| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Eliteserien | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015 | Eliteserien | 3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.73 |
| 2016 | 1. Division | 9 | 262 | 3 | 0 | 1.03 | — |
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 9 | 507 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 | 6.82 |
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 23 | 1640 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 6.68 |
| 2018 | 2. Division - Group 1 | 5 | 450 | 1 | 0 | 0.2 | — |
| 2019 | Super League (China) | 16 | 258 | 1 | 0 | 0.35 | 6.71 |
| 2020 | Super League (China) | 8 | 298 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 | 6.96 |
| 2022 | Super League (China) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 6.32 |
| 2023 | 1. Division | 16 | 890 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 6.91 |
| 2024 | 1. Division | 29 | 2604 | 19 | 4 | 0.79 | 8.1 |
| 2025 | Super League (China) | 30 | 2657 | 5 | 2 | 0.24 | 6.86 |
| 2026 | Super League (China) | 14 | 875 | 1 | 1 | 0.21 | 6.75 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-08-14
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Start | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Molde | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Strømsgodset | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Haugesund | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aalesund | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vålerenga | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sandefjord | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lillestrøm | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kristiansund | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Odd | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bodø / Glimt | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Sarpsborg 08 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mjøndalen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shandong Taishan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brann | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Beijing Guoan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tromsø | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Henan Songshan Longmen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sandnes Ulf | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sogndal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Across 14 Super League (China) appearances in 2026, John Hou Sæter contributed 1 goal plus 1 assist (875 minutes) — 0.21 goal involvements per 90. That season graded out at an average match rating of 6.75.
His league record spans 13 seasons (2014–2026) across 6 clubs. At his best he averaged 8.1 in 2024, 1. Division; at his worst, 6.68 in 2018. The direction of late is downward — 0.23 under his prior average over the last two rated seasons.
