Lee Min-a (born 8 November 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian Northern Super League 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, 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. 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. On 24 September 2018, she scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Mynavi Vegalta Sendai.
Ottawa Rapid On 23 February 2025, Lee signed with Ottawa Rapid in the newly launched Northern Super League. On 27 April, she scored the first-ever goal in franchise history, in a 2–1 victory over AFC Toronto. At the end of the 2025 regular season, Lee was included in the Northern Super League's team of the year. In March 2026, she signed a contract extension with the Rapid for the 2026 season.
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. On 15 February 2012, she made her debut for the senior team 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 in Shenzhen.
Career statistics International .
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSouth Korea201270201360201540201613520178120181382019902021512022112202330202440Total8317
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Lee Min-aNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 21 January 2016 Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China 1–0 5–0 2016 Four Nations Tournament2 8 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 6–0 13–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship3 12–04 11 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 3–0 14–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship5 14 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong 1–0 9–0 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship6 5 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea 2–0 10–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification7 28 February 2018 Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal 1–0 3–1 2018 Algarve Cup8 6 March 2018 Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal 1–1 1–1 2018 Algarve Cup9 13 April 2018 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan 3–0 4–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup10 4–011 16 April 2018 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan 2–0 5–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup12 24 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia 5–0 5–0 2018 Asian Games13 28 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia 1–1 1–2 2018 Asian Games14 31 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia 3–0 4–0 2018 Asian Games15 17 September 2021 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan 4–0 12–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification16 26 July 2022 Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan 3–0 4–0 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship17 12 November 2022 Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand 1–0 1–0 Friendly
Honours Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WK League: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Individual KFA Footballer of the Year: 2017
References
External links
Lee Min-a at INAC Kobe Leonessa Lee Min-a at WK League