Son Hwa-yeon (; born 15 March 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a striker for WK League club Gangjin Swans and the South Korea national team.
Club career On 27 December 2017, Son was drafted second overall in the 2018 WK League Draft by Changnyeong WFC. On 23 April 2018, she made her debut in a 1–0 away loss to Suwon UDC. On 30 April 2018, she scored her first goal in a 4–2 home loss to Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels. She transferred to Swedish first tier side AIK Fotboll in July 2024.
International career Son scored four goals at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, helping South Korea finish third and qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. On 4 June 2016, she scored twice on her senior debut, in a 5–0 win over Myanmar. On 3 July 2017, she was named in the squad for the 2017 Summer Universiade; she went on to score three times in the tournament.
Career statistics International Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Son goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Son Hwa-yeonNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 4 June 2016 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar 4–0 5–0 Friendly2 5–03 19 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia 3–0 8–0 2018 Asian Games4 6–05 7–06 21 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia 7–0 12–0 2018 Asian Games7 28 February 2019 Leichhardt Oval, Sydney, Australia 2–0 5–0 2019 Cup of Nations8 3 February 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India 2–0 2–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup9 25 September 2023 Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China 2–1 5–1 2022 Asian Games10 4–111 5–112 27 February 2024 Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal 1–5 1–5 Friendly13 14 March 2026 Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia 1–0 6–0 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup14 3 June 2026 GFA National Training Center, Dededo, Guam 2–0 5–0 2028 EAFF E-1 Football Championship preliminary round15 4–0
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