Bae Ye-bin
{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 2004)}}
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| name = Bae Ye-bin
| image = 배예빈 2022.jpg
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|12|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
| height = 1.63m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = South Korea U20
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = South Korea
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| years1 = 2025-
| clubs1 = Incheon Hyundai
| clubnumber = 46
| youthclubs1 = Sangdae Elementary School
| youthclubs2 = Pohang Hangdo Middle School
| youthclubs3 = Pohang Girls' Electrical High School
| youthclubs4 = Uiduk University
| youthyears3 = 2020-2022
| youthyears2 = 2017-2019
| youthyears1 = 2014-2016
| youthyears4 = 2023-2024
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Bae Ye-bin ({{Korean|hangul=배예빈}}; born 7 December 2004) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League side Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&idx=24980&div_code=news&check_url=bGF5ZXI=|title=꿈을 먹고 크는 소녀, 여자대표팀 배예빈|website=www.kfa.or.kr}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&idx=17848&div_code=news&check_url=bGF5ZXI=|title=자나 깨나 축구생각, '노력형 선수' 상대초 배예빈|website=www.kfa.or.kr}} She was selected to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup South Korean squad.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/layer_popup/popup_live.php?act=news_tv_detail&idx=25420&div_code=news&check_url=bGF5ZXI=|title=월드컵 엔트리 발표 --- 김정미 최고령, 케이시 페어는 최연소|website=www.kfa.or.kr}}
Early life
Bae was born in Pohang, South Korea, and began playing football in the fourth grade of elementary school.{{Cite web |last=Jang |first=Eun-hee |date=11 July 2023 |title=위덕대 배예빈, 여자축구월드컵 대표 출격 |trans-title=Uiduk University's Bae Ye-bin to appear at women's world cup |url=https://www.kbmaeil.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=963454 |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Gyeongbuk Maeil |language=ko}} She has a younger sister, Bae Yoon-kyung, who also plays football.{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Jun-beom |date=24 June 2024 |title=포항여전고 '야전 사령관' 배운경 "연니(배예빈)보다 더 좋은 선수 돼야겠다는 생각해요" |trans-title="I think I'd better become a better player than my sister (Bae Ye-bin)" says Bae Yoon-kyung, captain of Pohang Girls' Electrical High |url=https://sports.news.nate.com/view/20240624n19484 |access-date=25 March 2025 |publisher=Sports Seoul |language=ko |via=Nate Sports}}
Youth career
Bae attended Sangdae Elementary School, Pohang Hangdo Middle School, and Pohang Girls' Electrical High School, all known for their girls' football programmes.{{Cite web |date=7 July 2023 |title=유일한 대학생 국가대표 선발 위덕대학교 배예빈! 2023 여자 월드컵 출격 준비 완료 |trans-title=The only university student in the national team is Uiduk University's Bae Ye-bin! She's all ready for the 2023 Women's World Cup |url=https://www.uu.ac.kr/home/uu_news_01/%EC%9C%A0%EC%9D%BC%ED%95%9C-%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EC%83%9D-%EA%B5%AD%EA%B0%80%EB%8C%80%ED%91%9C-%EC%84%A0%EB%B0%9C-%EC%9C%84%EB%8D%95%EB%8C%80%ED%95%99%EA%B5%90-%EB%B0%B0%EC%98%88%EB%B9%88-2023-%EC%97%AC%EC%9E%90/ |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Uiduk University |language=ko}} She then played for Uiduk University, helping her team to claim victory in four national tournaments in 2024.{{Cite web |last=Shin |first=Il-gwan |date=13 November 2024 |title=위덕대학교 여자축구부, 추계한국여자축구연맹전 우승으로 4관왕 |trans-title=Uiduk University women's football claim fourth championship title in Autumn Korean Women's Football Championship |url=http://www.ksmnews.co.kr/news/view.php?idx=510531 |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=ksmnews.co.kr |language=ko}}
Club career
In the 2025 WK League new players draft, Bae was signed in the second round of the draft by Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.{{Cite web |last=Seol |first=Ha-eun |date=12 December 2024 |title=김명진, WK리그 신인 드래프트 1순위로 인천현대제철행 |trans-title=Kim Myeong-jin heads to Incheon Hyundai Steel as first pick in WK League new players draft |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241212089800007 |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko}}
International career
Bae received her first senior call up in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Jang |first=Bo-in |date=7 November 2022 |title='A대표팀 첫 발탁' 배예빈 "양발 킥과 볼 소유, 드리블이 강점" |trans-title=First senior call up for Bae Ye-bin "both-footed, strong at retaining possession and dribbling" |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20221107099900007 |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Yonhap News Agency |language=ko}} She was a member of South Korea's squad at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.{{Cite web |last=Paik |first=Ji-hwan |date=5 July 2023 |title=Bell calls up mix of old and new faces in final World Cup squad |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2023/07/05/sports/football/Taeguk-Ladies-AustraliaNew-Zealand-World-Cup-Final-squad/20230705153352413.html |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=JoongAng Daily}} She was part of the South Korea U-20 squad that finished in third place at the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup and reached the round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Jee-ho |date=9 September 2024 |title=S. Korea to face host Colombia in round of 16 at U-20 Women's World Cup |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20240909002651315 |access-date=25 March 2025 |website=Yonhap News Agency}}
References
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External links
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{{South Korea squad 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from North Gyeongsang Province
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:South Korean women's footballers
Category:South Korea women's international footballers
Category:2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:21st-century South Korean sportswomen
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