Lee Geum-min

Lee Geum-min (Korean: 이금민, Korean pronunciation: [i.ɡɯm.min] or [i] [kɯm.min]; born 7 April 1994) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward for Women Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the South Korea national team. She has previously played for Seoul, Gyeongju KHNP and Manchester City.

Lee Geum-min
이금민
Lee with her Manchester City shirt in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-07) 7 April 1994
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 9
Youth career
Hyundai Info-Tech HS
Ulsan College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Seoul 57 (26)
2018–2019 Gyeongju KHNP 36 (21)
2019–2021 Manchester City 3 (1)
2020–2021 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 17 (3)
2021– Brighton & Hove Albion 27 (4)
International career‡
2009–2010 South Korea U17 11 (3)
2011–2014 South Korea U20 15 (6)
2013– South Korea 76 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:28, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:37, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Club career

Seoul (2015–2017)

On 4 November 2014, Lee was drafted first overall by Seoul.[1] She finished the 2015 season with six goals and two assists in 18 appearances. The following season, she scored nine goals and registered four assists in 18 appearances. In her final season with Seoul, Lee scored eleven goals and had six assists in 21 appearances.[2]

Gyeongju KHNP (2018–2019)

In 2018, Lee joined Gyeongju KHNP.[3] On 23 April 2018, she made her debut in a 0–0 draw with Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.[4] On 14 May 2018, she scored twice in a 3–0 away victory against Changnyeong.[5] In her final game for Gyeongju KHNP Lee scored a hat-trick as her team won 3–0 away at Boeun Sangmu, having previously scored two goals in the previous match, her last at home, a 5–2 win over Suwon.[6]

Manchester City (2019–2021)

On 7 August 2019, Manchester City announced they had signed Lee on a two-year contract. A video of Lee dancing to a BTS song on her initiation gained over a quarter of a million views on Twitter.[7] Lee made her WSL debut for Manchester City on 7 September 2019 coming on as a second-half substitute against Manchester United at the Etihad. The match broke the record attendance for a WSL match at 31,213.[8] Lee made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut and first City start in a 7–1 away win at Swiss team FF Lugano 1976 on 12 September 2019.[9] Lee scored her first goal for Manchester City on 12 October 2019, coming on as a late substitute at home to Birmingham City to seal a 3–0 victory for City.[10]

Loan to Brighton & Hove Albion (2020–21)

On 24 July 2020 it was announced Lee had joined WSL team Brighton & Hove Albion on loan for the 2020–21 season with head coach Hope Powell describing the signing as "a real coup."[11] Lee made her debut for Brighton in the season opener, a 2–0 home win against Birmingham on Sept 6 2020.

Lee made her FA Cup debut on September 27, 2020, starting in Brighton's Quarter-Final also against Birmingham City.[12]

On 7 February 2021 Lee was part of the Brighton team that ended Chelsea's 33-match unbeaten run with a 2–1 victory for the Seagulls.[13] Her first goal for Brighton, a header, came in the Away fixture at Reading on 2 May 2021. Her second, a spectacular long-range hit, coming just 35 seconds later when she intercepted the ball from Reading's kick-off. It was described as an immediate contender for WSL goal of the season.[14] Lee then went on to score in Brighton's next fixture, an end-of-season game at home to Bristol.[15]

Brighton & Hove Albion (2021–present)

Lee signed for Brighton from Manchester City in August 2021.[16]

Lee was on target for Albion in their 2021/22 WSL season opener against West Ham, which was played at the Amex Stadium. It was the South Korean's fourth goal in her last three WSL games, including the final two matches of last season.[17]

Lee scored again at the Amex against Reading on 25 September 2022. She also provided an assist in the game when she unselfishly squared the ball for teammate Katie Robinson to score. Brighton won 2-1.[18] The following week she scored again with her debut goal in the League Cup. [19] Lee was on target again against her former club Manchester City in December.[20]

