Lee Ho-Jae · career
Ho-Jae Lee
Center Forward · Pohang Steelers · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Ho-Jae is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 1 club — 109 appearances, 23 goals and 2 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Pohang Steelers — Season rating 26, 9 goals and 1 assist in 27 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 19 points at Pohang Steelers. Form is on a climb — up 18 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Pohang Steelers | 18 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025/26 | Pohang Steelers | 34 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Pohang Steelers | 27 | 9 | 1 | 45 | 26 |
| 2023/24 | Pohang Steelers | 17 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Pohang Steelers | 16 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 3 |
| 2021/22 | Pohang Steelers | 15 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 5 |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2025/26 | EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 3 | 1 |
Honours
Korea Cup×3AFC Champions League Elite×2EAFF E-1 Football Championship×2K League 1×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K League 1 | 18 | 788 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 |
Schedule · 2025/26
21 played26 not in squad· 1661 min, 11g 0a
Also spent part of this season at South Korea — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15 | K League 1 | H Daejeon Citizen | 0-3 | Played | 81 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 23 | K League 1 | A Gangwon FC | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 1 | K League 1 | H Daegu FC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 16 | K League 1 | A Jeonbuk Motors | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 22 | K League 1 | A Gwangju FC | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Mar 29 | K League 1 | H Ulsan Hyundai FC | 1-0 | Played | 89 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Apr 5 | K League 1 | A Suwon City FC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 12 | K League 1 | H FC Anyang | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 20 | K League 1 | A Jeju United FC | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 27 | K League 1 | H FC Seoul | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | K League 1 | H Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 5 | K League 1 | A Ulsan Hyundai FC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 10 | K League 1 | H Suwon City FC | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 14 | FA Cup | A Gimpo Citizen | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 18 | K League 1 | H Gwangju FC | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 23 | K League 1 | A FC Anyang | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 27 | K League 1 | A Daejeon Citizen | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 1 | K League 1 | H Gangwon FC | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 14 | K League 1 | A Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 0-1 | Played | 82 | 6.7 | ||
| Jun 17 | K League 1 | A Daegu FC | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 21 | K League 1 | H Jeju United FC | 2-1 | Played | 88 | 7.3 | ||
| Jun 29 | K League 1 | A FC Seoul | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | K League 1 | H Jeonbuk Motors | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Jul 22 | K League 1 | H Suwon City FC | 1-5 | Played | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| Jul 27 | K League 1 | A Daegu FC | 1-0 | Played | 45 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 10 | K League 1 | H Gwangju FC | 1-0 | Played | 73 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 15 | K League 1 | A FC Anyang | 1-0 | Played | 82 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Aug 24 | K League 1 | H Jeonbuk Motors | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | K League 1 | A Gangwon FC | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | K League 1 | H Ulsan Hyundai FC | 1-1 | Played | 84 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Sep 18 | AFC Champions League Two | A BG Pathum United | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | K League 1 | H Jeju United FC | 1-0 | Played | 79 | 1 | 7.6 | |
| Sep 27 | K League 1 | A Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 0-2 | Played | 82 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 2 | AFC Champions League Two | H Kaya | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 5 | K League 1 | H Daejeon Citizen | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Oct 18 | K League 1 | A FC Seoul | 2-1 | Played | 87 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Oct 23 | AFC Champions League Two | A Tampines Rovers | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 26 | K League 1 | A Daejeon Citizen | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | K League 1 | A Gimcheon Sangmu FC | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 6 | AFC Champions League Two | H Tampines Rovers | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 9 | K League 1 | H FC Seoul | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | K League 1 | H Jeonbuk Motors | 0-0 | Played | 69 | 6.6 | ||
| Nov 27 | AFC Champions League Two | H BG Pathum United | 2-0 | Played | 80 | 2 | 8.2 | |
| Nov 30 | K League 1 | A Gangwon FC | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 11 | AFC Champions League Two | A Kaya | 1-0 | Played | 68 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 12 | AFC Champions League Two | H Gamba Osaka | 1-1 | Played | 89 | 6.6 | ||
| Feb 19 | AFC Champions League Two | A Gamba Osaka | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |