The 2025 season is Pohang Steelers' 43rd season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K League 1, Korea Cup, and the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two after winning the 2024 Korean FA Cup but did not finished the league in fourth place or higher in the 2024 K League 1.
Players
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Previous club Contract since Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Yoon Pyeong-gook Gwangju 2022 2025 21 Hwang In-jae Gimcheon Sangmu 2020 91 Kwon Neung Boin High School 2024 Defenders 2 Eo Jeong-won Busan IPark 2024 3 Lee Dong-hee Bucheon 2024 2026 5 Jonathan Aspropotamitis Macarthur 2024 13 Kang Min-jun Korea University 2025 14 Park Seung-wook Gimcheon Sangmu 2021 17 Shin Kwang-hoon Gangwon 2021 2025 23 Lee Dong-hyeop Kwangwoon University 2024 24 Han Hyeon-seo Tongmyong University 2025 25 Cha Jun-young Jungwon University 2025 26 Park Chan-yong Gimcheon Sangmu 2022 33 Jo Sung-Wook Seongnam FC 2025 66 Lee Chang-woo Youth Team 2025 Midfielders 4 Jeon Min-gwang Goyang Citizen 2019 6 Kim Jong-woo Gwangju 2019 2025 8 Oberdan Figueirense 2024 2026 10 Baek Sung-dong FC Anyang 2023 2025 12 Cho Jae-hun Jeonnam Dragons 2022 16 Han Chan-hee Gimcheon Sangmu 2023 2025 22 Hong Ji-woo Tongmyong University 2025 28 Kim Jun-ho Youth Team 2024 40 Ki Sung-yueng FC Seoul 2025 70 Hwang Seo-woong Youth Team 2024 77 Wanderson Al-Ittihad Kalba 2022 2026 88 Kim Dong-jin Hannam University 2024 90 Kim Dong-min Youth Team 2021 Forwards 7 Kim In-sung Seoul E-Land 2023 2025 9 Jorge Luiz Feirense 2024 11 Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan 2025 2025 15 Lee Kyu-min Pyeongtaek Jinwee 2024 18 Kang Hyeon-Je Sangji University 2023 2025 19 Lee Ho-jae Korea University 2021 2025 20 An Jae-joon Bucheon 2024 27 Park Su-been CD Leganés B 2024 30 Baek Seung-won Youth Team 2025 44 Lee Heon-jae Youth Team 2025 99 Cho Sang-hyeok Ajou University 2025 Players who went out on loan during season 37 Hong Yun-sang 1. FC Nürnberg II 2023 Kim Seo-jin Cheonan City 2024 Players who left mid-season 26 Lee Tae-seok FC Seoul 2024 34 Lee Gyu-baeg Youth Team 2022 47 Kim Beom-su Ansan Greeners FC 2025
Transfers Pre-season In Transfers in DatePositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Permanent Transfer 31 December 2024 DF Cho Jae-hun Jeonnam Dragons End of loan DF Kim Ryun-sung Busan IPark End of loan MF Kim Jung-hyun Chungbuk Cheongju End of loan MF Kim Seo-jin Cheonan City End of loan FW Yoon Jae-Woon Bucheon End of loan 17 January 2025 FW Juninho Rocha Chungnam Asan Undiclosed Loan Transfer 18 March 2025 DF Jo Sung-Wook Seongnam FC Season loan
Out Transfers out DatePositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Permanent Transfer 19 July 2024 MF Kim Seo-jin Cheonan City End of loan 1 January 2025 DF Kang Seong-hyeok Seoul Jungnang Free MF Kim Gyu-hyeong Free 4 January 2025 MF Kim Jung-hyun Chungnam Asan Free 17 January 2025 DF Lee Gyu-baeg Gyeongnam Free DF Kim Ryun-sung Jeju SK Free DF Choi Hyeon-woong Chungnam Asan Free MF Yoon Min-Ho Jeonnam Dragons Free MF Min Sang-gi Gwangju Free MF Yun Suk-ju Seoul E-land Free FW Park Hyeong-woo Ansan Greeners Free FW Jeong Jae-hee Daejeon Hana Citizen Free FW Yoon Jae-woon Gimpo FC Free 23 January 2025 FW Kim Myung-jun