Kim Kyong-yong
North Korean footballer (born 2002)
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Kim Kyong-yong (born 2 January 2002, Korean: 김경영) is a North Korean women's professional footballer who plays as a forward for the North Korea women's national football team.[2] She was part of Korea DPR's World Cup squad for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Pyongyang, North Korea | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Naegohyang FC | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2017 | Naegohyang FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Naegohyang FC | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | North Korea U-17 | 9 | (11) |
| 2018–2022 | North Korea U-20 | 14 | (10) |
| 2023– | North Korea | 23 | (30) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 March 2026 | |||
Club career
She started playing football at the age of 9 joined the Naegohyang Sport Club in 2014. In the 2021–22 season, she contributed to Naekohyang's first ever DPR Korea Women's Premier League title, being the top scorer with 22 goals scored.[4]
In the 2025–26 season, she scored 4 goals in the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League, including the winning goal in the final against Tokyo Verdy Beleza to help Naegohyang become the first North Korean club to win a continental title.[5]
International career
Kim was a member of the under-16 and under-19 teams that finished as runners-up in the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship respectively.
She already made history in the U-16 Championship back in 2017 when she scored in every match but one, racking up the highest individual scoring tally at the tournament since Australia's Caitlin Foord.[6]
She made her national senior debut for Korea DPR on 24 September against Singapore as a part of the 2022 Asian Games.[7] Kyong-yong was the key player for Korea DPR in their road to the 2022 Asian Games Gold match final, as she scored 11 goals in four games, netting a five goal thriller against Singapore on their second-leg and a super hat-trick against Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.[8]
In February 2026, Kim was named in the North Korea squad for the 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[9]
International statistics
North Korea U17
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 September 2017 | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand |  Bangladesh | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 5–0 | |||||
| 4. | 7–0 | |||||
| 5. | 8–0 | |||||
| 6. | 14 September 2017 |  Australia | 1–0 | 7–0 | ||
| 7. | 3–0 | |||||
| 8. | 17 September 2017 |  Japan | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 9. | 23 September 2017 |  South Korea | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 10. | 17 November 2018 | Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay |  United States | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| 11. | 24 November 2018 |  Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 (1–3 (p) |
North Korea U20
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 August 2018 | Stade du Clos Gastel, Dinan-Léhon, France |  Mexico | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup |
| 2. | 10 May 2019 | Stade d'Honneur, Mallemort, France | Mexico | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2019 Sud Ladies Cup |
| 3. | 15 May 2019 |  Gabon | 1–0 | 10–0 | ||
| 4. | 2–0 | |||||
| 5. | 6–0 | |||||
| 6. | 7–0 | |||||
| 7. | 30 October 2019 | IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand |  Vietnam | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship |
| 8. | 2 November 2019 | Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand |  Thailand | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 9. | 6 November 2019 | South Korea | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 10. | 2–0 |
National team
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | |||
| 2023 | 13 | 17 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 | |
| Total | 22 | 29 | |
- Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China |  Singapore | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 2 | 27 September 2023 | 1–0 | 10–0 | |||
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 5–0 | |||||
| 5 | 7–0 | |||||
| 6 | 10–0 | |||||
| 7 | 30 September 2023 | South Korea | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 8 | 3 October 2023 | Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China |  Uzbekistan | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
| 9 | 4–0 | |||||
| 10 | 6–0 | |||||
| 11 | 7–0 | |||||
| 12 | 6 October 2023 | Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China | Japan | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| 13 | 1 November 2023 | Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China | Thailand | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 14 | 3–0 | |||||
| 15 | 5–0 | |||||
| 16 | 30 November 2023 | Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China |  Hong Kong | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 17 | 4 December 2023 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 17–0 | 17–0 | ||
| 18 | 29 June 2025 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |  Tajikistan | 1–0 | 10–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 19 | 6–0 | |||||
| 20 | 7–0 | |||||
| 21 | 8–0 | |||||
| 22 | 2 July 2025 |  Palestine | 1–0 | 10–0 | ||
| 23 | 5–0 | |||||
| 24 | 5 July 2025 |  Malaysia | 3–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 25 | 4–0 | |||||
| 26 | 5–0 | |||||
| 27 | 6 March 2026 | Western Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 28 | 4–0 | |||||
| 29 | 9 March 2026 |  China | 1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 30 | 19 March 2026 | Gold Coast Stadium, Gold Coast, Australia |  Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
Honours
Naegohyang
- DPR Korea Women's Premier League: 2021–22, 2023–24
- AFC Women's Champions League: 2025–26
North Korea
Runners-up: 2022
- Runners-up: 2019
Champions: 2017
- Champions: 2019
Individual
- AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 2017
- AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Top Scorer: 2017
- DPR Korea Women's Premier League top scorer: 2021–22
- AFC Women's Champions League MVP: 2025–26[10]
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