Kwon Hah-nul
South Korean footballer (born 1988)
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Kwon Hah-nul (Korean: 권하늘, Korean pronunciation: [kwʌn.ɦa.nɯl] or [kwʌn] [ha.nɯl]; born 7 March 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer and soldier who plays as a midfielder for Mungyeong Sangmu. A member of the so-called '88 line' group of Korean women's footballers born in 1988, Kwon is considered a legend of Korean women's football and in 2015, she became the first woman to make 100 appearances for the South Korean national team.[2][3][4]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 1988 | ||
| Height | 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mungyeong Sangmu | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010– | Mungyeong Sangmu | ||
| International career | |||
| 2005 | South Korea U17 | 5 | (3) |
| 2004–2007 | South Korea U20 | 11 | (4) |
| 2006–2023 | South Korea | 109 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Early life
Kwon enjoyed various sports, including football, as a young child but as there were no U-12 girls' football teams in Goyang at the time, she joined an athletics club instead.[5] A church pastor suggested she should take up football, and although at first her mother was opposed to the idea, Kwon started playing football after transferring to Shindo Elementary School in Uijeongbu, initially playing for a boys' team.[5] Kwon went on to attend Uiduk University.[6]
Club career
Kwon was selected by Busan Sangmu in the first round of the 2010 WK League new players draft.[7][8]
By 2015, Kwon passed her long-service examination and was promoted to Sergeant first class.[9] Known as a long-serving 'one-club woman', Kwon has since been promoted to Master sergeant.[10]
She achieved the milestone of 300 WK League appearances in 2024.[11] Having previously served as club captain from 2019 to 2023, Kwon took on the role again in the 2026 WK League season.[12]
International career
Kwon made her senior debut for South Korea as a high school student at the 2006 Asian Games in Qatar.[13] She was part of the South Korean squad that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games.[13] When South Korea repeated the achievement at the 2014 Asian Games, Kwon scored one of three goals in the bronze medal match against Vietnam.[14] She played at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where South Korea progresseed to the knockout stage of the tournament for the first time ever.[15] Later the same year, Kwon became the first South Korean woman to join the FIFA Century Club, making her 100th senior international appearance at the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[13]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 28 September 2023[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2006 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 17 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 109 | 15 | |
- Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kwon Hah-nul goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 June 2008 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |  New Zealand |
1-1 | 2-1 | 2008 Peace Queen Cup | [17] |
| 2 | 24 August 2009 | Tainan County Stadium, Tainan County, Taiwan |  Guam |
4-0 | 9-0 | 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship qualifiers | [18] |
| 3 | 5-0 | ||||||
| 4 | 7-0 | ||||||
| 5 | 30 August 2009 | Tainan County Stadium, Tainan County, Taiwan |  Chinese Taipei |
3-0 | 6-0 | 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship qualifiers | [19] |
| 6 | 14 November 2010 | University Town Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  Vietnam |
4-1 | 6-1 | 2010 Asian Games | [20] |
| 7 | 6-1 | ||||||
| 8 | 11 September 2011 | Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China |  Australia |
1-0 | 1-2 | 2012 Olympic qualifiers | [21] |
| 9 | 11 March 2014 | Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus | New Zealand |
1-0 | 4-0 | 2014 Cyprus Cup | [22] |
| 10 | 4-0 | ||||||
| 11 | 15 May 2014 | Nhong That Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Myanmar |
8-0 | 12-0 | 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup | [23] |
| 12 | 21 September 2014 | Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea |  Maldives |
8-0 | 13-0 | 2014 Asian Games | [24] |
| 13 | 12-0 | ||||||
| 14 | 1 October 2014 | Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea | Vietnam |
1-0 | 3-0 | 2014 Asian Games | [14] |
| 15 | 18 November 2014 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan | Chinese Taipei |
1-0 | 2-0 | 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualifiers | [25] |