Moon Mi-ra (Korean: 문미라; born 28 February 1992)[1] is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Gyeongju KHNP and the South Korea national team.
Club career
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels selected Moon as their first choice draftee at the 2012 WK League draft, signing her on a three-year contract.[2] She joined Icheon Daekyo in 2015 and became the first player in the WK League to score ten goals in one season.[3] Following Icheon's disbandment in 2017, Moon signed with Suwon FMC, where she became known for her goal scoring ability, scoring ten or more goals in every season except 2020.[3] She was the league's top goal scorer in 2022 and 2023. In July 2024, she scored twice in an away match against Seoul City, becoming the first player in history to have scored 100 goals in the WK League.[4] As captain of Suwon FC Women, she led her team to their first league title since 2010 and was named as MVP in the second leg of the 2024 championship final.[5] In January 2025, Gyeongju KHNP announced that they had signed Moon for the forthcoming season.[6]
International career
Moon played eleven matches for the South Korea under-20 team between 2008 and 2012, scoring five goals.[7] She was a member of the squad that finished third in the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and reached the quarter-finals of the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[7] She made her full international debut on 4 June 2016 in a friendly against Myanmar and scored her first goal in her third cap against Guam on 8 November 2016.[7]
Career statistics
International
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moon goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 8 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong |  Guam |
2–0 | 13–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||
| 3 | 14 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong |  Chinese Taipei |
7–0 | 9–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 4 | 19 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia |  Maldives |
4–0 | 8–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
| 5 | 5–0 | |||||
| 6 | 21 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia |  Indonesia |
2–0 | 12–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
| 7 | 4–0 | |||||
| 8 | 24 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia |  Hong Kong |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
| 9 | 31 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | Chinese Taipei |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
| 10 | 28 February 2019 | Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia |  Argentina |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2019 Cup of Nations |
| 11 | 6 March 2019 | AAMI Park, Melbourne, Australia |  New Zealand |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Cup of Nations |
| 12 | 17 September 2021 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Mongolia |
9–0 | 12–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 13 | 10–0 | |||||
| 14 | 12–0 | |||||
| 15 | 23 September 2021 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan |  Uzbekistan |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 16 | 4–0 | |||||
| 17 | 28 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Hong Kong |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 18 | 2–0 | |||||
| 19 | 26 October 2023 | Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China |  Thailand |
9–0 | 10–1 | 2024 Olympic Games qualification |
References
- ^ a b Moon Mi-ra FIFA
- ^ "김상은, 여자축구 WK리그 신인 1순위로 KSPO행". SBS News (in Korean). 15 November 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ a b Kim, Hee-jun (2 July 2024). "수원FC위민 문미라, WK리그 사상 최초 통산 100골". Footballist (in Korean). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Ko, Sung-hwan (2 July 2024). "문미라, WK리그 역사상 최초 '통산 100골' 달성!수원FC위민, 기념식 진행" [Moon Mi-ra becomes first player in WK League history to score 100 goals, Suwon FC Women celebrate the achievement]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Park, Jun-beom (10 November 2024). "챔프전 MVP 수원FC '캡틴' 문미라 "선수들에게 큰소리쳐 미안, 두 번 다시 실수하지 말자고 했다"" [Championship final MVP Suwon FC captain Moon Mi-ra: 'I was sorry to yell it, but I told the players, "Let's not make the same mistake again"']. Sports Seoul (in Korean). Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Gyeongju KHNP FC [@khnp_fc] (8 January 2025). "💚𝑾𝑬𝑳𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑬 문미라💛" – via Instagram.
- ^ a b c Moon Mi-ra Korea FA
External links
- Moon Mi-ra – FIFA competition record (archived)
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