Genk Free 19 February 2025 MF Jo Seong-joon Gimpo FC Free 4 March 2025 FW Heo Yong-joon Seoul E-Land Free Loan Transfer 4 December 2023 DF Park Seung-wook Gimcheon Sangmu Military Service 8 January 2024 FW Park Su-been CD Leganés B Season loan until June 2025 29 April 2024 MF Kim Jun-ho Gimcheon Sangmu FC Military Service 17 January 2025 GK Lee Seung-Hwan Chungbuk Cheongju Season loan 6 February 2025 MF Paik Sang-hoon Dangjin Citizen Season loan 18 March 2025 FW Kim Beom-su Seongnam Season loan
Mid-season In Transfers in DatePositionPlayerTransferred FromRef Permanent Transfer 31 May 2025 FW Park Su-been CD Leganés B End of loan 3 June 2025 DF Park Seung-wook Gimcheon Sangmu FC End of Military Service 3 July 2025 MF Ki Sung-yueng FC Seoul Undisclosed 28 October 2025 DF Park Chan-yong Gimcheon Sangmu FC End of Military Service MF Kim Jun-ho Gimcheon Sangmu FC End of Military Service
Out Transfers out DatePositionPlayerTransferred ToRef Permanent Transfer 2 August 2025 DF Lee Tae-seok Austria Wien Loan Transfer 17 November 2025 MF Kim Seo-jin Gimcheon Sangmu FC Military Service FW Hong Yun-sang
Friendly matches
Tour of Thailand (5 Jan – 23 Jan)
Others
Competitions Overall record
K League 1
Matches As usual, the league season is played over 38 matches. After 33 league matches between the 12 participating teams, the teams are split into the final round (top 6 teams) and relegation round (bottom 6 teams).
Korean FA Cup
2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
League stage
2025–26 AFC Champions League Two
Group stage
Team statistics
Appearances and goals
Player K-League FA Cup AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 ACL Elite AFC Champions League Two 2025/26 ACL Two TotalApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. GoalsApps. Goals1GK Yoon Pyeong-gook30101040902DF Eo Jeong-won30+31111+10203823DF Lee Dong-hee7+71001+10402014MF Jeon Min-gwang36+1000200+104005DF Jonathan Aspropotamitis3+201010301006MF Kim Jong-woo4+90001+10401907FW Kim In-sung8+2420+100+102+303928MF Oberdan31600200+103469FW Jorge Luiz26+10510201+1041510MF Baek Sung-dong5+30000+105+1015011FW Juninho Rocha20+8210202+1034212FW Cho Jae-hun2+1000001+307013DF Kang Min-jun18+10010002031014DF Park Seung-wook17+1100002020115FW Lee Kyu-min0+1000000+203016MF Han Chan-hee3+60101+100012017DF Shin Kwang-hoon29+7000102+1040018FW Kang Hyeon-Je2+1110+100+114019219FW Lee Ho-jae32+2130+101+112+12401620FW An Jae-joon1+50000+105+1113121GK Hwang In-jae33000102036022MF Hong Ji-woo100000001023DF Lee Dong-hyeop1+200+10003+118124DF Han Hyeon-seo16+5010005027025DF Cha Jun-young000000000026DF Lee Tae-seok22+4100202030127FW Park Su-been0+1000000+1012033DF Jo Sung-Wook100000001040MF Ki Sung-yueng13+3000001+1018044MF Lee Heon-jae0+200000002055DF Choi Hyun-Woung000000000066DF Lee Chang-woo6+5000003014070MF Hwang Seo-woong2+10000001+3116177MF Wanderson1+100010003080GK Seong-Min Hong200000002088MF Kim Dong-jin16+3010004+1025090MF Kim Dong-min0000000+101099FW Cho Sang-hyeok3+21210000+61313Players featured on a match but left the club on-loan37FW Hong Yun-sang24+5310200032347FW Kim Beom-su00000+100010Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season permanently34DF Lee Gyu-baeg0+1000000010
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