International career

Lee was a member of the under-16 team that won the 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and was in the under-17 squad that claimed the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup the following year.[21] She made two appearances at the 2011 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, scoring two goals against Australia in a 4–2 win. In 2013, she helped South Korea win the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[22] Lee was selected by South Korea for the 2015 Women's World Cup[23] and the 2019 Women's World Cup.[24]

Career statistics

Club
As of matches played 12 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Seoul FC 2015 WK League 18 6 - - - 18 6
2016 WK League 18 9 - - - 18 9
2017 WK League 21 11 - - - 21 11
Total 57 26 - - - 57 26
Gyeongju KHNP 2018 WK League 18 11 - - - 18 11
2019 WK League 18 10 - - - 18 10
Total 36 21 - - - 36 21
Manchester City 2019–20 FA WSL 3100203081
Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 2020–21 FA WSL 1831020-213
Brighton & Hove Albion 2021–22 FA WSL 1621020-192
2022–23 WSL 1121031-153
Total 45 7 3 0 7 1 - 55 8
Career total 1405520813015656

International
As of matches played 16 February 2023[25]
National Team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2013 4 1
2015 9 0
2016 8 6
2017 9 4
2018 13 3
2019 11 2
2020 2 0
2021 8 2
2022 11 2
2023 1 0
Total 76 20

International goals
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lee goal.
List of international goals scored by Lee Guen-min
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1. 6 March 2013 Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  South Africa 2-0 2-0 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup
2. 9 March 2016 Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan  Vietnam 3-0 4-0 Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualification
3. 8 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong  Guam 10-0 13-0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup Qualification
4. 11 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1-0 14-0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup Qualification
5. 11-0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup Qualification
6. 12-0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup Qualification
7. 14 November 2016 Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 4-0 9-0 2017 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup Qualification
8. 5 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  India 3-0 10-0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
9. 4-0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
10. 7-0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
11. 9 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  Hong Kong 5-0 6-0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualification
12.13 April 2018King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Vietnam2-04-02018 AFC Women's Asian Cup
13. 24 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Hong Kong 3-0 5-0 2018 Asian Games
14. 31 August 2018 Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Chinese Taipei 2-0 4-0 2018 Asian Games
15. 17 January 2019 Wuhua County Olympic Sports Centre, Meizhou, China  Romania 3-0 3-0 2019 Four Nations Tournament
16. 6 April 2019 Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea  Iceland 2-22-3Friendly
17. 17 September 2021 Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan  Mongolia 3-0 12-0 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
18.6-0
19. 24 January 2022 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India  Myanmar1–02-02022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
20.9 April 2022Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea Vietnam3-03-0Friendly

Honours

International

References
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  2. "Player stats" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  3. "[WK리그] '강철체력' 이금민 "힘들지만 뛰는 게 좋아요"" (in Korean). Naver. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  4. "Match Report: Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels 0–0 Gyeongju KHNP" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  5. "March Report: Changnyeong 0–3 Gyeongju KHNP" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
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  7. City, Manchester (14 August 2019). "Throwing some shapes stateside!". @ManCity. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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  9. "Women's Champions League: Manchester City thrash Lugano 7-1 in last 32 first leg". 12 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  10. "Manchester City top WSL table". 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  11. "Lee Geum-min: Striker joins Brighton on loan from Manchester City". BBC Sport. 24 July 2020.
  12. "Brighton team". 27 September 2020.
  13. "Brighton seal shock win at WSL leaders Chelsea". 7 February 2021.
  14. "WSL goal of the season? Brighton's Geum-Min Lee hits long-range stunner". 2 May 2021.
  15. "Bristol City relegated after Maya Le Tissier, Lee Geum-min and Inessa Kaagman goals seal win for the Seagulls". 9 May 2021.
  16. "Brighton sign South Korean Striker on permanent deal". BBC. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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  19. "Head Coach reflects on 3-2 defeat in opening Continental League Cup group-stage tie against Birmingham City". brightonandhovealbion.com. 2 October 2022.
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