Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Pohang Steelers.
Also this season
Earlier this season at South Korea — EAFF E-1 Football Championship: 3 apps, 1g 0a, 174 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Pohang Steelers; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 K League 1 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1379 | 7.19 |
 AFC Champions League Two | 4 | 2 | 0 | 282 | 6.9 |
 EAFF E-1 Football Championshipat South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 174 | 6.89 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | — |
Scout report
Lee Ho-Jae is a 25-year-old centre-forward at Pohang Steelers, rated 45.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 7th of 148 on scout potential in the K League 1. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (40.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ho-Jae.
Judged on this season alone, Ho-Jae graded 26 — a strong campaign that ranks top 19% of the 22 centre-forwards in the K League 1, on 9 goals and 0 assists in 34 appearances (0.587 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 10% of the 22 centre-forwards in the K League 1. At 25 Ho-Jae is in his prime years, and a market index of 11.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Ho-Jae is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · Pohang Steelers finished 4th of 6 · a relegation-threatened side
9 goals in 34 appearances (0.26 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.59 goal contributions per 90 (0.59 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 40.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 45.4, Ho-Jae carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the K League 1 (top 10%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Pohang Steelers finished 4th of 6) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.59 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
