Ryu Ji-soo
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 September 1997 | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Seoul City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011-2012 | Oju Middle School | ||
| 2013-2015 | Dongsan I.I. High School | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | South Korea U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | South Korea U-20 | 0 | (0) |
| 2022- | South Korea | 2 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 June 2025 | |||
Ryu Ji-soo (Korean: 류지수; born September 3, 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Seoul City and the South Korea national team.[1] Ryu Ji-soo was selected to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup South Korean squad.[2]
Ryu first became interested in football in elementary school, but was discouraged by her parents, who felt she had talent in musical theatre.[3] Her parents' attitude changed after seeing the success of South Korea's women's youth teams in international competitions, so as a middle school student, Ryu directly telephoned the Korea Football Association to try and find a school where she would be allowed to try out for the football team.[4] On their recommendation she went to Oju Middle School in Songpa-gu and started playing football in the second grade, but struggled to match her peers who had been playing football for longer, and started playing as a goalkeeper.[3] She attended Korea University in Sejong, an institution well known for its women's football, but was unable to join the team due to personal reasons, resulting in a three-year hiatus from football.[3]
