Lee Min-a
{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Lee Min-a
| image = 이민아 2021.jpg
| caption = Lee in 2021
|image_size =
|fullname =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|11|8|df=y}}
|birth_place = Daegu, South Korea
|death_date =
|death_place =
|height = 1.62 m{{cite web |title=이민아 LEE Mina MF |url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EC%9D%B4%EB%AF%BC%EC%95%84 |website=kfa.or.kr |publisher=Korea Football Association |access-date=26 July 2024 |language=ko}}
|currentclub = Ottawa Rapid
|clubnumber = 14
|position = Midfielder
|youthyears1 = 2010–2012
|youthclubs1 = Yeungjin College
|years1 = 2012–2017
|clubs1 = Incheon Red Angels
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2018–2019
|clubs2 = INAC Kobe Leonessa
|caps2 = 17
|goals2 = 5
|years3 = 2020–2024
|clubs3 = Hyundai Steel Red Angels
|caps3 =
|goals3 =
|years4 = 2025–
|clubs4 = Ottawa Rapid
|caps4 = 4
|goals4 = 1
|nationalyears1 = 2008
|nationalteam1 = South Korea U17
|nationalcaps1 = 4
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalyears2 = 2010
|nationalteam2 = South Korea U20
|nationalcaps2 = 7
|nationalgoals2 = 0
|nationalyears3 = 2012–
|nationalteam3 = South Korea
|nationalcaps3 = 83
|nationalgoals3 = 17
|club-update = 16 May 2025
|nationalteam-update = 13 January 2025
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 이민아
| hanja =
| rr = I Min-a
| mr = Yi Mina
}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
Lee Min-a (born 8 November 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian club Ottawa Rapid and the South Korea national team.
In 2017, Lee was named KFA Women's Player of the Year.
Club career
=Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels =
After playing for Yeungjin College from 2010 to 2012,{{cite web |url=http://inac-kobe.com/news/2379 |publisher=INAC Kobe Leonessa |date=12 December 2017 |access-date=23 March 2018 |script-title=ja:イ ミナ選手 新加入のお知らせ|language=japanese }} Lee joined Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the WK League. In 2015, she scored 6 goals and recorded 5 assists in 26 appearances. In 2016, she scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist in 23 appearances. In 2017, she finished the season with 14 goals and 10 assists in 28 appearances.{{cite web |url=http://www.kwff.or.kr/league.play.do |publisher=WK League |access-date=10 March 2018 |language=korean |title=WK League player stats |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143915/http://www.kwff.or.kr/league.play.do |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=dead }} Between 2013 and 2017, Lee won 5 straight WK League titles.
=INAC Kobe Leonessa =
In December 2017, Lee joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. On 21 March 2018, she made her debut in a 2–0 home victory against Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama.{{cite web |url=http://inac-kobe.com/news/2460 |publisher=INAC Kobe Leonessa |access-date=23 March 2018 |language=japanese |title=2018プレナスなでしこリーグ1部［第1節］vs日体大FIELDS横浜の試合結果}} On 24 September 2018, she scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Mynavi Vegalta Sendai.{{cite web |url=http://inac-kobe.com/news/2673 |publisher=INAC Kobe Leonessa |date=24 September 2018 |language=japanese |access-date=26 September 2018 |title=2018プレナスなでしこリーグ1部［第12節］vsマイナビベガルタ仙台レディース 試合結果}}
=Ottawa Rapid=
On 23 February 2025, Lee signed with Ottawa Rapid in the newly-launched Northern Super League.{{cite web |title=🚨Welcome Lee Min A to Ottawa Rapid FC⚽ |url=https://www.facebook.com/ottrapidfc/posts/122140717730490724 |website=facebook.com |publisher=Ottawa Rapid FC |access-date=23 February 2025 |date=23 February 2025}} On 27 April 2025, she scored the first-ever goal in franchise history, in a 2–1 victory over AFC Toronto.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.6737802|title=Min-a Lee makes history as Ottawa Rapid FC's 1st-ever goal scorer in win over AFC Toronto|access-date=27 April 2025|date=27 April 2025|work=CBC Sports}}
International career
Lee was part of the South Korea under-20 team that finished third at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.{{cite web |url=http://equalizersoccer.com/2017/10/19/kaiser-south-korean-players-to-watch-ahead-of-uswnt-matches/ |publisher=Equalizer Soccer |access-date=10 March 2018 |title=Kaiser: South Korean players to watch ahead of USWNT matches|date=19 October 2017 }} On 15 February 2012, she made her debut for the senior team in a 1–0 loss to North Korea.{{cite web |title=이민아, ..왜소한 체격에 악바리근성과 지지치 않는 체력에 청초한 외모로 많은 팬들 사랑! |url=https://www.polinews.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=442815 |website=폴리뉴스 Polinews |access-date=26 July 2024 |language=ko |date=17 December 2019}} On 21 January 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win over Vietnam in the 2016 Four Nations Tournament in Shenzhen.
