Kim Min-jung (born 12 September 1996) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team.
Youth career While at school, Kim progressed through the South Korea national age group teams playing as a defender, and only switched to playing as a goalkeeper during her second year of high school on the advice of manager Yoo Young-sil. She went on to play for Daeduk University.
Club career Kim was selected by Suwon FMC in the 2017 WK League draft and joined the club on a one year contract, playing in ten matches during her first season in the league. After a year at Suwon, Kim transferred to Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels ahead of the 2018 WK League season.
International career Kim played ten matches for the South Korea U20 team between 2015 and 2016 and was a member of the squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was named Player of the Match after South Korea's clash with Venezuela, in which she successfully saved a penalty.
Kim made her full international debut on 7 June 2016 in a friendly match against Myanmar. Despite her relative lack of A match experience, she was unexpectedly selected to play at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup when veteran keepers Kim Jung-mi and Yoon Young-geul were both unavailable due to injury and Kang Ga-ae, who had been expected to play instead, suffered an injury in training.
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External links
Kim Min-jung - KFA