Description
The South Korean player Son Heung-min is now considered to be one of the best wingers in the world. Currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur as a winger and a striker, he is also captain of the South Korea National Team. Son was selected as one of the 30 best players in the world for 2019.
This biography is one of the new titles in Leapfrog's Tales from the Pitch series. These fast-moving reads offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format.
- Each book focuses on one up-and-coming football superstar, often players who are still to reach the summit of their career.
- The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, making these moving and inspirational stories.
- The books are brimming with football banter that will have the knowing fans smiling.
- And each players story is littered with football tricks and tips, so readers can learn the arts of the glorious game.
At only 120 pages long, Tales from the Pitch are easy to read and very fast-paced reads. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.
Author: Harry Coninx
Publisher: Leapfrog Press
Published: 12/17/2024
Pages: 120
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.28lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.29d
ISBN13: 9781948585842
ISBN10: 1948585847
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Sports & Recreation
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation | Soccer
- Young Adult Nonfiction | Boys & Men
About the Author
Harry Coninx is a football fanatic who started writing match reports at the age of eight, and hasn't stopped since. An amateur player, coach and referee, Harry currently works in sports data. A life-long West Ham supporter, Harry decided to write these books so all readers could celebrate the beautiful game.