Mun Eun-ju

Mun Eun-ju
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Hwacheon KSPO
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021- Hwacheon KSPO
International career‡
2015 South Korea U-17 3 (2)
2016-2017 South Korea U-20 5 (1)
2023- South Korea 18 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:00, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Mun Eun-ju (Korean: 문은주; born 1 September 2000) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for WK League club Hwacheon KSPO and the South Korea national team.

Club career

Mun was selected by Hwacheon KSPO as the first overall pick at the 2021 WK League new players draft.[1][2] She was considered to be one of the league's most promising young players at the start of her second season with the club, and scored a hat-trick in Hwacheon's third round match against Changnyeong WFC.[3][4]

Mun was named in the 2025 WK League Best XI at the annual WK League Awards, following a season in which she scored 12 goals, and Hwacheon won their first WK League title to complete a domestic treble.[5][6] She missed the start of the 2026 WK League season due to an injury sustained while on international duty.[7]

International career

Mun made her senior international debut for South Korea in 2023, coming on as a substitute in the side's match against Myanmar at the 2022 Asian Games.[8] She scored twice in her second A match appearance, a 5–0 victory over Hong Kong, a few days later.[9] Mun played in all three of South Korea's matches on the way to lifting the trophy at the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.[10][11]

She played in all of South Korea's matches at the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup, scoring twice during the group stage to help her side progress to the quarter-finals as group winners.[12][13] Mun sustained an injury in the first half of the team's semi-final clash with Japan, and as a result she was absent from the national team squad for the 2026 FIFA Series.[14][15]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 March 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2023 3 2
2024 1 0
2025 9 2
2026 5 2
Total 18 6
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mun Eun-ju goal.
List of international goals scored by Mun Eun-ju
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 September 2023 Hangzhou Olympic Expo Center, Hangzhou, China  Hong Kong 3–0 5–0 2022 Asian Games [17]
2 5–0
3 23 February 2025 Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates  Thailand 4–0 4–0 2025 Pink Ladies Cup [18]
4 26 February 2025  India 3–0 3–0 [19]
5 5 March 2026 Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia  Philippines 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup [12]
6 8 March 2026 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia  Australia 1–0 3–3 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup [13]

Honours

Hwacheon KSPO

South Korea

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Jo, Sung-ryong (17 December 2020). "'문은주 1순위' WK리그 드래프트, 55명 중 21명 뽑았다" ['Mun Eun-ju first pick' WK League Draft: 21 of 55 players signed]. Sports Genius (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Jang, Bo-in (17 December 2020). "'여자축구 기대주' 문은주, 1순위로 WK리그 화천 KSPO행" ['Prospect for women's football' Mun Eun-ju heading to WK League's Hwacheon as first pick]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Kang, Geun-ju (3 April 2022). "이새움-곽미진 화천KSPO 선수은퇴…WK리그 개막" [Hwacheon KSPO's Lee Sae-um, Kwak Mi-jin retire, WK League begins]. Financial News (in Korean). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Park, Jae-man (22 April 2022). "'문은주 해트트릭' 화천KSPO, 창녕WFC에 5-2 승리" [Mun Eun-ju hat-trick sees Hwacheon KSPO beat Changnyeong WFC 5-2]. New Korea Journal (in Korean). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Han, Kyu-bin (11 December 2025). "화천KSPO, KWFF 시상식 싹쓸이 '최고의 원팀' 입증" [Hwacheon KSPO recognised as the 'best one team' at KWFF Awards]. Gangwon Domin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2026 – via Daum.
  6. ↑ "KWFF Awards: All the winners". WK League News. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Bae, Jin-nam (1 April 2026). "WK리그 감독들이 본 2026시즌…KSPO 2연패 vs 수원FC 정상 탈환" [The 2026 season according to WK League managers... KSPO consecutive victories or a return to the top for Suwon FC]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Choi, Song-a (22 September 2023). "여자축구, 첫 경기서 미얀마에 3-0 완승…지소연 A매치 68호골" [Women's football team win decisive 3-0 in first match against Myanmar, Ji So-yun's 68th A match goal]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Song, Ji-hoon (28 September 2023). "여자축구, 홍콩 5-0로 꺾고 8강 진출…30일 북한과 붙는다" [Women's football team beat Hong Kong 5-0 to proceed to quarter-finals, set to face North Korea on 30th]. The JoongAng (in Korean). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Korea hold Japan to 1-1 draw at Asian women's football tournament at home". Korea JoongAng Daily. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Yoo, Jee-ho (16 July 2025). "S. Korea capture E. Asian women's football title with win over Chinese Taipei". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  12. 1 2 "S. Korea beat Philippines 3-0 to reach women's quarter finals". The Korea Times. 5 March 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  13. 1 2 Lewis, Samantha (8 March 2026). "Matildas score late in see-sawing draw with South Korea as top spot slips away at Women's Asian Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  14. ↑ Lynch, Joey (18 March 2026). "Japan continue to look unstoppable as they set up Asian Cup finale with Matildas". ESPN. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Han, Kyu-bin (1 April 2026). "화천 KSPO 이민화·최민아 FIFA시리즈2026 명단 발탁" [Hwacheon KSPO's Lee Min-hwa, Choi Min-a in squad for FIFA Series 2026]. Gangwon Domin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "Choi Yoo-jung". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  17. ↑ Bulley, Jim (28 September 2023). "Korea beat Hong Kong 5-0 to reach women's football quarterfinals". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  18. ↑ Paik, Ji-hwan (24 February 2025). "Taeguk Ladies thrash Thailand 4-0 in Pink Ladies Cup". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Indian Senior Women go down to Korea Republic in Pink Ladies Cup". All India Football Federation. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
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