Lim Seon-joo

Lim Seon-joo
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-11-27) 27 November 1990
Place of birth Seogwipo, South Korea
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Seoul City Hall
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2025 Incheon Hyundai 252 (21)
2026– Seoul City Hall 3 (0)
International career‡
2008–2010 South Korea U20 16 (2)
2009– South Korea 105 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 July 2023

Lim Seon-joo (Korean: 임선주, Korean pronunciation: [im.sʌn.dʑu]; born 27 November 1990) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a centre-back for WK League side Seoul City Hall and the South Korean national team. She is one of the South Korean women's team's most capped players, having played at two World Cups, four Asian Cups, two Asian Games and four East Asian Cups.[1][2]

Early life

Lim was born in Seogwipo in Jeju Province.[3] After graduating from Nohyung Elementary School in Jeju City, she moved to Ulsan to pursue football seriously, attending Hyundai Chungeun Middle School and Hyundai High School.[4] Lim continued her youth career at Hanyang Women's University.[3] She played an important role in Hanyang's victory at the 2010 Unification Cup.[5]

Club career

Lim was selected by Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels as the first overall pick at the 2011 WK League new players' draft.[6] She captained the side from 2020 to 2021, leading the Red Angels to their eighth and ninth consecutive WK League titles.[7][8] Lim won a total of eleven consecutive WK League titles with Incheon Hyundai.[9][10] She transferred to Seoul City in 2026 but sustained an injury in the team's season opener against Suwon FC.[11]

International career

South Korea youth teams

Lim was part of the South Korean team that won the gold medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade, the country's best ever finish in women's football at the competition.[12][13] She was then a key player in the South Korean squad that came in third place at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the first South Korean national team to finish third in a FIFA tournament.[14][15]

South Korea

Lim made her full international debut for South Korea in 2009.[16] She scored in her debut match, a 19–0 victory against the Northern Mariana Islands in the qualifying tournament for the 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship.[17] Lim made her major tournament debut at the 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup. She went on to play in the 2014, 2018, and 2022 editions of the tournament.[1]

Lim played at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, where South Korea faced North Korea in the semi-final. Lim scored an own goal, and the match ended as a 1–2 loss for South Korea, ending their hopes of a gold medal.[18] The side went on to beat Vietnam in the 3rd-4th place playoff to win bronze.[19] Four years later, at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, South Korea once again reached the semi-finals, where they faced Japan. The score was level until late in the match, when Lim again scored an own goal, which sealed victory for the Japanese side, who went on to win the tournament.[20][21]

Lim appeared in her first FIFA Women's World Cup at the 2015 edition of the tournament.[22] She played in South Korea's group stage match against Costa Rica.[23] She was also included in the squad for the 2023 World Cup despite an injury in the build-up to the tournament.[24][25] She played in South Korea's opening group match against Colombia and was named in the starting eleven for the following match, against Morocco, but was replaced at the last minute by Shim Seo-yeon after experiencing pain in her leg during pre-match warm-ups.[26]

In 2023, Lim became the seventh Korean woman to join the FIFA Century Club as she reached the milestone of 100 A match appearances.[1]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 30 May 2025[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2009 2 1
2010 1 0
2011 2 0
2012 6 0
2013 13 0
2014 15 0
2015 9 0
2016 7 2
2017 7 0
2018 10 2
2019 6 0
2020 0 0
2021 8 1
2022 13 0
2023 6 0
2024 1 0
2025 4 0
Total 110 6
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lim Seon-joo goal.
List of international goals scored by Lim Seon-joo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 26 August 2009 Tainan County Stadium, Tainan, Taiwan Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands 3–0 19–0 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship qualifiers [17]
2 9 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan VietnamVietnam 2–0 4–0 2016 Olympic Games qualifiers [28]
3 3–0
4 16 April 2018 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan PhilippinesPhilippines 3–0 5–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup [29]
5 21 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia IndonesiaIndonesia 3–0 12–0 2018 Asian Games [30]
6 27 November 2021 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea New ZealandNew Zealand 2–1 2–1 Friendly [31]

