Lee Min-hwa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 29, 1999 | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hwacheon KSPO | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012-2014 | Jinju Girls' Middle School | ||
| 2015-2017 | Gwangyang Girls' High School | ||
| 2018-2019 | Ulsan College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020- | Hwacheon KSPO | 112 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025- | South Korea | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:25, 27 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 04:25, 27 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Lee Min-hwa (Korean: 이민화) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defender for WK League club Hwacheon KSPO and the South Korean national team. She played at the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Club career
Lee was selected by Hwacheon KSPO in the second round of the 2020 WK League new players draft.[1] In 2024, after KSPO finished as WK League runners-up, Lee was named in the Korea Pro Footballers Association (KPFA) WK League Best XI.[2] The following year, Hwacheon won their first WK League title to complete a domestic treble, and Lee was again recognised as a key player, being named in the WK League Best XI at the KWFF WK League Awards.[3]
International career
Lee received her first senior call-up for South Korea in 2024 under newly appointed manager Shin Sang-woo.[4] She made her international debut the following year in a friendly match against Colombia and was subsequently added to South Korea's squad for the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[5][6]
Honours
Hwacheon KSPO
- WK League
- National Women's Football Championship
- Champions: 2025
- National Sports Festival
- Champions: 2025
South Korea
- EAFF E-1 Football Championship
- Champions: 2025
Individual
- KPFA 2024 WK League Awards
- Best XI: 2024
- KWFF WK League Awards
- Best XI: 2025
References
- ↑ Lee, Bo-kyung (19 December 2019). "'2020 WK리그 신인선수 선발 드래프트' 전체 57명 중 22명 선발" [2020 WK League new players draft: 22 of 57 players selected]. Sportal Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 27 April 2026 – via Nate Sporst.
- ↑ Jung, Sang-mok (14 November 2024). "선수들이 만든 축제, WK리그 시상식" [A party made by the players: the WK League Awards]. News Gyeongnam (in Korean). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "화천KSPO 트레블 신화 이끈 '캡틴'정지연 WK리그 MVP 영예" [Jung Ji-yeon, who led Hwacheon KSPO to treble as captain, honoured as WK League MVP]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 10 December 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Lee, Ki-cheol (14 October 2024). "'신상우호' 여자 축구대표팀엔 '새 얼굴' 6명 승선" [Six 'new faces' among Shin Sang-woo's women's national team squad]. Seoul Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Lee, Dong-su (3 June 2025). "화천 KSPO 이민화 A매치 데뷔…대표팀 세대교체 속 빛난 첫 걸음" [Hwacheon KSPO's Lee Min-hwa makes A match debut as national team takes shining first step towards generational shift]. Gangwon News (in Korean). Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Yoo, Jee-ho (26 June 2025). "S. Korean men's, women's squads add 3 players each for East Asian football tournament". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
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