Son Jun-ho (footballer)

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Son Jun-ho
Personal information
Full name Son Jun-ho[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Yeongdeok, South Korea
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kunyoong 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– Kunyoong FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 South Korea U-23 6 (0)
2018– South Korea 20 (0)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
*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
Hanja
孫準浩
Revised RomanizationSon Junho
McCune–ReischauerSon Chunho

Son Jun-ho (Korean: 손준호; born 12 May 1992) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, most recently for Chinese Super League club Shandong Taishan. In May 2023, Son was detained for a suspected case of match fixing, and was subsequently released by the club.

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 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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Team Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearances in AFC Champions League
  2. ^ Appearance in Chinese Super Cup

Honours[edit]

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Shandong Taishan

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Korea Republic (KOR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "포항, 고교 MVP 이광혁 등 신인 8인 계약" (in Korean). Sportal Korea. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  3. ^ "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. POHANG STEELERS 1 - 3". soccerway.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  4. ^ "POHANG STEELERS VS. GIMCHEON SANGMU 4 - 2". soccerway.com. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  5. ^ "전북, 도움왕 손준호 영입...4년 계약" (in Korean). hyundai-motorsfc.com. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. KASHIWA REYSOL 3 - 2". soccerway.com. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  7. ^ "JEONBUK MOTORS VS. ULSAN 2 - 0". soccerway.com. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  8. ^ "POHANG STEELERS VS. JEONBUK MOTORS 0 - 2". soccerway.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  9. ^ "South Korea 2018". RSSSF. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  10. ^ "South Korea 2019". RSSSF. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ "K League MVP Son Jun-ho leaves Jeonbuk for Shandong Luneng Taishan". the-afc.com. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  12. ^ "K League MVP Son Jun-ho joins Shandong Luneng". china.org.cn. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  13. ^ "CHONGQING LIANGJIANG VS. SHANDONG TAISHAN 0 - 2". Soccerway.com. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Fulham is paying attention to Son Jun-ho". 8 March 2022.
  17. ^ "China-based S. Korean football player under police investigation: embassy". ena.yna.co.kr. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  18. ^ "China detains South Korea footballer in suspected bribery case". aljazeera.com. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  19. ^ "China releases South Korean soccer star after a nearly 1-year detention over bribery suspicions". apnews.com. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  20. ^ "KOREA REPUBLIC VS. MOLDOVA 1 - 0". soccerway.com. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  21. ^ Son Jun-ho at Soccerway

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