Son Heung-min Records 12th MLS Assist... LAFC Falls 3-1 to Last-Place Kansas City

Son Heung-min, playing for Los Angeles FC (LAFC) in American professional soccer, has recorded his 12th assist of the league season.

Playing the full match in an away game for the 26th round of the 2026 Major League Soccer (MLS) season against Sporting Kansas City at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on the 13th (Korean time), Son registered a secondary assist in the build-up to Denis Bouanga's goal in the 2nd minute of the second half while his team was trailing 2-0.

Jacob Shaffelburg received a pass from Son on the left and delivered a low cross into the goalmouth, which Bouanga rushed in to finish with his right foot.

With this secondary assist recognized in MLS, Son increased his assist tally for the season to 12.

He is now tied for second place in the league's assist rankings, trailing Lionel Messi (13 assists, Inter Miami).

Son, who has scored 5 goals in the league, has now accumulated 7 goals and 19 assists in official matches this season, adding his 2 goals and 7 assists from the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Son attempted 3 shots during the match.

Kansas City took the lead in the 18th minute of the first half when Andre Luiz bypassed an LAFC defender on the right and scored with a left-footed shot, and further extended their lead to 2-0 in the 31st minute with a header from Taylor Calheira near the goalmouth.

LAFC pulled one back thanks to the goal initiated by Son, but suffered a definitive 3-1 defeat after conceding a sealing goal to Jacob Bartlett in the 26th minute of the second half.

Having suffered a shock defeat against bottom-placed Kansas City (18 points), LAFC sits in 5th place out of 15 teams in the Western Conference with 40 points.

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