Min Yu-kyeong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 9, 1995 | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hwacheon KSPO | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008-2010 | Gwangyeong Middle School | ||
| 2011-2013 | Gwangyang Girls High School | ||
| 2014-2015 | Hanyang Women's University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016-2022 | Suwon FMC | ||
| 2023- | Hwacheon KSPO | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | South Korea U-14 | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | South Korea U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012-2013 | South Korea U-20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | South Korea Universiade | 10 | (0) |
| 2014- | South Korea | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 05:01, 28 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Min Yu-kyeong (Korean: 민유경, born 9 June 1995) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WK League side Hwacheon KSPO and the South Korean national team.
Early life
Min started playing football with boys at elementary school but took the sport up more seriously in sixth grade after being scouted by a coach from a football academy programme at another local school.[1]
Club career
Min was selected by Suwon FMC in the fifth round of the 2016 WK League new players draft.[2] In 2023, Min moved to Hwacheon KSPO and was named as club captain, leading the team to their first WK League playoff in six years.[3][4] In 2025, after Hwacheon lifted the WK League trophy and completed a domestic treble, Min was named in the Best XI at the annual WK League Awards.[5][6]
International career
Min played for South Korea at several youth levels.[7] She was the country's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, at which South Korea reached the quarter-finals.[8][9][10]
She received her first senior international call-up in 2014.[8] She was part of South Korea's squad at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[11] Min was included in the first South Korea squad selected by newly appointed manager Shin Sang-woo in 2024, but withdrew due to injury.[12][13]
Honours
Hwacheon KSPO
- WK League
- Champions: 2025
- Runners-up: 2024
- National Sports Festival
- Champions: 2024, 2025
- National Women's Football Championship
- Champions: 2025
Individual
- KWFF WK League Awards
- Best XI: 2025
References
- ↑ Ha, Hye-rim (19 July 2023). "창단 첫 우승에 도전하다 | 화천 KSPO 여자축구단" (in Korean). Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (South Korea). Retrieved 28 April 2026 – via Naver Blog.
- ↑ Oh, Hae-won (24 December 2015). "썰렁한 WK리그 신인 드래프트, 'X-MAS' 선물은 없었다" [No 'X-MAS' gifts at the chilly WK League new players draft]. No Cut News (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Jang, So-yun (31 August 2023). "'PK 선방' 화천GK 민유경 "감독님 말 듣고 PK 막았다"" ['Penalty saved' Hwacheon keeper Min Yu-kyeong: "I listened to the manager and blocked the PK"] (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 28 April 2026 – via Naver Blog.
- ↑ Cho, Sung-ryong (29 August 2023). "'PK 선방' 화천KSPO 민유경 "고집 꺾고 말 들으니 막을 수 있었어"" ['PK save' Hwacheon KSPO Min Yu-kyeong: "I could block it because I overcame my stubbornness and listened"]. Sports Genius (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Jo, Eun-jung (10 December 2025). "베스트11 GK 민유경" [Best 11 goalkeeper Min Yu-kyeong]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Bae, Jin-nam (10 December 2025). "'여자축구 시즌 3관왕' 화천KSPO 주장 정지연, WK리그 초대 MVP" ['Women's football treble' Hwacheon KSPO's captain Jung Ji-yeon is WK League's first MVP]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Kwon, Tae-jung (21 March 2017). "'막내 GK' 민유경, 힘든 훈련 이겨낼 자극제는?" [What's 'baby GK' Min Yu-kyeong's trick to get through tough training?]. Korea Football Association (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- 1 2 Kwon, Tae-jung (24 November 2015). "'차세대 GK' 민유경 "언니들과 경쟁, 뒤쳐지지 않겠다"" ['Next generation GK' Min Yu-kyeong: "I'll compete with my eonnis and won't fall behind"]. Footballist (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Yang, Kwang-sam (22 July 2014). "U-20 여자 월드컵 민유경 선수, 월드컵 이후에 승리의 V자 할게요~" [U-20 Women's World Cup's Min Yu-kyeong: I'll do a V for victory when I get back from the World Cup]. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Lavery, Glenn (6 August 2014). "South Korea survive late charge to draw with England". The FA. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Ok, Young-hwa (7 May 2014). "GK 김정미, 전미경, 민유경, '골문은 저희가!'" [Goalkeepers Kim Jung-mi, Jeon Mi-kyung, Min Yu-kyeong: "We'll be in goal!"]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026 – via Nate Sports.
- ↑ Paik, Ji-hwan (15 October 2024). "Revamped Taeguk Ladies to face Japan on Oct. 26". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 28 April 2026.
- ↑ Seol, Ha-eun (18 October 2024). "여자축구대표팀, 다친 이금민·민유경 대신 강채림·김민정 발탁" [Women's national football team: Kang Chae-rim, Kim Min-jung called up to replace injured Lee Geum-min, Min Yu-kyeong]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 28 April 2026.
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