Vinícius Júnior vs Son Heung-min
Brazil against South Korea. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Vinícius Júnior
Brazil · 2017–26 · LM
- Almanac rating
- 91
- Rank in Brazil
- #24 of 33
- Caps
- 54 · 13 goals
- Clubs
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
Valverde drove a low ball across the six-yard box in Paris on 28 May 2022 and he was waiting at the far post to slide it in, the only goal of the Champions League final against Liverpool. He scored in the 2024 final at Wembley too, and holds two Champions League titles with Real Madrid, the Best FIFA Men's Player award for 2024, two La Liga titles and a Copa del Rey. Career record: 54 caps and 13 goals for Brazil; club career at Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Real Madrid Club de Fútbol, Real Madrid Castilla.
Son Heung-min
South Korea · 2018–25 · LM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in South Korea
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 144 · 56 goals
- Clubs
- Hamburger SV, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur
Against Burnley on 7 December 2019 he collected the ball outside his own penalty area and ran 71.4 metres past six defenders in eleven seconds before finishing, a goal that won him the FIFA Puskas Award. He captained Tottenham to the 2025 Europa League in Bilbao, shared the 2021/22 Premier League Golden Boot with Mohamed Salah on 23 goals as the first Asian winner, and led South Korea to Asian Games gold in 2018. Career record: 144 caps and 56 goals for South Korea; club career at Hamburger SV, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur.
The verdict
The almanac puts Vinícius Júnior ahead by 1 rating point, 91 against 90.
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