Lee Min-a

Lee Min-a (born 8 November 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa and the South Korea national team. She previously played for WK League club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.

Lee Min-a
이민아
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991
Place of birth Daegu, South Korea
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 INAC Kobe Leonessa
Number 17
Youth career
2010–2012 Yeungjin College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Incheon Red Angels 140 (33)
2018– INAC Kobe Leonessa 4 (0)
National team‡
2008 South Korea under 17 4 (0)
2010 South Korea under 20 7 (0)
2012– South Korea 51 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 April 2018
Lee Min-a
Hangul
이민아
Revised RomanizationI Min-a
McCune–ReischauerYi Mina
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Club career

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels, 2012–2017

After playing for Yeungjin College from 2010 to 2012,[1] 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.[2] Between 2013 and 2017, Lee won 5 straight WK League titles.[3]

INAC Kobe Leonessa, 2018–present

In December 2017, Lee joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.[1] On 21 March 2018, she made her debut in a 2–0 home victory against Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama.[4] On 24 September 2018, she scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Mynavi Vegalta Sendai.[5]

International career

Lee was part of the under-20 team that finished in third place at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6] On 15 February 2012, she made her senior debut for South Korea in a 1–0 loss to North Korea. On 21 January 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win over Vietnam in the 2016 Four Nations Tournament.[7] In 2017, Lee was named KFA Footballer of the Year.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 January 2016Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China Vietnam1–05–02016 Four Nations Tournament
28 November 2016Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Guam6–013–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
312–0
411 November 2016Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong3–014–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
514 November 2016Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong Chinese Taipei1–09–02017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
65 April 2017Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea India2–010–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
728 February 2018Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal Russia1–03–12018 Algarve Cup
86 March 2018Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal Sweden1–11–12018 Algarve Cup
913 April 2018King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Vietnam3–04–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
104–0
1116 April 2018Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Philippines2–05–02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup

Career statistics

Club
As of 11 May 2018.[9]
Club League Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WK League 2012 227——227
2013 238——238
2014 224——224
2015 246——246
2016 217——217
2017 2814——2814
Total 14033000014033
INAC Kobe Leonessa Nadeshiko League 2018 40000040
Total 40000040
Career total 14433000014433
  1. Includes the Empress's Cup
  2. Includes the Nadeshiko League Cup

International
As of 17 April 2018.[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 201270
201360
201540
2016135
201781
201875
Total4511

Honours

Club
Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

Individual

References
  1. イ ミナ選手 新加入のお知らせ (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  2. "WK League player stats" (in Korean). WK League. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  3. "Incheon Hyundai Steel Defeats Hwacheon KSPO, Winning Total of 5 Champions Title of WK-League". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. "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" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. "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" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. "Kaiser: South Korean players to watch ahead of USWNT matches". Equalizer Soccer. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  7. "Lee Mina player profile" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  8. "[KFA AWARD 2017] SON Heungmin and LEE Mina were awarded 2017 Player of the Year". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  9. "Lee Min-a player profile" (in Korean). Naver.com. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  10. "Hyundai Steel are WK League Champions Again". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  11. "Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels won their fourth title in a row". Korea Football Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.


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