Stoke City

Bae Jun-Ho

Bae Jun-ho drifts between midfield and the wing looking for pockets of space a more rigid attacker would never find, using both feet to change direction without slowing down. His balance under pressure lets him hold the ball where most players would simply lose it.
Korea Republic Stoke City MID
Appearances
7
Goals
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
365
52.14 per match
Assists
0
Key passes
6
Pass accuracy
74%

Season Stats

Appearances
7
Minutes played
365
Goals
0
Assists
0
Key passes
6
Accuracy
74%

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 midfielders

Assists
78th of 78
Key passes
81st of 169
Pass accuracy
160th of 167
Goals
81st of 81
👻 Ghost Players #60 of 484
💪 Workhorses #167 of 484
🟨 Most Cards #213 of 342
👑 Assist Kings #223 of 480
😈 Bad Boys #413 of 507
🎯 Pass Master #414 of 583
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STO
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BIR
BIR
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STO
STO
20:00
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MIL
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WHU
WHU
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STO
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QPR
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Bae Jun-ho, The Playmaker Who Finds Pockets

Comfort on either foot lets him drift wherever space opens, turning a rigid attacking shape into something far less predictable.

Bae carries the ball through midfield at a tempo that invites a challenge and then evades it with an unexpected change of direction most defenders do not anticipate from someone his size. He operates comfortably off either foot, meaning a defender cannot simply push him one way and assume the danger has passed. That balance, paired with genuine stamina across a full match, has made him a difficult South Korean export for English full backs to contain.

The tension around a player this versatile is precisely where he does his best work, since he has been used centrally and wide without ever fully settling into one role. Managers keep finding different jobs for him rather than building a fixed system around his strengths. Watch which position Stoke ultimately commit to using him in, because that decision will shape how much end product he eventually produces.

The Rest Of The Squad

29 players

Goalkeepers

1
Viktor Johansson
Sweden · Age 28
14 apps
34
Frank Fielding
Age 38
0 apps
24
Josh Griffiths
West Bromwich Albion · Age 25
0 apps

Defenders

16
Ben Wilmot
Age 27
14 apps 2g
2
Ben Johnson
Ipswich Town · Age 26
13 apps 1g
5
Luke Graham
Age 22
12 apps 1g
17
Eric Bocat
Age 27
11 apps 2g 2a
21
Luca Bombino
Age 20
10 apps
40
Maksym Talovierov
Age 26
10 apps
18
Bosun Lawal
Age 23
9 apps
22
Junior Tchamadeu
Age 22
7 apps 1a
23
Ben Gibson
Age 33
1 app
3
Aaron Cresswell
Age 36
0 apps
43
Freddie Anderson
Barrow · Age 20
0 apps
52
Laurence Giani
Age 18
0 apps

Midfielders

27
Djibril Soumaré
Sheffield United · Age 23
14 apps
8
Ethan Galbraith
Swansea City · Age 25
13 apps 3g 4a
7
Jack McGlynn
Age 23
10 apps 4g 2a
13
Justin Devenny
Crystal Palace · Age 23
10 apps 2g
6
Svante Ingelsson
Sheffield Wednesday · Age 28
4 apps
19
Tomás Rigo
Age 24
4 apps 1a
4
Ben Pearson
Age 31
3 apps

Forwards

15
George Hirst
Scotland · Age 27
13 apps 1g 1a
9
Róbert Bozeník
Age 26
11 apps 1g 1a
11
Lamine Cissé
Age 23
8 apps 1g 1a
42
Million Manhoef
Age 24
6 apps
20
Sam Gallagher
Age 31
6 apps 2g 1a
58
Tyler Martin
Age 18
1 app
14
Ato Ampah
Age 20
0 apps
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