Kim Jung-mi (footballer)

Kim Jung-mi
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-10-16) 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
RRGim Jeongmi
MRKim 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

South Korea

Individual

  • Korea Football Association Women's Player of the Year: 2016[10]

References

  1. ^ "News roundup: WK League, AWCL, national team, U-17 World Cup". WK League News. 10 November 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Kim, Min-gyu (20 May 2015). "Goalkeeper gets a second chance in World Cup". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  5. ^ 2015 World Cup
  6. ^ "Kim Jungmi ready to step up Women's World Cup preparation". FIFA. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  7. ^ Song, Ji-hoon (18 April 2017). "Kim Jung-mi proves her mettle on the pitch once again". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  8. ^ "S.Korean goalkeeper named best of Women's East Asian Cup". Korea Herald. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.