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 Luneng 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 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 South Korea U-23 6 (0)
2018– South Korea 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020
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 would join top tier Chinese football club Shandong Taishan for the start of the 2021 Chinese Super League campaign.[11]

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.[12]

Career statistics
As of 31 December 2020[13]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
ClubSeasonLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Pohang Steelers 2014 K League 1 2512071342
201535930—389
201640003171
201735410—364
Total 99146010211516
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2018 K League 1 3042171396
20193151070395
20202523110293
Total 86116215110714
Career total 1852512225322230

Honours

Club
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

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. "KOREA REPUBLIC VS. MOLDOVA 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  13. Son Jun-ho at Soccerway
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