Son Jun-ho (footballer)
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Full name | Son Jun-ho[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 12 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yeongdeok, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Suwon FC | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Pohang Steelers | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | Youngnam University | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | Pohang Steelers | 99 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 86 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Shandong Taishan | 46 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2024– | Suwon FC | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | South Korea U-23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018– | South Korea | 20 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 |
Son Jun-ho | |
Hangul | 손준호 |
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Hanja | 孫準浩 |
Revised Romanization | Son Junho |
McCune–Reischauer | Son Chunho |
Son Jun-ho (Korean: 손준호; born 12 May 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for K League 1 club Suwon FC and South Korea national football team.
Club career
[edit]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 an 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] He made his debut for the club on 20 April 2021 in a league game against Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic that ended in a 2-0 victory.[13] He would immediately establish himself as an integral member of the team's midfield that went on to the win the 2021 Chinese Super League title and 2021 Chinese FA Cup.[14] This would be followed up by him winning the 2022 Chinese FA Cup with them the next season.[15] 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.[16]
On 15 May 2023, Son was reportedly investigated by public security authorities in Liaoning due to match-fixing allegations involving former Shandong Taishan manager Hao Wei.[17] The following day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said that he had been detained for a suspected bribery case.[18]
On 25 March 2024, after ten months of detention by Chinese authorities, Son was found not guilty and consequently released and returned to South Korea.[19]
International career
[edit]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.[20]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 10 May 2023.[21]
Team | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Pohang Steelers | 2014 | K League 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | |
2015 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 9 | ||||
2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 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[a] | 1 | — | 39 | 6 | |
2019 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | — | 39 | 5 | |||
2020 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 31 | 3 | |||
Total | 86 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 1 | — | 109 | 14 | |||
Shandong Taishan | 2021 | Chinese Super League | 21 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
2022 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |||
2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 46 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
Career total | 231 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 281 | 35 |
- ^ a b c d e Appearances in AFC Champions League
- ^ Appearance in Chinese Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Shandong Taishan
South Korea U23
- Asian Games Gold Medal: 2014
South Korea
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "포항, 고교 MVP 이광혁 등 신인 8인 계약" (in Korean). Sportal Korea. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. POHANG STEELERS 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "POHANG STEELERS VS. GIMCHEON SANGMU 4 - 2". soccerway.com. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "전북, 도움왕 손준호 영입...4년 계약" (in Korean). hyundai-motorsfc.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. KASHIWA REYSOL 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. ULSAN 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "POHANG STEELERS VS. JEONBUK MOTORS 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "South Korea 2018". RSSSF. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "South Korea 2019". RSSSF. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "K League MVP Son Jun-ho leaves Jeonbuk for Shandong Luneng Taishan". the-afc.com. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "K League MVP Son Jun-ho joins Shandong Luneng". china.org.cn. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "CHONGQING LIANGJIANG VS. SHANDONG TAISHAN 0 - 2". Soccerway.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ a b "山东泰山队获得2021赛季中超联赛冠军". k.sina.com.cn. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ a b "山东泰山队第八次夺足协杯冠军 创足协杯三连冠纪录". ent.people.com.cn. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "Fulham is paying attention to Son Jun-ho". 8 March 2022.
- ^ "China-based S. Korean football player under police investigation: embassy". ena.yna.co.kr. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "China detains South Korea footballer in suspected bribery case". aljazeera.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "China releases South Korean soccer star after a nearly 1-year detention over bribery suspicions". apnews.com. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "KOREA REPUBLIC VS. MOLDOVA 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Son Jun-ho at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Son Jun-ho – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Son Jun-ho at Asian Games Incheon 2014