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Lee Geum-min

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Geum-min (Korean: 이금민, Korean pronunciation: [i.ɡɯm.min] or [i] [kɯm.min]; born 7 April 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Birmingham City and the South Korea women's national team. She has previously played for Seoul City, Gyeongju KHNP, Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Lee Geum-min
Lee with Manchester City shirt in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 77
Youth career
Hyundai Info-Tech HS
Ulsan College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Seoul City
2018–2019 Gyeongju KHNP
2019–2021 Manchester City 3 (1)
2020–2021 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 17 (3)
2021–2024 Brighton & Hove Albion 58 (7)
2024– Birmingham City 2 (2)
International career‡
2009–2010 South Korea U17 11 (3)
2011–2014 South Korea U20 15 (6)
2013– South Korea 90 (27)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2024

Club career

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Seoul WFC

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On 4 November 2014, Lee was drafted first overall by Seoul WFC.[1] She finished the 2015 season with six goals and two assists in 18 appearances.[citation needed] The following season, she scored nine goals and registered four assists in 18 appearances.[citation needed] In her final season with Seoul, Lee scored eleven goals and had six assists in 21 appearances.[citation needed]

Gyeongju KHNP

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In 2018, Lee joined Gyeongju KHNP.[2] On 23 April 2018, she made her debut in a 0–0 draw with Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.[3] On 14 May 2018, she scored twice in a 3–0 away victory against Changnyeong WFC.[4] In her final game for Gyeongju KHNP, Lee scored a hat-trick as her team won 3–0 away at Boeun Sangmu, having previously scored two goals in the previous match, her last at home, a 5–2 win over Suwon UDC.[5]

Manchester City

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On 7 August 2019, Manchester City announced they had signed Lee on a two-year contract. She made her Women's Super League (WSL) debut on 7 September 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute against Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium. The match broke the record attendance for a WSL match at 31,213.[6] Lee made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut and first City start in a 7–1 away win against Swiss team FF Lugano 1976 on 12 September 2019.[7] She scored her first goal for Manchester City on 12 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute at home to Birmingham City to seal a 3–0 victory.[8]

Loan to Brighton & Hove Albion

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On 24 July 2020, it was announced that Lee had joined WSL team Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the 2020–21 season with head coach Hope Powell describing the signing as "a real coup."[9] She made her debut for Brighton in the season opener, a 2–0 home win against Birmingham City on 6 September 2020. Lee made her FA Cup debut on 27 September 2020, starting in Brighton's quarter-final also against Birmingham City.[10]

On 7 February 2021, Lee was part of the Brighton team that ended Chelsea's 33-match unbeaten run with a 2–1 victory for the Seagulls.[11] Her first goal for Brighton, a header, came in the away fixture at Reading on 2 May 2021. Her second, a long-range hit, came just a minute later when she intercepted the ball from Reading's kick-off. The strike was described as an contender for WSL goal of the season.[12] Lee then went on to score in Brighton's next fixture, an end-of-season game at home to Bristol.[13]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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Lee transferred permanently to Brighton from Manchester City in August 2021.[14] She scored for Albion in their 2021–22 season opener against West Ham United on 5 September 2021.[15] It was her fourth goal in her last three WSL games, including the final two matches of the previous season.[16]

Birmingham City

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In September 2024, Lee joined Women's Championship club Birmingham City on a two-year permanent deal for an undisclosed fee, subject to league and visa approval.[17]

International career

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Lee was a member of the under-16 team that won the 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and was in the under-17 team that claimed the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup the following year.[18] She made two appearances at the 2011 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, scoring two goals against Australia in a 4–2 win. In 2013, she helped South Korea win the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[19] Lee was selected by South Korea for the 2015 Women's World Cup[20] and the 2019 Women's World Cup.[21]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 2019–20 FA WSL 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 8 1
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2020–21 FA WSL 17 3 1 0 2 0 — 20 3
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 FA WSL 16 2 1 0 2 0 — 19 2
2022–23 WSL 22 3 3 2 3 1 — 28 6
2023–24 WSL 20 2 3 0 3 0 — 26 2
Total 58 7 7 2 8 1 — 73 10
Career total 78 11 8 2 12 1 3 0 101 14

