Kim Shin-ji

Kim Shin-ji is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SWPL club Rangers, on loan from Serie A club AS Roma, and the South Korean national team.

Youth career

Kim began playing football in an after-school club at her elementary school in Busan, where a P.E. teacher recognised her talent and suggested she transfer to a school with a girls' football programme. She transferred to Sangdae Elementary School in Pohang, and began attending national tournaments with the football team. She went on to play for Pohang Hangdo Middle School and then Pohang Girls' Electrical High School, where she was part of the winning team in the high school division at the Fall Women's Football Championship for three years in a row. After graduating from high school she played for Uiduk University.

In February 2025, Kim joined Italian side AS Roma, signing a contract until June 2027. In August, Kim was loaned to Rangers for the 2025–26 season.

Kim was called up to the South Korea U-17 team in 2019. She was part of the South Korea U-20 squad that came in third place at the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup and progressed to the round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She received her first senior call up in late 2024.