en Yeo Min-ji

Yeo Min-ji
Hangul	여민지
Hanja	余敏智
Revised Romanization	Yeo Min-ji
McCune–Reischauer	Yŏ Min-ji

Yeo Min-ji
Personal information
Date of birth	27 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Gimhae, South Korea
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Gyeongju KHNP
Number	29
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2018	Gumi Sportstoto
2019–2020	Suwon UDC
2021–	Gyeongju KHNP
International career‡
2007–2010	South Korea U17
2011–2012	South Korea U20
2011–	South Korea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2022

Yeo Min-ji (Korean: 여민지; born 27 April 1993) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Gyeongju KHNP in the WK League.

Early life

Yeo attended Ulsan College, where she was part of the winning team at the Korea Women's Football Championship.^[1]

Club career

Following her performance at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, Yeo was one of the most highly anticipated rookie players entering the WK League ahead of the 2014 season.^[2] She was the third selection at the 2014 WK League new player draft, signing a three year contract with Chungbuk Sportstoto.^[3]

In the 2018 season she made 23 appearances, scoring seven goals.^[4] After five years with Sportstoto, she transferred to Suwon FMC.^[4] Since 2021, she has played for Gyeongju KHNP.^[5]

International career

Youth teams

Yeo played for South Korea at the 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand, scoring two goals in the final against North Korea, which ended in a 4–0 victory and South Korea's first victory in this tournament.^[6] She was the top goal scorer at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, scoring eight goals and earning the nickname 'Yeo Messi', a reference to Lionel Messi.^[1]

Senior team

She was named in the squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada but was unable to play in the finals following a knee injury in training.^[4]

Honours

International

Individual

FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
- Golden Ball: 2010^[7]
- Golden Shoe: 2010
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
- Golden Shoe: 2009

References

^ ^a ^b Park, So-young (17 December 2013). "'여자 메시' 여민지, WK리그 3순위로 충북소포츠토토행" ['Female Messi' Yeo Min-ji heads for Sportstoto as third pick in WK League]. JTBC News (in Korean). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ "'여민지 어디로?' WK리그 신인 드래프트" ['Where will Yeo Min-ji go?' WK League rookie draft]. KBS News (in Korean). 10 December 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ Choi, Song-ah (17 December 2013). "여민지, 3순위로 여자 실업축구 스포츠토토 입단" [Yeo Min-ji, enters Sportstoto as third pick in women's works football draft]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lee, Dong-cheol (21 December 2018). "여자축구 FA최대어 여민지, 수원도시공사로 이적" [Yeo Min-ji, the biggest fish among free agents in women's football transfers to Suwon FMC]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 6 September 2024.
^ Choi, Tae-moon (15 November 2021). "'1골 1도움' 여민지 "내가 아닌 경주한수원이 MVP"" [With one goal and one assist, Yeo Min-ji: "It's not me but Gyeongju KHNP who is the MVP"]. G Economy (in Korean). Retrieved 23 January 2025.
^ Park, Rin (15 November 2011). "女축구, 16세 이하 亞선수권 첫 우승...여민지 득점왕" [Champions for first time in AFC U-16 Women's Championship... Yeo Min-ji top goalscorer] (in Korean).
^ "Yeo Min Ji: I want to be the best". FIFA. 26 September 2010. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.