Kim Jung-mi (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Yeungjin College | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2025 | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003–2024 | South Korea | 152 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Kim Jung-mi | |
| Hangul | 김정미 |
|---|---|
| RR | Gim Jeongmi |
| MR | Kim Chŏngmi |
Kim Jung-mi (Korean: 김정미; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dʑʌŋ.mi] or [kim] [tɕʌŋ.mi]; born 16 October 1984) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Kim joined INI Steel in 2004 and remained at the club for 21 years until her departure in 2025.[1] In 2024, she became the first ever goalkeeper to make 300 WK League appearances.[2]
International career
Having made her international debut at the 2003 AFC Women's Championship, Kim played for South Korea at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.[3][4]
Kim participated at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[5][6] At the tournament, she drew attention for her resilience as she continued to play despite an injury to her cheekbone.[7] She was named best goalkeeper at the 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup, where South Korea finished as runners-up.[8]
Kim missed the 2019 World Cup due to an achilles tendon injury, but returned to the national team squad for the 2023 iteration of the tournament.[9]
Honours
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
- WK League: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- National Women's Football Championship: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2024
- Queen's Cup: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- AFC Women's Club Championship runner-up: 2023
South Korea
Individual
- Korea Football Association Women's Player of the Year: 2016[10]
References
- ^ "News roundup: WK League, AWCL, national team, U-17 World Cup". WK League News. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Park, Sung-ho (23 April 2024). "레드엔젤스 '역사' 김정미 선수, 골키퍼 최초 WK리그 300경기 출전" [Red Angels 'history' Kim Jung-mi becomes first goalkeeper to make 300 WK League appearances]. EBN (in Korean). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "김정미, 여자축구대표팀 차세대 골키퍼 자리매김" [Kim Jung-mi takes her place in the women's national football team]. KBS News. 24 June 2003. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Kim, Min-gyu (20 May 2015). "Goalkeeper gets a second chance in World Cup". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ 2015 World Cup
- ^ "Kim Jungmi ready to step up Women's World Cup preparation". FIFA. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Song, Ji-hoon (18 April 2017). "Kim Jung-mi proves her mettle on the pitch once again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ "S.Korean goalkeeper named best of Women's East Asian Cup". Korea Herald. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Yoo, Jee-ho (5 July 2023). "Veteran goalkeeper driven by sense of urgency in likely World Cup swan song". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
- ^ Lee, Won-geun (20 December 2016). "기성용·김정미 '올해의 선수' 대한축구협회 남녀부문 선정" [Ki Sung-yueng, Kim Jung-mi named men's, women's 'player of the year' by KFA]. Kyeongin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 2 January 2026.
External links
- Kim Jung-mi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- National team stats (in Korean)