Lee Geum-min
{{short description|South Korean footballer (born 1994)}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lee Geum-min
| image = LG17.jpg
| caption = Lee with Manchester City shirt in 2019
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = South Korea
| height = 1.69 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Birmingham City
| clubnumber = 77
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Hyundai Info-Tech HS
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Ulsan College
| years1 = 2015–2017
| clubs1 = Seoul City
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2018–2019
| clubs2 = Gyeongju KHNP
| caps2 =
| goals2 =
| years3 = 2019–2021
| clubs3 = Manchester City
| caps3 = 3
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2021–2024
| clubs5 = Brighton & Hove Albion
| caps5 = 58
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2024–
| clubs6 = Birmingham City
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2009–2010
| nationalteam1 = South Korea U17
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2014
| nationalteam2 = South Korea U20
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 2013–
| nationalteam3 = South Korea
| nationalcaps3 = 94
| nationalgoals3 = 27
| pcupdate = 26 February 2025
| ntupdate = 7 April 2025
}}
Lee Geum-min ({{korean|hangul=이금민}}, {{IPA|ko|i.ɡɯm.min}} or {{IPA|ko|i|}} {{IPA|ko|kɯm.min|}}; born 7 April 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Birmingham City and the South Korea women's national team. She has previously played for Seoul City, Gyeongju KHNP, Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Club career
=Seoul WFC=
On 4 November 2014, Lee was drafted first overall by Seoul WFC.{{cite web |url=http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/sports/2014/11/04/1003000000AKR20141104112151007.HTML |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |date=4 November 2014 |language=Korean |access-date=8 June 2018 |title=이금민, WK리그 1순위로 서울시청행(종합)}} She finished the 2015 season with six goals and two assists in 18 appearances.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} The following season, she scored nine goals and registered four assists in 18 appearances.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} In her final season with Seoul, Lee scored eleven goals and had six assists in 21 appearances.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}
=Gyeongju KHNP=
In 2018, Lee joined Gyeongju KHNP.{{cite web |url=https://sports.naver.com/kfootball/news/read.nhn?oid=490&aid=0000001231 |publisher=Naver |date=24 April 2018 |language=Korean |access-date=7 June 2018 |title=[WK리그] '강철체력' 이금민 "힘들지만 뛰는 게 좋아요"}} On 23 April 2018, she made her debut in a 0–0 draw with Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.{{cite web |url=http://www.kwff.or.kr/scheduled.after.do?idx=296&league_idx=5 |publisher=Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF) |date=23 April 2018 |language=Korean |access-date=7 June 2018 |title=Match Report: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0–0 Gyeongju KHNP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425032245/http://www.kwff.or.kr/scheduled.after.do?idx=296&league_idx=5 |archive-date=25 April 2018 |url-status=dead }} On 14 May 2018, she scored twice in a 3–0 away victory against Changnyeong WFC.{{cite web |url=http://www.kwff.or.kr/scheduled.after.do?idx=315&league_idx=5 |publisher=Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF) |date=14 May 2018 |language=ko|access-date=7 June 2018 |title=March Report: Changnyeong 0–3 Gyeongju KHNP |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143933/http://www.kwff.or.kr/scheduled.after.do?idx=315&league_idx=5 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }} In her final game for Gyeongju KHNP, Lee scored a hat-trick as her team won 3–0 away at Boeun Sangmu, having previously scored two goals in the previous match, her last at home, a 5–2 win over Suwon UDC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccer24.com/team/gyeongju/67XkoqUs/results/|title=Gyeongju W – South Korea: Results|website=soccer24.com|access-date=2019-09-15}}
=Manchester City=
On 7 August 2019, Manchester City announced they had signed Lee on a two-year contract. She made her Women's Super League (WSL) debut on 7 September 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute against Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium. The match broke the record attendance for a WSL match at 31,213.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49533282|title=Manchester City Women 1–0 Manchester United Women: Weir seals win in front of record WSL crowd|date=7 September 2019|website=BBC Sport|access-date=26 September 2024}} Lee made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut and first City start in a 7–1 away win against Swiss team FF Lugano 1976 on 12 September 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49584434|title=Women's Champions League: Manchester City thrash Lugano 7–1 in last 32 first leg|date=2019-09-12|access-date=2019-09-15|website=BBC Sport}} She scored her first goal for Manchester City on 12 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute at home to Birmingham City to seal a 3–0 victory.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/10/12/manchester-city-top-wsl-table-birmingham-suffer-consequences/|title=Manchester City top WSL table as Birmingham suffer consequences of missing star player |date=2019-10-12|access-date=2019-10-12|website=The Telegraph}}
==Loan to Brighton & Hove Albion==