Career statistics
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="11"|South Korea
|2012 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 83 | 17 |
: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 Min-a | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center|1 | 21 January 2016 | Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China | {{fbw|Vietnam}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 5–0 | 2016 Four Nations Tournament |
| align=center|2 | rowspan="2"| 8 November 2016 | rowspan="2"| Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | rowspan="2"| {{fbw|Guam}} | align=center| 6–0 | rowspan="2" align=center| 13–0 | rowspan="2"| 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| align=center|3 | align=center| 12–0 | |||||
| align=center|4 | 11 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | {{fbw|Hong Kong}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 14–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| align=center|5 | 14 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | {{fbw|TPE}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 9–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| align=center|6 | 5 April 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | {{fbw|India}} | align=center| 2–0 | align=center| 10–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| align=center|7 | 28 February 2018 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | {{fbw|Russia}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 3–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
| align=center|8 | 6 March 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | {{fbw|Sweden}} | align=center| 1–1 | align=center| 1–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
| align=center|9 | rowspan="2"| 13 April 2018 | rowspan="2"| King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | rowspan="2"| {{fbw|Vietnam}} | align=center| 3–0 | rowspan="2" align=center| 4–0 | rowspan="2"| 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| align=center|10 | align=center| 4–0 | |||||
| align=center|11 | 16 April 2018 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | {{fbw|Philippines}} | align=center| 2–0 | align=center| 5–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| align=center|12 | 24 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | {{fbw|Hong Kong}} | align=center|5–0 | align=center| 5–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
| align=center|13 | 28 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | {{fbw|Japan}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center| 1–2 | 2018 Asian Games |
| align=center|14 | 31 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | {{fbw|Chinese Taipei}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center| 4–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
| align=center|15 | 17 September 2021 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | {{fbw|Mongolia}} | align=center|4–0 | align=center| 12–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| align=center|16 | 26 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | {{fbw|TPE}} | align=center| 3–0 | align=center| 4–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| align=center|17 | 12 November 2022 | Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand | {{fbw|NZL}} | align=center| 1–0 | align=center| 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
- WK League: 2013, 2014, 2015,{{cite web |url=http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng/news/news_view.asp?BoardNo=433 |publisher=Korea Football Association |access-date=10 March 2018 |title=Hyundai Steel are WK League Champions Again}} 2016,{{cite web |url=http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng/news/news_view.asp?BoardNo=540 |publisher=Korea Football Association |access-date=10 March 2018 |title=Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their fourth title in a row.}} 2017,{{cite web |url=http://www.kfa.or.kr/eng/news/news_view.asp?BoardNo=717 |publisher=Korea Football Association |access-date=10 March 2018 |title=Incheon Hyundai Steel Defeats Hwacheon KSPO, Winning Total of 5 Champions Title of WK-League}} 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Individual
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FIFA player}}
- {{KFA player|search=이민아|id=39399}}
- {{Soccerway}}
- [http://inac-kobe.com/player/detail_17.html Lee Min-a] at INAC Kobe Leonessa
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20180206190216/http://www.kwff.or.kr/player.view.do?player_idx=332 Lee Min-a] at WK League
{{Ottawa Rapid FC squad}}
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{{Korea Football Association Women's Footballer of the Year}}
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Category:Footballers from Daegu
Category:South Korean women's footballers
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:South Korean expatriate women's footballers
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Japan
Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada
Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Canada
Category:Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC players
Category:INAC Kobe Leonessa players
Category:Ottawa Rapid FC players
Category:Nadeshiko League players
Category:Northern Super League players
Category:South Korea women's youth international footballers
Category:South Korea women's under-20 international footballers
Category:South Korea women's international footballers
Category:Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
Category:Asian Games medalists in football
Category:Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games