Kang Yu-mi
강유미
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-10-05) 5 October 1991
Place of birth Tokyo, Japan
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hwacheon KSPO
Number 17
Youth career
Dongsan Information Industry High School
Hanyang Women's University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 (0)
2013–2014 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0 (0)
2015– Hwacheon KSPO 0 (0)
International career‡
2008–2010 South Korea U20 7 (6)
2015– South Korea 24 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 June 2018
Kang Yu-mi
Hangul
강유미
Revised RomanizationGang Yu-mi
McCune–ReischauerKang Yu-mi

Kang Yu-mi (Korean: 강유미, Korean pronunciation: [kaŋ.ju.mi]; born 5 October 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder or a forward for Hwacheon KSPO and the South Korea national team.

Early life and career

Kang grew up in Tokyo,[1] where she went by the name Ōmura Yumi (Japanese: 大村 裕美). She moved to South Korea on her own at the age of 17 to attend Dongsan Information Industry High School in Seoul.[2] After graduating high school, she attended Hanyang Women's University.

International career

Kang was part of the under-20 team that finished runners-up at the 2009 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and third at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. On 5 April 2015, she made her senior debut in a 1–0 win over Russia.[3] On 30 April 2015, she was named in the squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[4] On 4 June 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 victory against Myanmar.[5]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 November 2016Hong Kong Football Club, Hong Kong Guam8–013–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
2.14 November 2016 Chinese Taipei2–09–0
3.6–0
4.6 March 2017Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus New Zealand1–02–02017 Cyprus Women's Cup
5.5 April 2017Kim Il-Sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea India1–010–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
6.15 December 2017Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba, Japan China1–21–32017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship

Honours

Club

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HVRefFw4us
  2. ↑ "'자이니치' 강유미, 할머니의 이름으로 달린다" (in Korean). Naver. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Match Report: South Korea 1–0 Russia" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 5 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015™ List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Match Report: South Korea 5–0 Myanmar" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.


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