Kim Kyong-yong


Kim Kyong-yong is a North Korean footballer who plays as a forward for the North Korea women's national football team. 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.

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.

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.
She made her national senior debut for Korea DPR on 24 September against Singapore as a part of the 2022 Asian Games. 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.

International statistics

National team

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
124 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China6–07–0[Football at the 2022 Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games – Women's tournament|2022 Asian Games]
227 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China1–010–02022 Asian Games
327 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China4–010–02022 Asian Games
427 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China5–010–02022 Asian Games
527 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China7–010–02022 Asian Games
627 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China10–010–02022 Asian Games
730 September 2023Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China4–14–12022 Asian Games
83 October 2023Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China2–08–02022 Asian Games
93 October 2023Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China4–08–02022 Asian Games
103 October 2023Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China6–08–02022 Asian Games
113 October 2023Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China7–08–02022 Asian Games
126 October 2023Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China1–11–42022 Asian Games
131 November 2023Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China1–07–02024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
141 November 2023Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China3–07–02024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
151 November 2023Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China5–07–02024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1630 November 2023Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China5–011–02025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
174 December 2023Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China17–017–02025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
1829 June 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan1–010–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
1929 June 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan6–010–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2029 June 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan7–010–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2129 June 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan8–010–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
222 July 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan1–010–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
232 July 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan5–010–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
245 July 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan3–06–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
255 July 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan4–06–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
265 July 2025Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan5–06–02026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
-5 July 2025-----

Honours

Naekohyang
North Korea
Individual