Lee Min-a
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Daegu, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Yeungjin College | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Incheon Red Angels | ||
2018–2019 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 17 | (5) |
2020– | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
International career‡ | |||
2008 | South Korea U17 | 4 | (0) |
2010 | South Korea U20 | 7 | (0) |
2012– | South Korea | 80 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 |
Lee Min-a | |
Hangul | 이민아 |
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Revised Romanization | I Min-a |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Mina |
Lee Min-a (born 8 November 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team.
In 2017, Lee was named KFA Women's Player of the Year.[2]
Club career
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
After playing for Yeungjin College from 2010 to 2012,[3] Lee joined Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the WK League. In 2015, she scored 6 goals and recorded 5 assists in 26 appearances. In 2016, she scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist in 23 appearances. In 2017, she finished the season with 14 goals and 10 assists in 28 appearances.[4] Between 2013 and 2017, Lee won 5 straight WK League titles.[5]
INAC Kobe Leonessa
In December 2017, Lee joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.[3] On 21 March 2018, she made her debut in a 2–0 home victory against Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama.[6] On 24 September 2018, she scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Mynavi Vegalta Sendai.[7]
International career
Lee was part of the South Korea under-20 team that finished third at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8] On 15 February 2012, she made her debut for the senior team in a 1–0 loss to North Korea.[9] On 21 January 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win over Vietnam in the 2016 Four Nations Tournament in Shenzhen.[9]
Career statistics
International
- As of 28 February 2024.[1]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2012 | 7 | 0 |
2013 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | 13 | 5 | |
2017 | 8 | 1 | |
2018 | 13 | 8 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 1 | |
2022 | 11 | 2 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 80 | 17 |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 January 2016 | Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2016 Four Nations Tournament |
2 | 8 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() | 6–0 | 13–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
3 | 12–0 | |||||
4 | 11 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() | 3–0 | 14–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
5 | 14 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | ![]() | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
6 | 5 April 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | ![]() | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
7 | 28 February 2018 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
8 | 6 March 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
9 | 13 April 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
10 | 4–0 | |||||
11 | 16 April 2018 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
12 | 24 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
13 | 28 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 Asian Games |
14 | 31 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
15 | 17 September 2021 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ![]() | 4–0 | 12–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
16 | 26 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
17 | 12 November 2022 | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Individual
- KFA Footballer of the Year: 2017[2]
References
- ^ a b "이민아 LEE Mina MF". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ a b "[KFA AWARD 2017] SON Heungmin and LEE Mina were awarded 2017 Player of the Year". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b イ ミナ選手 新加入のお知らせ (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "WK League player stats" (in Korean). WK League. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Incheon Hyundai Steel Defeats Hwacheon KSPO, Winning Total of 5 Champions Title of WK-League". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "2018プレナスなでしこリーグ1部[第1節]vs日体大FIELDS横浜の試合結果" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ^ "2018プレナスなでしこリーグ1部[第12節]vsマイナビベガルタ仙台レディース 試合結果" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Kaiser: South Korean players to watch ahead of USWNT matches". Equalizer Soccer. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b "이민아, ..왜소한 체격에 악바리근성과 지지치 않는 체력에 청초한 외모로 많은 팬들 사랑!". 폴리뉴스 Polinews (in Korean). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Hyundai Steel are WK League Champions Again". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their fourth title in a row". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.