On 24 July 2020, it was announced that Lee had joined WSL team Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the 2020–21 season with head coach Hope Powell describing the signing as "a real coup."{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53532187|title=Lee Geum-min: Striker joins Brighton on loan from Manchester City|last=|first=|date=24 July 2020|website=BBC Sport|access-date=26 September 2024}} She made her debut for Brighton in the season opener, a 2–0 home win against Birmingham City on 6 September 2020. Lee made her FA Cup debut on 27 September 2020, starting in Brighton's quarter-final also against Birmingham City.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/BHAFCWomen/status/1310190017629892608|title=Brighton team |date=27 September 2020|access-date=26 September 2024|publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion Women|via=Twitter}}
On 7 February 2021, Lee was part of the Brighton team that ended Chelsea's 33-match unbeaten run with a 2–1 victory for the Seagulls.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/55974287|title=Women's Super League highlights: Brighton & Hove Albion Women seal shock 2–1 win at WSL leaders Chelsea Women|date=7 February 2021|access-date=26 September 2024|website=BBC Sport}} Her first goal for Brighton, a header, came in the away fixture at Reading on 2 May 2021. Her second, a long-range hit, came just a minute later when she intercepted the ball from Reading's kick-off. The strike was described as an contender for WSL goal of the season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/56965406|title=WSL goal of the season? Brighton's Lee Geum-min hits long-range stunner|date=2 May 2021|access-date=26 September 2024|website=BBC Sport}} Lee then went on to score in Brighton's next fixture, an end-of-season game at home to Bristol.{{cite web|url=https://womenscompetitions.thefa.com/en/Article/brighton-bristol-city-20210509|title=Barclays FA WSL report: Brighton 3–1 Bristol City|date=9 May 2021|access-date=26 September 2024|website=The FA}}
=Brighton & Hove Albion=
Lee transferred permanently to Brighton from Manchester City in August 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=Lee Geum-min: Brighton sign South Korea striker on permanent deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58200283/|website=BBC Sport|language=en-GB|access-date=26 September 2024}} She scored for Albion in their 2021–22 season opener against West Ham United on 5 September 2021.{{cite web |title=Brighton & Hove Albion vs. West Ham United – 5 September 2021 – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/05/england/wsl/brighton--hove-albion/west-ham-united-lfc/3580314/ |website=soccerway.com |access-date=20 February 2023}} It was her fourth goal in her last three WSL games, including the final two matches of the previous season.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-13|title=Why South Korea star striker Geummin Lee is 'waxing lyrical' at Brighton|url=https://www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/sport/football/brighton-and-hove-albion/why-south-korea-star-striker-geummin-lee-is-waxing-lyrical-at-brighton-3374614|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Brighton And Hove Independent|language=en-GB}}
=Birmingham City=
In September 2024, Lee joined Women's Championship club Birmingham City on a two-year permanent deal for an undisclosed fee, subject to league and visa approval.{{Cite web|date=2024-09-13|title= Blues Women add Lee Geum-min|url=https://www.bcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/blues-women-add-lee-geum-min|website=Birmingham City F.C.|access-date=26 September 2024}}
International career
Lee was a member of the under-16 team that won the 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and was in the under-17 team that claimed the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup the following year.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=8/news=lee-lauds-her-south-korean-soul-sisters-2421764.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821051656/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2014/m=8/news=lee-lauds-her-south-korean-soul-sisters-2421764.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 August 2014 |publisher=FIFA |date=17 August 2014 |language= |access-date=10 June 2018 |title=Lee lauds her South Korean soul sisters}} She made two appearances at the 2011 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, scoring two goals against Australia in a 4–2 win. In 2013, she helped South Korea win the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.kfa.or.kr/national/player.asp?Query=Grade%3DFNT%26Sumons%3D1501%26Player%3D45516 |publisher=Korea Football Association (KFA) |date= |language=Korean |access-date=10 June 2018 |title=Lee Geummin (이금민) player profile}} Lee was selected by South Korea for the 2015 Women's World Cup{{Cite web|url=https://www.womenssoccerunited.com/official-world-cup-2015-squad-numbers/|title=World Cup Squad Number 2015|last=|first=|date=|website=women's soccer united|access-date=8 November 2020|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409221235/https://www.womenssoccerunited.com/official-world-cup-2015-squad-numbers/|url-status=dead}} and the 2019 Women's World Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/fifa-womens-world-cup/korea-republic-women-national-team#roster|title=World Cup Squads 2019|last=|first=|date=|website=fox sports|access-date=}}
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 18 May 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" |Club ! rowspan="2" |Season ! colspan="3" |League ! colspan="2" |National cup ! colspan="2" |League cup ! colspan="2" |Continental ! colspan="2" |Total | ||||||||||
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |Manchester City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
|FA WSL |17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 20 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="4" |Brighton & Hove Albion
|FA WSL |16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23
|WSL |22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24
