Sung Hyang-sim

Sung Hyang-sim (Korean: 승향심; born 2 December 1999) is a North Korean footballer from Anju City, South Pyongan Province. She plays for Pyongyang City Sports Club and the North Korea women's national football team as a forward.[2][3]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Sung.
Sung Hyang-sim
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999
Place of birth Anju City, North Korea
Height 153 cm (5 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Pyongyang City Sports Club
Number 2
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– North Korea 1 (1)

Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
승향심
Hancha
承香心[1]
Revised RomanizationSeung Hyangsim
McCune–ReischauerSŭng Hyangsim
IPA/sɯŋ hja̠ŋɕim/

At the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, Sung was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player and earned the Golden Ball for most goals scored. The same year, she was nominated for the Asian Player of the Year and Asian Young Footballer of the Year awards by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and won the latter. The previous year, she earned the Silver Ball at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Career

Sung started playing football at age 12 at a state junior sports school.[4] In 2013, she played for North Korea at the 2013 AFC Under-14 Girls Regional Championship East Region and received an award as the Most Valuable Player at the tournament.[5] After this she played in the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4] In 2016, she was a part of North Korea's 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squad, where she was awarded the Silver Ball for her performance.[6] Later that year, she was part of North Korea's 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup team and came on as a substitute in the final against France.[7] Sung chooses to wear the number 2 as her squad number.[8]

In 2017, Sung made her senior debut for the North Korea women's national football team against China and scored a goal after coming on as a substitute.[9] The same year, she was nominated by AFC for the Asian Player of the Year and Asian Young Footballer of the Year awards, eventually winning the latter one.[10][11][12] This came after she scored six goals at the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, was the top scorer and named Most Valuable Player at the tournament.[13][14]

References
  1. 友谊赛-承香心反越位破门 中国女足0–1朝鲜女足 [Friendly match: Sung Hyang-sim breaks offside trap, China women's football loses 0–1 to North Korean women's football]. Sina News (in Chinese). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. "Korea DPR – Sung Hyang-Sim". Soccerway. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  3. "Start list: Korea DPR vs Papua New Guinea" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. "Sung Hyang Sim, Promising Female Footballer". KNCA. 11 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. "Sung Hyang-sim, Chen Xia win individual honours". AFC. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. "Asians excel as history is made in the Middle East". FIFA. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  7. "2016 FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup – Matches – Korea DPR-France". FIFA. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. "No stopping supercharged Sung". FIFA. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  9. "Sim Sung Hyang". ESPN. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  10. "AFC Annual Awards 2017: Full list of nominees announced". AFC. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  11. "Ange Postecoglou, Aaron Mooy, Sam Kerr and FFA nominated for Asian Football Confederation Awards". Perth Now. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  12. "AFC Youth Player of the Year 2017: Sung Hyang Sim". AFC. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  13. "Trio through as Japan get high five". FIFA. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  14. "Sung Hyang Sim, Promising Female Footballer | Explore DPRK". Explore DPRK. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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