Lee Geum-min is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the South Korea women's national team.
She started playing football when she was 10 years old and went to academy at 12.
Moving to UK was a big challenge, she had never lived by herself before, could not speak English and did not know how to cook.
She struggled with the physical part of playing in the WSL.
She finds English food delicious, especially chips.
She looked up to Cristiano Ronaldo when she was younger and practiced a lot of dribbling to imitate him.
She has a Yorkshire terrier called 'Jang gun'.
She likes to relax by watching Korean dramas on Netflix.
She would like to be a role model for young Korean girls interested in football and promote women's football in South Korea.
She also did athletics and played badminton in school.
She would like to stay involved in football even after her active career. She is interested in coaching children.
She always says a prayer before a game.
| Nike |
| AFC U-16 Women's Championship | 1× |
| FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | 1× |
| AFC U-19 Women's Championship | 1× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
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2021
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present
|
Brighton | 73 | 10 |
|
2020
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2021
|
Brighton (loan) | 20 | 3 |
|
2019
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2020
|
Manchester City | 8 | 1 |
|
2018
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2019
|
Gyeongju KHNP | 36 | 21 |
|
2015
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2017
|
Seoul City | 57 | 26 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2013
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present
|
South Korea | 90 | 27 |
|
2011
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2014
|
South Korea U20 | 16 | 6 |
|
2009
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2010
|
South Korea U17 | 11 | 3 |
