In this Korean name, the family name is Yeo.

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "'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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ "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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeo_Min-ji
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