Seo Hyun-sook

Seo Hyun-sook
Personal information
Full name Seo Hyun-sook[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-06) 6 January 1992[2]
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position Defender[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Icheon Daekyo
2018–2020 Suwon UDC
2021–2024 Seoul City
International career
2007–2008 South Korea U17 11 (0)
2009–2012 South Korea U20 19 (2)
2012–2017 South Korea 30 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Seo Hyun-sook (Korean: 서현숙; born 6 January 1992) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a defender in the WK League and for the South Korea national team.

Early life

Seo is the youngest of four sisters. Her father recommended that she try playing football after seeing how fast she could run as a sixth-grade elementary schooler.[3] Her father had wanted to become an athlete, but not having been able to realise this dream himself, he instead hoped that at least one of his daughters might pursue a career in sports.[4] At under-18 level, Seo played for Dongsan I.C.T. Industry High School, before joining the women's football academy at Hanyang Women's University.[5]

Club career

Seo was selected by Goyang Daekyo at the 2012 WK League new players' draft.[6] During the 2015 season she suffered from a series of minor injuries that caused her to miss much of the first half of the season, but she recovered in time to play a key role in Daekyo's second-place finish.[7] She also took part in the 2015 Hong Myung-bo charity match at the end of the season.[5] Seo later appeared in the 2016 WK League all-star match.[8]

When Daekyo disbanded in 2017, Seo joined Suwon UDC.[9] The following year she reached 100 WK League appearances.[10] She led the team as club captain in 2019.[11][12]

In 2022, while playing for Seoul City Amazones, Seo achieved the milestone of 200 WK League appearances.[13] She retired from football in 2024.[14]

International career

Seo's international career began when she was called up to South Korea's U-16 side in 2007.[3] She went on to play for her country at U-17 and U-20 level, and was part of the South Korean squad that won the bronze medal at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[15] Seo made her A match debut in 2012 in a match against North Korea at a friendly tournament in China.[16]

She went on to play at the 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup and trained with the South Korea squad in 2015 but was left out of the squad for that year's FIFA Women's World Cup due to injury and increasing competition in her position.[17][18][3] Seo returned to South Korea's line-up ahead of the 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup, where after the side's match against North Korea, the result of which would determine the tournament winner, Seo was praised for her performance despite the end result, a 0-2 loss.[19][20] The following year, she was again included in the squad as South Korea's women sought to qualify for their first Olympic Games.[21]

After several months absence from international football, Seo was called up to play in the qualifying campaign for the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[4]

After football

In 2019, while still playing football, Seo completed her AFC C coaching license.[11] After retiring from her playing career, the Korea Women's Football Federation awarded Seo a grant intended to help mothers working in football, at which time she expressed her intention to pursue a career in coaching after the birth of her first child.[14]

Personal life

Throughout her career, Seo received attention for her appearance and became popular with fans, regularly being referred to as a "footballing beauty" or "ulzzang footballer" in the media.[22][23][3]

In 2019, Seo shared a photo of herself and boyfriend Kim Man-sik on her social media.[24] During an appearance on television show Woorimal Battle later the same year she announced her forthcoming marriage to Kim.[25][26] The couple were married during the football off-season in early 2020.[27]