|WSL |20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 26 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2" |Total
!58 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | 73 | 10 | ||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!78 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 14 |
= International =
{{updated|7 April 2025|{{cite web |title=이금민 LEE Geummin |url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EC%9D%B4%EA%B8%88%EB%AF%BC |website=kfa.or.kr |access-date=20 February 2023 |language=ko}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |
| National team
!Year !Apps !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan="12" |South Korea
|2013 |4 |1 |
| 2015
|9 |0 |
| 2016
|8 |6 |
| 2017
|9 |4 |
| 2018
|13 |3 |
| 2019
|11 |2 |
| 2020
|2 |0 |
| 2021
|8 |2 |
| 2022
|11 |2 |
| 2023
|11 |7 |
| 2024
|4 |0 |
| 2025
|4 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!94 !27 |
:Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Lee Guen-min | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center|1
|6 March 2013 |Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus |{{fbw|SA}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center|2–0 | ||||||
| align=center|2
|9 March 2016 |Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan |{{fbw|VIE}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center|4–0 | ||||||
| align=center|3
|8 November 2016 |Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong |{{fbw|GUM}} | align=center|10–0 | align=center|13–0 | ||||||
| align=center|4
| rowspan="3" |11 November 2016 | rowspan="3" |Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | rowspan="3" |{{fbw|HK}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan="3" align="center" |14–0 |2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification | ||||||
| align=center|5
| align=center|11–0 |2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification | ||||||
| align=center|6
| align=center|12–0 |2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification | ||||||
| align=center|7
|14 November 2016 |Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong |{{fbw|TPE}} | align=center|4–0 | align=center|9–0 |2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification | ||||||
| align=center|8
| rowspan="3" |5 April 2017 | rowspan="3" |Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | rowspan="3" |{{fbw|IND}} | align=center|3–0 | rowspan="3" align="center" |10–0 | ||||||
| align=center|9
| align=center|4–0 |2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | ||||||
| align=center|10
| align=center|7–0 |2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | ||||||
| align=center|11
|9 April 2017 |Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea |{{fbw|HK}} | align=center|5–0 | align=center|6–0 |2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | ||||||
| align=center|12 | 13 April 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | {{fbw|VIE}} | align="center" |2–0 | align="center" | 4–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| align=center|13
|24 August 2018 |Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia |{{fbw|HK}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center|5–0 | ||||||
| align=center|14
|31 August 2018 |Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia |{{fbw|TPE}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center|4–0 |2018 Asian Games | ||||||
| align=center|15
|17 January 2019 |Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou, China |{{fbw|ROM}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center|3–0 | ||||||
| align=center|16
|6 April 2019 |Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea |{{fbw|ISL}} | align=center|2–2 | align=center|2–3 | Friendly | ||||
| align=center|17
| rowspan="2" |17 September 2021 | rowspan="2" |Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | rowspan="2" |{{fbw|MNG}} | align=center|3–0 | rowspan="2" align="center" |12–0 | rowspan="2" |2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | ||||||
| align=center|18 | align="center" |6–0 | |||||
| align=center|19
|24 January 2022 |Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India |{{fbw|MYA}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" |2–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | |||
| align=center|20 | 9 April 2022 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | {{fbw|VIE}} | align="center" |3–0 | align="center" | 3–0 | Friendly |
| align=center|21 | 19 February 2023 | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England | {{fbw|BEL}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" | 1–2 | 2023 Arnold Clark Cup |
| align=center|22 | rowspan="2" |7 April 2023 | rowspan="2" |Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea | rowspan="2" |{{fbw|ZAM}} | align="center" |2–2 | align="center" rowspan="2" |5–2 | rowspan="2" |Friendly |
| align=center|23 | align="center" |3–2 | |||||
| align=center|24 | rowspan="3" |11 April 2023 | rowspan="3" |Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea | rowspan="3" |{{fbw|ZAM}} | align="center" |1–0 | align="center" rowspan="3" |5–0 | rowspan="3" |Friendly |
| align=center|25 | align="center" |3–0 | |||||
| align=center|26 | align="center" |4–0 | |||||
| align=center|27 | 26 October 2023 | Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China | {{fbw|THA}} | align="center" |8–0 | align="center" | 10–1 | 2024 Olympic Games qualification |
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player|301317}}
- [http://www.kfa.or.kr/national/player.asp?Query=Grade%3DFNT%26Sumons%3D1501%26Player%3D45516 Lee Geum-min] at the Korea Football Association (KFA)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140709/http://www.kwff.or.kr/player.view.do?player_idx=452 Lee Geum-min] at the Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF)
- {{Soccerway|id=geum-min-lee/151030}}
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