Kwon Hah-nul (, or ; born 7 March 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer and soldier who plays as a midfielder for Mungyeong Sangmu. A member of the so-called '88 line' group of Korean women's footballers born in 1988, Kwon is considered a legend of Korean women's football and in 2015, she became the first woman to make 100 appearances for the South Korean national team.
Early life Kwon enjoyed various sports, including football, as a young child but as there were no U-12 girls' football teams in Goyang at the time, she joined an athletics club instead. A church pastor suggested she should take up football, and although at first her mother was opposed to the idea, Kwon started playing football after transferring to Shindo Elementary School in Uijeongbu, initially playing for a boys' team. Kwon went on to attend Uiduk University.
Club career Kwon was selected by Busan Sangmu in the first round of the 2010 WK League new players draft.
By 2015, Kwon passed her long-service examination and was promoted to Sergeant first class. Known as a long-serving 'one-club woman', Kwon has since been promoted to Master sergeant.
She achieved the milestone of 300 WK League appearances in 2024. Having previously served as club captain from 2019 to 2023, Kwon took on the role again in the 2026 WK League season.
International career Kwon made her senior debut for South Korea as a high school student at the 2006 Asian Games in Qatar. She was part of the South Korean squad that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games. When South Korea repeated the achievement at the 2014 Asian Games, Kwon scored one of three goals in the bronze medal match against Vietnam. She played at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where South Korea progresseed to the knockout stage of the tournament for the first time ever. Later the same year, Kwon became the first South Korean woman to join the FIFA Century Club, making her 100th senior international appearance at the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.
Career statistics
International Source
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSouth Korea20065020077020081712009642010112201110120126020139020141772015150201620202110202210202320Total10915
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kwon Hah-nul goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Kwon Hah-nulNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition114 June 2008Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South KoreaNew Zealand1-12-12008 Peace Queen Cup224 August 2009Tainan County Stadium, Tainan County, TaiwanGuam4-09-02010 EAFF Women's Football Championship qualifiers35-047-0530 August 2009Tainan County Stadium, Tainan County, TaiwanChinese Taipei3-06-02010 EAFF Women's Football Championship qualifiers614 November 2010University Town Stadium, Guangzhou, ChinaVietnam4-16-12010 Asian Games76-1811 September 2011Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, ChinaAustralia1-01-22012 Olympic qualifiers911 March 2014Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni, CyprusNew Zealand1-04-02014 Cyprus Cup104-01115 May 2014Nhong That Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamMyanmar8-012-02014 AFC Women's Asian Cup1221 September 2014Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South KoreaMaldives8-013-02014 Asian Games1312-0141 October 2014Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South KoreaVietnam1-03-02014 Asian Games1518 November 2014Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, TaiwanChinese Taipei1-02-02015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualifiers References
External links
Kwon Hah-nul - Korea Football Association