Son Jun-ho | |
Full Name: | Son Jun-ho[1] |
Birth Date: | 12 May 1992 |
Birth Place: | Yeongdeok, South Korea |
Position: | Defensive midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2006–2010 |
Youthclubs1: | Pohang Steelers |
Youthyears2: | 2011–2013 |
Youthclubs2: | Youngnam University |
Years1: | 2014–2017 |
Clubs1: | Pohang Steelers |
Caps1: | 99 |
Goals1: | 14 |
Years2: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs2: | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
Caps2: | 86 |
Goals2: | 11 |
Years3: | 2021–2023 |
Clubs3: | Shandong Taishan |
Caps3: | 46 |
Goals3: | 4 |
Years4: | 2024 |
Clubs4: | Kunyoong FC |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
Nationalteam1: | South Korea U-23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018– |
Nationalteam2: | South Korea |
Nationalcaps2: | 20 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 29 June 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 28 March 2023 |
Hangul: | 손준호 |
Hanja: | 孫準浩 |
Rr: | Son Junho |
Mr: | 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. In May 2023, Son was detained for a suspected case of match fixing, and was subsequently released by the club.
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 released and returned to South Korea.[19]
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]
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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 | 1 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
2015 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||||
2016 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 1 | — | 39 | 6 | ||
2019 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 39 | 5 | ||||
2020 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 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 |
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Shandong Taishan
South Korea U23
South Korea
Individual