# 2024 Pohang Steelers season

The 2024 season was Pohang Steelers' 42nd season in the K League 1 in South Korea. Pohang Steelers competed in the K League 1, Korean FA Cup, and the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite.

## Players

| No. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Contract since | Contract end |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 1 | Yoon Pyeong-gook | (1992-02-08) 8 February 1992 (age 33) | Gwangju | 2022 | |
| 21 | Hwang In-jae | (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 30) | Gimcheon Sangmu | 2020 | |
| 32 | Lee Seung-Hwan | (2003-04-05) 5 April 2003 (age 21) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| 41 | Kang Seong-hyeok | (2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 19) | Daykey High School | 2024 | |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Eo Jeong-won | (1999-07-08) 8 July 1999 (age 25) | Busan IPark | 2024 | |
| 3 | Lee Dong-hee | (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 25) | Bucheon | 2024 | 2026 |
| 5 | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | (1996-06-07) 7 June 1996 (age 28) | Macarthur | 2024 | |
| 12 | Kim Ryun-seong | (2002-06-04) 4 June 2002 (age 22) | Gimcheon Sangmu | 2021 | |
| 17 | Shin Kwang-hoon | (1987-03-18) 18 March 1987 (age 37) | Gangwon | 2021 | |
| 23 | Lee Dong-hyeop | (2003-03-12) 12 March 2003 (age 21) | Kwangwoon University | 2024 | |
| 26 | Lee Tae-seok | (2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 22) | FC Seoul | 2024 | |
| 34 | Lee Gyu-baeg | (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 21) | Youth Team | 2022 | |
| 39 | Min Sang-gi | (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991 (age 33) | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 2024 | |
| 55 | Choi Hyeon-woong | (2003-10-09) 9 October 2003 (age 21) | Jeonbuk Hyundai | 2023 | |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Jeon Min-gwang | (1993-01-17) 17 January 1993 (age 32) | Goyang Citizen | 2019 | |
| 6 | Kim Jong-woo | (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) | Gwangju | 2019 | |
| 8 | Oberdan | (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29) | Figueirense | 2024 | |
| 10 | Baek Sung-dong | (1991-08-13) 13 August 1991 (age 33) | FC Anyang | 2023 | |
| 13 | Yun Suk-ju | (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002 (age 23) | Gimcheon Sangmu | 2022 | |
| 16 | Han Chan-hee | (1997-03-17) 17 March 1997 (age 27) | Gimcheon Sangmu | 2023 | |
| 19 | Yoon Min-Ho | (1999-10-17) 17 October 1999 (age 25) | Gimpo | 2022 | |
| 22 | Kim Gyu-hyeong | (1999-03-29) 29 March 1999 (age 25) | Suwon | 2024 | |
| 66 | Kim Jun-ho | (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 22) | Youth Team | 2024 | |
| 70 | Hwang Seo-woong | (2005-01-22) 22 January 2005 (age 20) | Youth Team | 2024 | |
| 77 | Wanderson | (1995-07-03) 3 July 1995 (age 29) | Al-Ittihad Kalba | 2022 | |
| 88 | Kim Dong-jin | (2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 21) | Hannam University | 2024 | |
| 89 | Kim Myung-jun | (2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 (age 18) | Youth Team | 2024 | |
| Forwards |||||||
| 7 | Kim In-sung | (1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 35) | Seoul E-Land | 2023 | |
| 9 | Jorge Luiz | (1999-06-21) 21 June 1999 (age 25) | Feirense | 2024 | |
| 11 | Jo Seong-joon | (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990 (age 34) | FC Anyang | 2024 | |
| 14 | Heo Yong-joon | (1993-01-08) 8 January 1993 (age 32) | Vegalta Sendai | 2020 | |
| 15 | Lee Kyu-min | (2005-09-28) 28 September 2005 (age 19) | Pyeongtaek Jinwee | 2024 | |
| 18 | Kang Hyeon-Je | (2002-08-31) 31 August 2002 (age 22) | Sangji University | 2023 | |
| 20 | An Jae-joon | (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) | Bucheon | 2024 | |
| 27 | Jeong Jae-hee | (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 30) | Gimcheon Sangmu | 2022 | |
| 33 | Lee Ho-jae | (2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 24) | Korea University | 2021 | |
| 37 | Hong Yun-sang | (2002-03-19) 19 March 2002 (age 22) | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2023 | |
| Players who went out on loan during season |||||||
| 20 | Park Chan-yong | (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 29) | Jeonnam Dragons | 2022 | |
| 28 | Kim Jung-hyun | (2004-06-29) 29 June 2004 (age 20) | Cheonan Jeil High School | 2024 | |
| 29 | Park Hyeong-woo | (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20) | Cheonan Jeil High School | 2023 | |
| 30 | Yoon Jae-woon | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) | Ajou University | 2023 | |
| | Park Su-been | (2005-08-27) 27 August 2005 (age 19) | Youth Team | 2024 | |
| Players who left mid-season |||||||
| | Kang Hyeon-mu | (1995-03-13) 13 March 1995 (age 29) | Gimcheon Sangmu | 2014 | |

## Transfers
### Pre-season
#### In

Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| GK | Kang Seong-hyeok | Daykey High School | Free transfer |
| DF | Eo Jeong-won | Busan IPark | Free transfer |
| DF | Lee Dong-hee | Bucheon | Free transfer |
| DF | Lee Dong-hyeop | Kwangwoon University | Free transfer |
| DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | Macarthur | Free transfer |
| MF | Kim Dong-jin | Hannam University | Free transfer |
| MF | Kim Gyu-hyeong | Suwon | Free transfer |
| MF | Oberdan | Figueirense | Free transfer |
| FW | Jorge Luiz | Feirense | Free transfer |
| FW | Lee Kyu-min | Pyeongtaek Jinwee | Free transfer |
| FW | Jo Seong-joon | FC Anyang | Free transfer |
Returned from loan
| Position | Player | Returned from |

