Park Ye-eun (footballer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Park.

Park Ye-eun
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-17) 17 October 1996
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Gyeongju KHNP
2022–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 (0)
2023 Heart of Midlothian 0 (0)
2024- Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC
International career‡
2014–2016 South Korea U20 15 (1)
2019– South Korea 16 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 November 2022

Park Ye-eun (Korean: 박예은; born 17 October 1996) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for the WK League team Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team.

Youth career

Park enjoyed playing football with her father and older brother as a young child, and took the sport up seriously in the fifth grade of elementary school after a friend of her parents suggested it.[1] Having started out in the U-12 girls' football academy at Hanam Central Elementary School, she progressed to the U-15 team at Gwangju Gwangsan Middle School.[2][3] Park moved to Seoul to play for Seoul Dongsan I.C.T. High School before continuing her youth career at Korea University.[1] In 2016, she was named Young Player of the Year by the Korea Football Association.[4]

Club career

Park started her club career with newly established South Korean side Gyeongju Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power WFC.[5][6] She was chosen by the club as the overall first pick in the 2017 WK League new players draft, and became a core squad member as KHNP repeatedly challenged for the WK League title.[7][8]

In 2022, Park signed for Brighton & Hove Albion, joining her former Gyeongju teammate Lee Geum-min at the English club.[9][10][11] During her only season with Brighton, Park made four appearances, playing only 34 minutes in total.[12]

In September 2023, Park signed for Scottish Women's Premier League side Heart of Midlothian.[13][12] She scored her first and only goal in Europe for Hearts the following month.[14]

She returned to the WK League ahead of the 2024 season, signing with Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels .[15]

International career

Park represented South Korea at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2014 and 2016.[4]

Park received her first senior call-up for South Korea in 2015 under manager Yoon Deok-yeo.[16] She scored her first senior international goal in an Olympic qualifying match against Myanmar on 3 February 2020, scoring twice.[17][18] She was part of the South Korean squad that finished as runners-up in the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2023[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 WSL 4 0 0 0 3 0 7 0
Heart of Midlothian 2023–24 SWPL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 4 0 0 0 3 0 7 0

International

As of match played 15 November 2022[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2019 4 0
2020 1 2
2021 5 1
2022 6 1
Total 16 4
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Park goal.
List of international goals scored by Park Ye-eun
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 February 2020 Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea  Myanmar 4–0 7–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2 5–0
3 17 September 2021 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Mongolia 11–0 12–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
4 15 November 2022 Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand  New Zealand 1–1 1–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ a b Paeng, Hye-rim; Lee, Bo-gyeong (1 September 2017). "척박한 땅에서 피워낸 꽃, 박예은을 만나다" [Meet Park Ye-eun, the flower blooming in barren land]. Sports KU (in Korean) – via Naver Blog.
  2. ^ Kim, Ju-seok (26 October 2022). "강기정 시장, 광주 유일 초등 여자축구부 찾아 '정책소풍'" [Mayor Kang Ki-jung visits Gwangju's only U-12 girls' football academy]. K Channel (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  3. ^ Kim, Sung-hwan (20 May 2009). "광주 광산중 FW 박예은" [Gwangju Gwangsan Middle School FW Park Ye-eun]. Weekly Soccer (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  4. ^ a b "S. Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun to take part in U-20 World Cup draw". Yonhap News Agency. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  5. ^ "척박한 땅에서 피워낸 꽃, 그 열매를 맺다 -여자축구선수 박예은 인터뷰". Naver (in Korean).
  6. ^ "[SW인터뷰] 英 떠나는 순간에도 '팬 프랜들리' 박예은". sportsworldi.com (in Korean). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ^ Kim, Do-yong (12 December 2016). "'U-20 대표' 박예은, WK리그 드래프트 1순위로 한수원행" ['U20 international' Park Ye-eun headed for KHNP as WK League draft first pick]. News1 (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  8. ^ Das, Shibajee; Neat, Paul (18 December 2021). "South Korea women's midfielder Park Ye-eun: "It's my dream to play abroad"". K League United. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  9. ^ Bulley, Jim (2 August 2022). "Park Ye-eun joins Super League club Brighton". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  10. ^ "'WK리그 도움 1위' 박예은, 英브라이튼 간다…이신선 대표 대승적 결단". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean).
  11. ^ Frith, Wilf (1 August 2022). "Brighton Women sign South Korean midfielder Yeeun Park". She Kicks. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  12. ^ a b Bulley, Jim (16 October 2023). "Park Ye-eun gets first goal in Europe as Hearts beat Spartans 4-3". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Park Ye-Eun joins Hearts". Brighton & Hove Albion. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  14. ^ Yang, Mary (9 January 2024). "Korean players to watch out for during the Asian Cup exodus". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  15. ^ Kim, Eun-hae (19 January 2024). "현대제철 레드엔질스, 아시아 최강 등극 위한 본격 담금질 나서" [Hyundai Steel Red Angels on course to be strongest in Asia]. Indifocus (in Korean). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  16. ^ Jin, Young-ji (16 November 2015). "'평균23.76세'윤덕여호,1996년생 박예은-홍혜지 파격발탁" ['Average age 23.76': Yoon Deok-yeo calls up 1996 babies Park Ye-eun and Hong Hye-ji]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  17. ^ Jung, Kwang-yong (3 February 2020). "한국 여자축구, 미얀마 7-0 대파…도쿄올림픽 최종예선 산뜻한 출발" [Korea's women's football team thrash Myanmar 7-0, progress to final round of Tokyo Olympic qualifiers]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  18. ^ Lee, Won-hong (4 February 2020). "지소연-여민지-박예은 나란히 멀티골… 여자축구 올림픽예선 미얀마 대파" [Multiple goals from Ji So-yun, Yeo Min-ji, Park Ye-eun as women's football team thrash Myanmar in Olympic qualifier]. Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  19. ^ "Korea Republic's Park Ye-eun joins Brighton & Hove Albion". The AFC. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
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  21. ^ "Park Yeeun Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  22. ^ "기록실 – KFA Archives". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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