Hong Hye-ji (born 25 August 1996) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the WK League and the South Korea national team.
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Hong in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hyundai Info-Tech HS[1] | |||
| Korea University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Changnyeong | 17 | (2) |
| 2021– | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | South Korea U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | South Korea U20 | 17 | (0) |
| 2015– | South Korea | 32 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2020 | |||
| Hong Hye-ji | |
| Hangul | 홍혜지 |
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| Revised Romanization | Hong Hyeji |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hong Hyeji |
On 24 December 2016, Hong signed a one-year contract with Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa,[2] where she made only two appearances before returning to South Korea.[3] On 27 December 2017, she was drafted first overall in the 2018 WK League Draft by Changnyeong.[4] On 23 April 2018, she made her debut in a 1–0 away loss to Suwon UDC.[5] On 9 July 2018, she scored her first goal in a 3–0 away win over Boeun Sangmu.[6]
Hong was part of the under-16 team that finished in fourth place at the 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship in China. She helped the under-19 team win the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and finish third at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship. She also represented South Korea at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada[1] and at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.[7]
On 29 November 2015, Hong made her senior debut in a 1–0 loss to Australia. On 4 June 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 victory against Myanmar.[8]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 June 2016 | Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| Club | League | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| INAC Kobe Leonessa | Nadeshiko League | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels | WK League | 2018 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| South Korea | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | |
South Korea squad – 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup fifth place | ||
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South Korea squad – 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup runners-up | ||
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