Over the years, the Premier League has seen an influx of talent from Asia, from the sublime to the downright useless.
Here are seven of the top goalscorers from Asia who all managed to bag themselves over one goal in the Premier League.
7. Ji Dong-Won – South Korea (2)
The South Korean had an overall unimpressive spell on Wearside, but his goals speak for themselves.
Not only did he net that infamous stoppage-time winner against City, Ji’s other goal came in the 90th minute against Chelsea – albeit in a game they lost 2-1. Not a bad CV to take away from two seasons in England’s top-flight.
6. Junichi Inamoto – Japan (4)
He failed to make an impact and was later sold to Fulham where he spent two seasons, netting four times in the Premier League.
He became a cult favorite at Craven Cottage, scoring four goals over the two legs of their Intertoto Cup final against Bologna, scoring once in the first leg and a hat-trick
in the second. He’d later join West Brom and finish his career in England having made 66 appearances in the Premier League.
5. Lee Chung-Yong – South Korea (8)
The South Korean winger has been a Premier League mainstay for just shy of a decade having joined Bolton Wanderers back in 2009. Now at Palace, Chung-Yong
finds his playing time somewhat limited, but that doesn’t stop the 29-year-old making the list.
Having netted eight times in the Premier League; there’s still time for the speedster to add more to his tally as Palace look to avoid relegation.
4. Shinji Okazaki – Japan (12)
The Japanese hitman has really made a name for himself in the Premier League since arriving in 2015; netting vital goals in Leicester’s shock title winning a campaign, including several match winners.
At 31, Okazaki still has some years ahead of him and has started this season in scintillating form; scoring four goals already in just seven games
3. Ki Sung-Yeung – South Korea (13)
A loan at Sunderland sandwiched between his Swansea career has seen the South Korean score some crucial goals; including a winner against Chelsea and Manchester United for both clubs. He hadn’t featured at all this season until Saturday’s game against Leicester and will be hoping to secure more game time from now on.
2. Son Heung-min – South Korea (19)
Having signed for £22m, his first season was a bit hit-and-miss; netting just four times in the league but last season he found his feet, bagging 14 goals as Spurs missed out on the title to Chelsea.
He scored his first of the campaign in the 4-1 demolition of Liverpool; seeing him draw level as the all-time Asian Premier League goalscorer with this man.
1. Park Ji-sung – South Korea (19)
He spent seven years at Old Trafford, winning four Premier League titles; three League cups, the Champions League and Club World Cup.
He bagged 19 times in 134 games for the Red Devils during his spell with the club but will want to forget his last season in the Premier League where he captained QPR to relegation in 2012.
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