a 10 lead. The ball struck accurately into the upper right corner, and South Korea made it a twogoal lead with Son Heungmin's added goal following Hwang Heongyu's opening goal. With his goal on the day, Son Heungmin recorded 57 goals in 148 international appearances and also scored his eighth career freekick goal. In doing so, he set the record for the most international freekick goals across both the South Korea men's and women's national teams.