Lee Min-a

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Lee Min-a
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Daegu, South Korea
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Number 23
Youth career
2010–2012 Yeungjin College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Incheon Red Angels
2018–2019 INAC Kobe Leonessa 17 (5)
2020– Hyundai Steel Red Angels
International career‡
2008 South Korea under 17 4 (0)
2010 South Korea under 20 7 (0)
2012– South Korea 80 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024
Lee Min-a
Hangul
이민아
Revised RomanizationI Min-a
McCune–ReischauerYi Mina
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Min-a (born 8 November 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team.

Club career[edit]

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels[edit]

After playing for Yeungjin College from 2010 to 2012,[1] Lee joined Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the WK League. In 2015, she scored 6 goals and recorded 5 assists in 26 appearances. In 2016, she scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist in 23 appearances. In 2017, she finished the season with 14 goals and 10 assists in 28 appearances.[2] Between 2013 and 2017, Lee won 5 straight WK League titles.[3]

INAC Kobe Leonessa[edit]

In December 2017, Lee joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.[1] On 21 March 2018, she made her debut in a 2–0 home victory against Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama.[4] On 24 September 2018, she scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Mynavi Vegalta Sendai.[5]

International career[edit]

Lee was part of the under-20 team that finished in third place at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6] On 15 February 2012, she made her senior debut for South Korea in a 1–0 loss to North Korea. On 21 January 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win over Vietnam in the 2016 Four Nations Tournament.[7] In 2017, Lee was named KFA Footballer of the Year.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of 28 February 2024.[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2012 7 0
2013 6 0
2015 4 0
2016 13 5
2017 8 1
2018 13 8
2019 9 0
2021 5 1
2022 11 2
2023 3 0
2024 1 0
Total 80 17
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
List of international goals scored by Lee Min-a
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 January 2016 Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Vietnam 1–0 5–0 2016 Four Nations Tournament
2 8 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong  Guam 6–0 13–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
3 12–0
4 11 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 3–0 14–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
5 14 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 1–0 9–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
6 5 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  India 2–0 10–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
7 28 February 2018 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal  Russia 1–0 3–1 2018 Algarve Cup
8 6 March 2018 Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal  Sweden 1–1 1–1 2018 Algarve Cup
9 13 April 2018 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Vietnam 3–0 4–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
10 4–0
11 16 April 2018 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Philippines 2–0 5–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
12 24 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Hong Kong 5–0 5–0 2018 Asian Games
13 28 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Japan 1–1 1–2 2018 Asian Games
14 31 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Chinese Taipei 3–0 4–0 2018 Asian Games
15 17 September 2021 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Mongolia 4–0 12–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
16 26 July 2022 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan  Chinese Taipei 3–0 4–0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
17 12 November 2022 Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand  New Zealand 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b イ ミナ選手 新加入のお知らせ (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. ^ "WK League player stats" (in Korean). WK League. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Incheon Hyundai Steel Defeats Hwacheon KSPO, Winning Total of 5 Champions Title of WK-League". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ "2018プレナスなでしこリーグ1部［第1節］vs日体大FIELDS横浜の試合結果" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ "2018プレナスなでしこリーグ1部［第12節］vsマイナビベガルタ仙台レディース 試合結果" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Kaiser: South Korean players to watch ahead of USWNT matches". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Lee Mina player profile" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. ^ a b "[KFA AWARD 2017] SON Heungmin and LEE Mina were awarded 2017 Player of the Year". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Hyundai Steel are WK League Champions Again". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their fourth title in a row". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

External links[edit]

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