"Son Heung-min wrote the first history of the U.S. MLS." The first four assists are the first ever "true record."

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Son Heung-min (34, LAFC)'s record of four assists against Orlando City in the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) will be left as a "real record" that has written MLS history beyond his first career record.

Son Heung-min started against Orlando City in the sixth round of the 2026 MLS at BMO Stadium in LA, California on the 5th (Korea time) and played a one-man show in which he recorded as many as four assists in the first half alone.

Son Heung-min, who built his first assist of the day with a pass handed to Buanga penetrating forward in the counterattack situation in the 20th minute of the first half, helped Buanga's additional goal with an exquisite space pass three minutes later. He then made his third joint goal of the day with Buanga in the 28th minute of the first half with a pass that destroyed the back space of the defense in front of the penalty box.

In addition, Son Heung-min dug into the right side in the 40th minute of the first half and assisted Sergiy Palencia's goal with a cutback given to the door. It was a moment when Son Heung-min alone accumulated as many as four assists in the first half. Earlier in the 7th minute of the first half, Son Heung-min even induced the opponent's own goal with a sharp cross, and Son Heung-min made all five of his team's goals in the first half.

It is the first time in MLS history that a player has recorded four assists in the first half alone. According to the announcement of the MLS secretariat on the same day, only two players in MLS, Son Heung-min and Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), have accumulated more than four assists in the first or second half of the previous MLS. Messi scored one goal and five assists in the second half alone against the New York Red Bulls in May 2024. Son Heung-min is the first in MLS to record more than four assists in the first half.

Son Heung-min, who had four assists in the first half alone, was replaced in the 12th minute of the second half with Buanga, who also achieved a "first-half hat trick," and took an early rest. Football statistics media Potmob gave Son Heung-min (9.8 points), who scored four assists, the highest rating instead of Buanga (9.7 points) who scored three goals. Son Heung-min scored one goal and 11 assists (based on MLS) in 10 games this season.

On this day, LAFC added one more goal in the second half, defeating Orlando City 6-0 and going undefeated (5 wins and 1 draw) in the opening six consecutive games. Son Heung-min will hunt for offensive points for the second consecutive game through the first leg of the 2026 North American Caribbean Football Association (CONCACAF) Champions Cup quarterfinals against Cruz Asul (Mexico) at 11 a.m. on the 8th.

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