Son Jun-ho (Korean: 손준호; born 12 May 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as central midfielder for Shandong Taishan.
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Son Jun-ho[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yeongdeok, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Shandong Taishan | |||||||||||||||
Number | 28 | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Pohang Jecheol Technical High School | |||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Youngnam University | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Pohang Steelers | 99 | (14) | |||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 86 | (11) | |||||||||||||
2021– | Shandong Taishan | 39 | (4) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2014 | South Korea U-23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2018– | South Korea | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022 |
Son Jun-ho | |
Hangul | 손준호 |
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Hanja | 孫準浩 |
Revised Romanization | Son Junho |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Chunho |
Son Jun-ho would play for Youngnam University, before joining top tier club Pohang Steelers at the start of the 2014 K League Classic season.[2] He would make his professional debut on 26 March 2014 in a league game against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors that ended in a 3-1 victory.[3] Three days later he would go on to score his first goal in a league game on 29 March 2014 against Sangju Sangmu FC in a 4-2 victory.[4]
At the beginning of the 2018 K League Classic campaign, Son joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a four year contract.[5] He would make his debut in a AFC Champions League game on 13 February 2018 against Kashiwa Reysol in a match that ended in a 3-2 victory.[6] His league debut would come on 1 March 2018 against Ulsan Hyundai FC in a match that ended in a 2-0 victory.[7] This was followed by his first goal for the club 8 April 2018 in a league game against his old club Pohang Steelers, in a game that ended in a 2-0 victory.[8] After the game he would start to establish himself as a regular within the team and was part of the squad that went on to win the league title at the end of the season.[9] This would be followed by another league title at the end of the 2019 K League 1 campaign.[10] In the 2020 K League 1 campaign the club would achieve a double in winning the league and 2020 Korean FA Cup, while Son would personally win the Most Valuable Player award.[11]
On 13 January 2021, Son joined top tier Chinese football club Shandong Taishan for the start of the 2021 Chinese Super League campaign.[12]
Fulham FC and Southampton were keen to sign the player during the winter transfer window after a good performance for Shandong Taishan F.C. but the deal fell through after a fee could not be agreed between the two sides.[13]
Son Jun-ho would make his first senior appearance for South Korea in a friendlies match on 27 January 2018 against Moldova, where he came on as a substitute for Kim Sung-Joon in a 1-0 victory.[14]
Team | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pohang Steelers | 2014 | K League 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 34 | 2 |
2015 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 9 | |||
2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||
2017 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
Total | 99 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 115 | 16 | ||
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2018 | K League 1 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 39 | 6 |
2019 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 39 | 5 | ||
2020 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 3 | ||
Total | 86 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 107 | 14 | ||
Shandong Taishan | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
2022 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
Career total | 224 | 29 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 267 | 34 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Shandong Taishan
South Korea U23
South Korea
South Korea squad – 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
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