Honours

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

  • WK League
    • Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

South Korea Universiade

South Korea U-20

South Korea

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ha, Geun-soo (17 February 2023). "'또 하나의 역사' 임선주, 女축구 사상 7번째 '센추리 클럽' 달성" ['Another bit of history' Lim Seon-joo becomes 7th woman footballer to be admitted into 'Century Club']. Inter Football (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Henry, Genevieve (17 July 2023). "World Cup Preview: South Korea". Impetus Football (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  3. 1 2 Hur, Ji-hoon (17 August 2010). "제주출신 임선주.김진영 "이젠 통일대기 우승"" [Lim Seon-joo and Kim Jin-young of Jeju: "Next we'll win the Unification Cup"]. Jeju Sori (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Hur, Ji-hoon (15 February 2011). "첫 올림픽 출전의 꿈 제주서 영근다" [The Olympic dream ripens in Jeju]. Jeju Sori (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  5. ↑ Hur, Ji-hoon (26 August 2010). "제주출신 임선주 없었으면 한양여대 우승 없었다" [Hanyang Women's Univ. wouldn't have won without Jeju's Lim Seon-joo]. Jeju Sori (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  6. ↑ Kim, Dae-saeng (17 November 2010). "임선주·김진영, WK리그 드래프트 1차 지명" [Lim Seon-joo, Kim Jin-young picked in first round of WK League draft]. Jemin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  7. ↑ Kim, Do-yong (10 August 2020). "'임선주 결승골' 현대제철 5연승…WK리그 선두 질주" [Hyundai Steel secure fifth consecutive win thanks to Lim Seon-joo's winning goal, storming ahead in WK League]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026 – via Nate Sports.
  8. ↑ Jo, Hyo-jong (20 November 2021). "'통합 9연패' 현대제철 이끈 임선주 "주장일 때 우승하는 것, 더 뜻깊어"" [Lim Seon-joo, who led Hyundai Steel to their ninth consecutive title: "Winning is even more meaningful as captain"]. Footballist (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Kim, Hyun-hwi (26 November 2022). "'10연패' 인천현대제철 임선주 "어우현? 우리에겐 우승 DNA 있어"" ['10 consecutive wins' Incheon Hyundai Steel's Lim Seon-joo: "Hyundai Win Anway?" We have winning in our DNA]. Sports Genius (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Yoon, Ji-man (25 November 2023). "결국은 '어우현'…인천 현대제철, 수원FC 위민에 대역전극, WK리그 통합 11연패" [In the end, 'Hyundai Win Anyway'... Incheon Hyundai Steel turn things around against Suwon FC Women to claim 11th consecutive WK League title]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  11. ↑ Kim, Hyun-hwi (10 April 2026). "'벤치 멤버 딱 한 명' 서울시청 유영실이 인천현대제철전 앞두고 한숨 지은 이유" ['Only one on the bench': The reason Seoul City manager Yoo Young-sil sighed ahead of Incheon Hyundai Steel match]. Sports Genius (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Kim, Jason (12 July 2009). "Big wins for Korea at Universiade". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Kang, Jae-byung (12 July 2009). "'장하다, 제주의 딸'...임선주.김진영 U-대회 '금메달'" ['Good work, daughters of Jeju'... Lim Seon-joo, Kim Jin-young win gold at Universiade]. Jeju News (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  14. ↑ "U20 여자월드컵 한국, 사상 첫 세계 3위" [U-20 Women's World Cup: first world 3rd place finish in history for South Korea]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 1 August 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  15. ↑ Hur, Ji-hoon (2 August 2010). ""장하다 제주의 딸들!" 한국 축구 새 역사 중심에 '우뚝'" ["Good work, daughters of Jeju!" The 'pillar' at the centre of Korean football's new history]. Jeju Sori (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  16. ↑ Jang, Bo-in (20 January 2021). "여자축구 고참 임선주 "마지막일지 모르는 올림픽…간절함 커요"" [Women's football veteran Lim Seon-joo "This could be my last chance at the Olympics... I'm really determined"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026 – via Nate Sports.
  17. 1 2 Lee, Sang-heon (27 August 2009). "여자대표팀, 북마리아나 제도에 19-0 대승" [Women's football team thrash Northern Mariana Islands 19-0]. Sportal Korea (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026 – via Nate Sports.
  18. ↑ Woo, Chung-won (2 August 2018). "'4년전 눈물' 임선주, "메달 색깔 바꿔 올게요"" ['The tears of four years ago' Lim Seon-joo: I'll change the colour of the medal this time]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  19. ↑ Lee, Kyun-jae (1 October 2014). "임선주가 지소연에게 "동메달 축하해 그리고 미안해"" [Lim Seon-joo to Ji So-yun: "Contratulations on the bronze medal, and sorry"]. OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026 – via Nate Sports.
  20. ↑ Han, Eun-soo (28 August 2018). "여자축구 한국, 일본에 1-2 패…임선주 자책골 '결승행 무산'" [Korea lose 1-2 to Japan in women's football... fail to reach final with Lim Seon-joo own goal]. E Today (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  21. ↑ Shin, Sung-jae (28 August 2018). "임선주 자책골에 네티즌들 "자책하지마 임선주!"" [In response to Lim Seon-joo's own goal, netizens say: "Don't blame yourself, Lim Seon-joo!"]. Geumgang Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  22. ↑ Go, Il-hwan (15 May 2015). "여자 월드컵 대표팀 23명 최종명단 확정" [Women's World Cup: 23-strong final squad confirmed]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  23. ↑ Seo, Jae-won (14 June 2015). "'통한의 실점' 한국, 코스타리카와 2-2 아쉬운 무승부...첫 승 실패" ['A painful goal conceded' Korea's disappointing 2-2 draw with Costa Rica... Still seeking first win]. Inter Football (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  24. ↑ An, Young-jun (10 April 2023). "'불행 중 다행' 임선주, 월드컵 뛴다…부상 회복에 한 달 소요" ['Silver lining' Lim Seon-joo to play at World Cup, will take a month to recover from injury]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  25. ↑ Kim, Mun-gi (5 July 2023). "제주 임선주, 여자월드컵 무대 뛴다" [Jeju's Lim Seon-joo to take the stage at World Cup]. Jeju News (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  26. ↑ Jeon, Young-ji (30 July 2023). "'경기전 종아리 통증'임선주→심서연 긴급 선발교체" ['Calf pain before the match' Lim Seon-joo urgently replaced by Shim Seo-yeon]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "Lim Seon-joo". Korea Football Association.
  28. ↑ Jung, Yoon-shik (9 March 2016). "올림픽여자축구 '임선주 멀티골' 한국, 베트남 4 대 0 완파" [Olympic women's football: Korea defeats Vietnam 4-0 thanks to multiple goals from Lim Seon-joo]. SBS (in Korean). Retrieved 15 June 2026 – via Nate Sports.
  29. ↑ Tamayao, Brian (17 April 2018). "South Korea hammers Philippines for final World Cup spot". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "S. Korea blank hosts Indonesia 12-0 in women's football". Yonhap News Agency. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  31. ↑ Yun, So-hyang (29 November 2021). "Women's football team face off against New Zealand again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
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