Ri Kum-hyang
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| Full name | Ri Kum Hyang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Naegohyang Sports Club[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | North Korea U-17 | 10+ | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | North Korea U-20 | 8+ | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | North Korea | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ri Kum Hyang (born 22 April 2001, Korean: 리금향 ) is a North Korean footballer who plays as a center back for DPR Korea Women's Premier League club Naegohyang Sport Club[3] whom she captains and the North Korea women's national football team. She is known for her aerial prowess and spatial awareness.[4]
Club career
Ri joined Naegohyang Sport Club in 2012.[4]
In the 2021–22 season, Ri won the DPR Korea Women's Premier League with Naegohyang.[5] She was voted as the best women's defender that year.[4]
During the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League preliminary rounds which Naegohyang qualified for, Ri scored her first goal at continental level against RTC FC.
International career
On 24 September 2023, she made her debut for North Korea against Singapore women's national football team at the 2022 Asian Games, she also scored a goal in that match in 7–0 victory
International goals
- Scores and results are list North Korea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 24 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Singapore | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 2. | 4 December 2023 | Sukoka Sports Training Base, Zhuhai, China | Northern Mariana Islands | 9–0 | 17–0 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
References
- ^ https://www.eurosport.com/football/kum-hyang-ri_prs458391/person.shtml
- ^ "〈パリ五輪アジア最終予選〉ピックアッププレーヤー③".
- ^ "Festival International Espoirs Football Tournoi Maurice Revello Toulon". www.tournoimauricerevello.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "〈パリ五輪アジア最終予選〉ピックアッププレーヤー③". 朝鮮新報 (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 March 2024.