Lee Min-hwa (Korean: 이민화) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a defender for WK League club Hwacheon KSPO and the South Korean national team. She played at the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
Club career Lee was selected by Hwacheon KSPO in the second round of the 2020 WK League new players draft. In 2024, after KSPO finished as WK League runners-up, Lee was named in the Korea Pro Footballers Association (KPFA) WK League Best XI. The following year, Hwacheon won their first WK League title to complete a domestic treble, and Lee was again recognised as a key player, being named in the WK League Best XI at the KWFF WK League Awards.
International career Lee received her first senior call-up for South Korea in 2024 under newly appointed manager Shin Sang-woo. She made her international debut the following year in a friendly match against Colombia and was subsequently added to South Korea's squad for the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship.
Honours
Hwacheon KSPO
WK League Champions: 2025 Runners-up: 2024 National Women's Football Championship Champions: 2025 National Sports Festival Champions: 2025
South Korea
EAFF E-1 Football Championship Champions: 2025
Individual
KPFA 2024 WK League Awards Best XI: 2024 KWFF WK League Awards Best XI: 2025
References
External links Lee Min-hwa – Korea Football Association