[Official] Son Heung-min selected the best 11 in the first MLS round of the season

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Son Heung-min (34, LAFC), who played four assists in one game for the first time since his debut, was selected as the best 11 in the sixth round of the U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) "without unexpected changes."

According to the best 11 in the sixth round of 2026 MLS announced by the MLS Secretariat on the 7th (Korea time), Son Heung-min was listed as a 3-4-3 right-sided striker.

It is the first time in six rounds that Son Heung-min has been selected as the MLS's best 11 this season.

Earlier, Son Heung-min started against Orlando City in the sixth round of MLS home game held at BMO Stadium in LA, California, on the 5th and led his team to a 6-0 victory with four assists in the first half alone.

It was also Son Heung-min's cross that induced the opponent's own goal in the 7th minute of the first half, which became the winning goal, so as many as five of the team's six goals were made on Son Heung-min's toes.

Son Heung-min, who scored an own goal with a sharp side cross, made a series of joint goals with an exquisite pass to Dnie Vuanga in the 20th, 23rd and 28th minutes of the first half. In the 40th minute of the first half, he also helped Sergiy Palencia score with a cutback after breaking through the side.

He once scored four goals in a game when he was at Tottenham in the English Premier League (EPL), but it is the first time Son Heung-min has scored four assists in a game since his professional debut. Son Heung-min is the second player in MLS history to record four assists in the first half, four assists in the first half or more in the second half of the New York Red Bulls by Lionel Messi (Inter Miami) in 2024.

Son Heung-min proudly ranked in the best 11 in the sixth round of MLS thanks to his four assists that led his team to a 6-0 victory. Dnie Vuanga, who achieved a hat trick with Son Heung-min's help, and the Palestinian national striker Wessam Abu Ali (Columbus Crew) were selected as the best 11 strikers.

The MLS secretariat said, "LAFC's dynamic duo (Son Heung-min and Buanga) led the team to a 6-0 victory over Orlando City. South Korean superstar Son Heung-min became the second player in MLS history to score four assists in the first or second half alone, and Buanga achieved the third-fastest hat trick in league history, he said. "Wesam Abu Ali scored two goals against Atlanta United."

Despite the 6-0 victory, only two LAFC players, Son Heung-min and Buanga, were selected. Hugo Lloris, who showed a scoreless defense show, was listed as a bench member, and LAFC coach Marc dos Santos was listed as the best coach in the round. Son Heung-min will go on a goal hunt for the second straight game through the first leg of the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup quarterfinals against Cruz Asul (Mexico) at BMO Stadium at 11 a.m. on the 8th.

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