#### Out

Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| GK | Cho Sung-hoon | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Free |
| GK | Noh Ji-hun | Paju Citizen | Free |
| DF | Alex Grant | Tianjin Jinmen Tiger | Free |
| DF | Sim Sang-min | Ulsan HD | Free |
| DF | Kim Yong-hwan | Jeonnam Dragons | Free |
| DF | Bak Keon-woo | Ehime | Free |
| DF | Ha Chang-rae | Nagoya Grampus | Undisclosed |
| DF | Shin Won-chul | Paju Citizen | Free |
| MF | Song Han-rok | Paju Citizen | Free |
| MF | Yang Tae-Ryoul | Jeonju Citizen | Free |
| FW | Goh Young-jun | FK Partizan | Undisclosed |
| FW | Zeca | Shandong Taishan | Undisclosed |
| FW | Lee Hyun-il | Gimpo FC | Free |
| FW | Kim Seung-dae | Daejeon Hana Citizen | Free |
Loaned out
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Note |
| DF | Cho Jae-hun | Jeonnam Dragons | Season loan |
| DF | Park Seung-wook | Gimcheon Sangmu | Enlisted |
Loan return
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Note |
| MF | Oberdan | Figueirense | End of loan |

### Mid-season
#### In

Transfers in
| Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| DF | Min Sang-gi | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | Free |
| DF | Lee Tae-seok | FC Seoul | Free |
| MF | Kim Seo-jin | Ajou University | Free |
| FW | An Jae-joon | Bucheon | Free transfer |
Returned from loan
| Position | Player | Returned from | Note |
| GK | Kang Hyeon-mu | FC Seoul | End of Military Service |

#### Out

Transfers out
| Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| GK | Kang Hyeon-mu | FC Seoul | Free transfer |
Loaned out
| Position | Player | Loaned to | Note |
| DF | Kim Ryun-sung | Busan IPark | Season loan |
| MF | Kim Jung-hyun | Chungbuk Cheongju | Season loan |
| MF | Kim Seo-jin | Cheonan City | Season loan |
| FW | Yoon Jae-Woon | Bucheon | Season loan |
| FW | Park Su-been | CD Leganés B | Season loan |

## Competitions
### K League 1

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | FC Seoul | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 58 | Qualification for Champions League Elite play-off round |
| 5 | Suwon FC | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 57 | −3 | 53 | |
| 6 | Pohang Steelers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 53 | Qualification for Champions League Two group stage |
| 7 | Jeju United | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 38 | 54 | −16 | 49 | |
| 8 | Daejeon Hana Citizen | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 48 | |
* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league was split into two groups, the top six and the bottom six.
* ↑ Qualified as Korea Cup champions.

#### 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).

### 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 7 | Shanghai Shenhua | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 10 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 8 | Shanghai Port | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 8 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 9 | Pohang Steelers | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 6 | |
| 10 | Ulsan HD | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 3 | |
| 11 | Central Coast Mariners | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | −10 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss

#### League stage
## Team statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 3 Dec 2024
| No. | Pos. | Player | K-League | K-League | FA Cup | FA Cup | AFC Champions League 2023/24 ACL | AFC Champions League 2023/24 ACL | AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 ACL Elite | AFC Champions League Elite 2024/25 ACL Elite | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Player | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals | Apps. | Goals |
| 1 | GK | Yoon Pyeong-gook | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Eo Jeong-won | 15+13 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | Lee Dong-hee | 22+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Jeon Min-gwang | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | Jonathan Aspropotamitis | 7+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Kim Jong-woo | 8+17 | 2 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | Kim In-sung | 19+9 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 38 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | Oberdan | 33+2 | 3 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 5 |
| 9 | FW | Jorge Luiz | 20+14 | 3 | 2+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 6 |
| 10 | MF | Baek Sung-dong | 16+19 | 2 | 3+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | Jo Seong-joon | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Kim Ryun-seong | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | Yoon Suk-ju | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Heo Yong-joon | 20+3 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
| 15 | FW | Lee Kyu-min | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Han Chan-hee | 22+8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | 40 | 2 |
| 17 | DF | Shin Kwang-hoon | 27+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Kang Hyeon-Je | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | Yoon Min-Ho | 11+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | An Jae-joon | 3+5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| 21 | GK | Hwang In-jae | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 37 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Kim Gyu-hyeong | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Lee Dong-hyeop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Lee Tae-seok | 9+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | Jeong Jae-hee | 11+25 | 8 | 1+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 2 | 44 | 14 |
| 29 | FW | Park Hyeong-Woo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | Lee Seung-hwan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Lee Ho-jae | 9+18 | 9 | 1+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 |
| 34 | DF | Lee Gyu-baeg | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | Hong Yun-sang | 27+6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 7 |
| 39 | DF | Min Sang-gi | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 41 | GK | Kang Seong-hyeok | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | Choi Hyun-Woung | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | Kim Jun-ho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | Hwang Seo-woong | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | Wanderson | 35+3 | 4 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 49 | 6 |
| 88 | MF | Kim Dong-jin | 6+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 89 | MF | Kim Myung-jun | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Players featured on a match but left the club on-loan |||||||||||||
| 14 | FW | Heo Yong-joon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Park Chan-yong | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 30 | FW | Yoon Jae-Woon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players featured on a match but left the club mid-season permanently |||||||||||||