Ri Kum-hyang
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Full name
Ri Kum Hyang
Date of birth
22 April 2001
Place of birth
North Korea
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ri Kum Hyang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 April 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Naegohyang Sports Club[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | North Korea U-17 | 10+ | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | North Korea U-20 | 8+ | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | North Korea | 14 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ri Kum Hyang (born 22 April 2001, Korean: 리금향 ) is a North Korean footballer who plays as a center back for DPR Korea Women's Premier League club Naegohyang Sport Club[3] whom she captains and the North Korea women's national football team. She is known for her aerial prowess and spatial awareness.[4]
Ri joined Naegohyang Sport Club in 2012.[4]
In the 2021–22 season, Ri won the DPR Korea Women's Premier League with Naegohyang.[5] She was voted as the best women's defender that year.[4]
During the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League preliminary rounds which Naegohyang qualified for, Ri scored her first goal at continental level against RTC FC.
