Kim Kyong-yong
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-02) 2 January 2002
Place of birth North Korea
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Naekohyang Sport Club
International career
2017–2018 North Korea U-17 9 (11)
2018–2022 North Korea U-20 14 (10)
2023– North Korea 8 (15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Kyong-yong (born 2 January 2002, Korean: 김경용) is a North Korean footballer who plays as a forward for the North Korea women's national football team.[2] she was part of Korea DPR's World Cup squad for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3]

International career

Kim was a member of the under-16 and under-19 teams that finished as runners-up in the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship respectively.

She already made history in the U-16 Championship back in 2017 when she scored in every match but one, racking up the highest individual scoring tally at the tournament since Australia's Caitlin Foord.[4]

She made her national senior debut for Korea DPR on 24 September against Singapore as a part of the 2022 Asian Games.[5] Kyong-yong was the key player for Korea DPR in their road to the 2022 Asian Games Gold match final, as she scored 11 goals in four games, netting a five goal thriller against Singapore on their second-leg and a super-Hat-trick against Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.[6]

International statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Korea
2023 4 11
Total 5 12
Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal.
List of international goals scored by Kim Kyong-yong
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
124 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China Singapore6–07–02022 Asian Games
227 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China Singapore1–010–0
34–0
45–0
57–0
610–0
730 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China South Korea4–14–1
83 October 2023Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China Uzbekistan2–08–0
94–0
106–0
117–0
126 October 2023Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China Japan1–11–4
131 November 2023Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China Thailand1–07–02024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
143–0
155–0
1630 November 2023Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China Hong Kong5–011–02024 EAFF E-1 Football Chanpionship
174 December 2023 Northern Mariana Islands17–017–0

Honours

DPR Korea

Runners-up: 2022
Runners-up: 2019
Champions: 2017
Champions: 2019

Individual

  • AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 2017
  • AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Top Scorer: 2017

References

  1. ↑ "Kyong-yong Kim". eurosport.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kim Kyong-yong". Scoresway. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kim Kyong-yong - Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Shooting star Kim Kyong-yong claims MVP and Top Scorer Double". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Lionesses suffer humbling 7-0 defeat in Asian Games opener against DPR Korea". fas.org.sg. Football Association of Singapore. 25 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "한국 꺾은 북한 여자축구, 김경용 포트트릭 앞세워 우즈벡에 8대0 대승 '결승 진출'" [North Korea who Defeated South Korea in Women's Football at the Asian Game, Led by Kim Kyong-yong's Hat-Trick, Earns an Impressive 8-0 Victory over Uzbekistan, 'Advancing to the Finals]. chosun.com (in Korean). 4 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.


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