International

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As of 5 June 2024[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2013 4 1
2015 9 0
2016 8 6
2017 9 4
2018 13 3
2019 11 2
2020 2 0
2021 8 2
2022 11 2
2023 11 7
2024 4 0
Total 90 27
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 Guen-min
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 March 2013 Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus   South Africa 2–0 2–0 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup
2 9 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan   Vietnam 3–0 4–0 2016 Olympic Games qualification
3 8 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong   Guam 10–0 13–0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification
4 11 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong   Hong Kong 1–0 14–0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification
5 11–0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification
6 12–0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification
7 14 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong   Chinese Taipei 4–0 9–0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualification
8 5 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea   India 3–0 10–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
9 4–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
10 7–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
11 9 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea   Hong Kong 5–0 6–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
12 13 April 2018 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan   Vietnam 2–0 4–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
13 24 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia   Hong Kong 3–0 5–0 2018 Asian Games
14 31 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia   Chinese Taipei 2–0 4–0 2018 Asian Games
15 17 January 2019 Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou, China   Romania 3–0 3–0 2019 Four Nations Tournament
16 6 April 2019 Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea   Iceland 2–2 2–3 Friendly
17 17 September 2021 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan   Mongolia 3–0 12–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
18 6–0
19 24 January 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India   Myanmar 1–0 2–0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
20 9 April 2022 Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea   Vietnam 3–0 3–0 Friendly
21 19 February 2023 Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England   Belgium 1–0 1–2 2023 Arnold Clark Cup
22 7 April 2023 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea   Zambia 2–2 5–2 Friendly
23 3–2
24 11 April 2023 Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea   Zambia 1–0 5–0 Friendly
25 3–0
26 4–0
27 26 October 2023 Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China   Thailand 8–0 10–1 2024 Olympic Games qualification

Honours

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South Korea

References

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  1. ^ "이금민, WK리그 1순위로 서울시청행(종합)" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ "[WK리그] '강철체력' 이금민 "힘들지만 뛰는 게 좋아요"" (in Korean). Naver. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Match Report: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0–0 Gyeongju KHNP" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. ^ "March Report: Changnyeong 0–3 Gyeongju KHNP" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Gyeongju W – South Korea: Results". soccer24.com. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Manchester City Women 1–0 Manchester United Women: Weir seals win in front of record WSL crowd". BBC Sport. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Women's Champions League: Manchester City thrash Lugano 7–1 in last 32 first leg". BBC Sport. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Manchester City top WSL table as Birmingham suffer consequences of missing star player". The Telegraph. 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Lee Geum-min: Striker joins Brighton on loan from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Brighton team". Brighton & Hove Albion Women. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Women's Super League highlights: Brighton & Hove Albion Women seal shock 2–1 win at WSL leaders Chelsea Women". BBC Sport. 7 February 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  12. ^ "WSL goal of the season? Brighton's Lee Geum-min hits long-range stunner". BBC Sport. 2 May 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Barclays FA WSL report: Brighton 3–1 Bristol City". The FA. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Lee Geum-min: Brighton sign South Korea striker on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Brighton & Hove Albion vs. West Ham United – 5 September 2021 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Why South Korea star striker Geummin Lee is 'waxing lyrical' at Brighton". Brighton And Hove Independent. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Blues Women add Lee Geum-min". Birmingham City F.C. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Lee lauds her South Korean soul sisters". FIFA. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 21 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  19. ^ "Lee Geummin (이금민) player profile" (in Korean). Korea Football Association (KFA). Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  20. ^ "World Cup Squad Number 2015". women's soccer united.
  21. ^ "World Cup Squads 2019". fox sports.
  22. ^ "이금민 LEE Geummin". kfa.or.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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