Son Jun-ho (footballer)

Son Jun-ho (Korean: 손준호; born 12 May 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as central midfielder for Shandong Taishan.

Son Jun-ho
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992
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 21 (4)
National team‡
2014 South Korea U-23 6 (0)
2018– South Korea 12 (0)
Honours
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 January 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021
Son Jun-ho
Hangul
손준호
Hanja
孫準浩
Revised RomanizationSon Junho
McCune–ReischauerSon Chunho
In this Korean name, the family name is Son.

Club career

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

At the beginning of the 2018 K League Classic campaign, Son joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a four year contract.[4] 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.[5] His league debut would come on 1 March 2018 against Ulsan Hyundai FC in a match that ended in a 2-0 victory.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] This would be followed by another league title at the end of the 2019 K League 1 campaign.[9] 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.[10]

On 13 January 2021, Son joined top tier Chinese football club Shandong Taishan for the start of the 2021 Chinese Super League campaign.[11]

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.[12]

International career

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.[13]

Career statistics
As of 9 January 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Team Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Pohang Steelers 2014 K League 1 251207[lower-alpha 1]1342
2015 35930—389
2016 40003[lower-alpha 1]171
2017 35410—364
Total 99146010211516
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2018 K League 1 304217[lower-alpha 1]1396
2019 315107[lower-alpha 1]0395
2020 252311[lower-alpha 1]0293
Total 86116215110714
Shandong Taishan 2021 Chinese Super League 2146000274
Career total 2062918225324934
  1. Appearances in AFC Champions League

Honours

Club

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Shandong Taishan

International

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

References
  1. "포항, 고교 MVP 이광혁 등 신인 8인 계약" (in Korean). Sportal Korea. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. POHANG STEELERS 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. "POHANG STEELERS VS. GIMCHEON SANGMU 4 - 2". soccerway.com. 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  4. "전북, 도움왕 손준호 영입...4년 계약" (in Korean). hyundai-motorsfc.com. 2018-01-07. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  5. "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. KASHIWA REYSOL 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  6. "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. ULSAN 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  7. "POHANG STEELERS VS. JEONBUK MOTORS 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  8. "South Korea 2018". rsssf.com. 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  9. "South Korea 2019". rsssf.com. 2020-05-13. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  10. "K League MVP Son Jun-ho leaves Jeonbuk for Shandong Luneng Taishan". the-afc.com. 2021-01-12. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  11. "K League MVP Son Jun-ho joins Shandong Luneng". china.org.cn. 2021-01-13. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  12. https://www.football-asian.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=1853. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. "KOREA REPUBLIC VS. MOLDOVA 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  14. Son Jun-ho at Soccerway


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