References

  1. ^ "SEO HYUNSOOK". AFC. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Seo Hyun-sook at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Han, Jae-hyun (6 August 2014). "얼짱 스타 예고 서현숙, 매력의 끝은 어디에?" [Is there any end to the charm of beautiful star Seo Hyun-sook?]. Inter Football (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b Kang, Yoon-gi (20 March 2017). "'여자축구' 서현숙 "월드컵 진출, 북한전이 고비"" [Women's football Seo Hyun-sook: "North Korea match is critical for World Cup qualification"]. The Gate (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  5. ^ a b Kim, Jin-hwi (22 December 2015). "'미녀 축구선수' 서현숙 "소연 언니같은 볼뽀뽀? 안전하게…"" ['Beautiful footballer' Seo Hyun-sook: "A kiss on the cheek like Ji So-yun? I'll play it safe and say..."]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  6. ^ Kwon, Su-hyun (15 November 2011). "김상은, 여자축구 WK리그 신인 1순위로 KSPO행" [Kim Sang-eun heading to KSPO as first pick at WK League new player's draft]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  7. ^ Kim, Myung-seok (21 March 2016). "이천대교 서현숙 "목표는 팀에 도움이 되는 것"" [Icheon Daekyo's Seo Hyun-sook: "my aim is to help the team"]. Sports Hankook (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  8. ^ Kim, Myung-seok (18 August 2016). "이민아·서현숙 등 WK리그 올스타전 명단 확정" [Lee Min-a, Seo Hyun-sook confirmed for WK League all-star match]. Sports Hankook (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Daum.
  9. ^ Cho, Hyung-ae (27 December 2017). "'해체' 대교 선수들 새 팀 찾아 이적 …심서연, 현대제철 합류" ['Disbanded' Daekyo players search for new teams... Shim Seo-yeon joins Hyundai Steel]. SpoTV News (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  10. ^ Kang, Seung-ho (15 August 2018). "'100G 출전' 수원UDC 서현숙" ['100 appearances' Suwon UDC's Seo Hyun-sook]. Gyeongin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  11. ^ a b Kang, Ui-taek (7 January 2019). "수원의 새 '캡틴' 서현숙, "2019시즌 목표는 우승"" [Suwon's new captain Seo Hyun-sook: "Our 2019 season goal is to win"]. Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  12. ^ Cha, Jae-min (23 August 2019). "수원도시공사 주장 서현숙 "가능한 오래 선수생활 하고파"" [Suwon UDC captain Seo Hyun-sook: "I want to continue as a player for as long as I can"] (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Naver Blog.
  13. ^ Kwon, Oh-kyung (10 June 2022). "서울시청 여자축구 4인방 WK리그 200경기 출전 달성" [Four players from Seoul City WFC reach 200 WK League appearances]. E News Today (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  14. ^ a b An, Young-jun (12 December 2024). "'엄마 축구인들을 위해'…여자축구연맹의 특별한 격려금" [KWFF presents special grants to 'footballing moms']. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  15. ^ Park, Hyo-jin (5 August 2015). ""이민아만 보여?"… 한일전 숨은 공신 '윙백 얼짱' 서현숙도 화제" ["Do you only see Lee Min-a?"... 'Wingback ulzzang' Seo Hyun-sook, a key player in the Korea-Japan match, is also a hot topic]. Kookmin Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  16. ^ Lee, Sung-pil (6 August 2015). "이민아에게 자극받은 '여자 이영표' 서현숙의 꿈" [The dream of Seo Hyun-sook, a 'female Lee Young-pyo' who is spurred on by Lee Min-a]. Joy News 24 (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  17. ^ Kim, Jae-hyun (28 July 2015). "이금민-서현숙 `여자도 엎드려 뻗쳐 잘해요`" [Lee Geum-min, Seo Hyun-sook: "women are good at press-ups too"]. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  18. ^ Ok, Yeong-hwa (7 May 2014). "서현숙, '귀여운 외모'" [Seo Hyun-sook's 'cute appearance']. MK Sports (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via Nate Sports.
  19. ^ Kim, Myung-seok (8 August 2015). "'이민아·서현숙 선발' 한국, 북한전 선발명단 발표" [Lee Min-a, Seo Hyun-sook to start in South Korea's match against North Korea]. Hankooki (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  20. ^ Kim, Myung-seok (8 August 2015). "'간절'했던 서현숙, 공-수에서 빛바랜 존재감" [The 'desperate' Seo Hyun-sook, a faded presence in attack and defence]. Hankooki (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  21. ^ Lee, Kyun-jae (16 January 2016). "'사상 첫 올림픽 도전' 서현숙, "1%라도 희망 있다면..."" [Seo Hyun-sook, challenging for first Olympic Games in history: "If we have hope, even just 1%..."]. Sports Hankook (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  22. ^ Lim, Hwi-jun (22 December 2015). "'미녀 축구선수' 서현숙 누구?...우월한 실력에 훈훈한 마음씨까지" [Who is 'footballing beauty' Seo Hyun-sook? From superior skills to a warm heart]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  23. ^ "서현숙, 얼짱 축구선수의 위엄? 셀카마저 '청순미 폭발'" [Ulzzang footballer Seo Hyun-sook's charm? Even a selfie is an 'explosion of pure beauty']. Sports Seoul (in Korean). 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  24. ^ Lee, Jung-won (3 June 2019). "서현숙, SNS에 남자친구와 찍은 사진 공개…'훈훈하네'" [Seo Hyun-sook shares "cosy" picture with boyfriend on SNS]. Sports Genius (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  25. ^ Choi, Hye-jin (23 December 2019). "서현숙, 결혼 발표 "팬들 충격일 듯"…웨딩 화보 공개 (우리말겨루기)" [Seo Hyun-sook announces marriage and shares wedding photos : "my fans will be shocked" (Woorimal Battle)]. Sports Today (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via News Nate.
  26. ^ Yoon, Jun-pil (23 December 2019). "'여자 축구 얼짱' 서현숙, '우리말 겨루기' 연말특집 출전…내년 1월 결혼 소식 최초 발표" ['Women's football ulzzang' Seo Hyun-sook appears on 'Woorimal Battle' end-of-year special... announces news of January wedding for first time]. E Today (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
  27. ^ Park, Dae-woong (15 February 2020). ""신혼생활 시작" 허니문 사진 공개한 미녀 축구선수" ["The beginning of married life" beautiful footballe Seo Hyun-sook shares honeymoon photos]. Hans Biz (in Korean). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
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