Lee Min-a (born 8 November 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Daegu, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Yeungjin College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Incheon Red Angels | ||
| 2018–2019 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 17 | (5) |
| 2020– | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | South Korea under 17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | South Korea under 20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012– | South Korea | 73 | (17) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 July 2022 | |||
| Lee Min-a | |
| Hangul | 이민아 |
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| Revised Romanization | I Min-a |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Mina |
After playing for Yeungjin College from 2010 to 2012,[1] Lee joined Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the WK League. In 2015, she scored 6 goals and recorded 5 assists in 26 appearances. In 2016, she scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist in 23 appearances. In 2017, she finished the season with 14 goals and 10 assists in 28 appearances.[2] Between 2013 and 2017, Lee won 5 straight WK League titles.[3]
In December 2017, Lee joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa.[1] On 21 March 2018, she made her debut in a 2–0 home victory against Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama.[4] On 24 September 2018, she scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Mynavi Vegalta Sendai.[5]
Lee was part of the under-20 team that finished in third place at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6] On 15 February 2012, she made her senior debut for South Korea in a 1–0 loss to North Korea. On 21 January 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win over Vietnam in the 2016 Four Nations Tournament.[7] In 2017, Lee was named KFA Footballer of the Year.[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 13 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | |
| Total | 73 | 17 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 21 January 2016 | Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2016 Four Nations Tournament | |
| 2 | 8 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | 6–0 | 13–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 3 | 12–0 | |||||
| 4 | 11 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | 3–0 | 14–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 5 | 14 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium, Hong Kong | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 6 | 5 April 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | |
| 7 | 28 February 2018 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium, Albufeira, Portugal | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup | |
| 8 | 6 March 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal, Portugal | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup | |
| 9 | 13 April 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup | |
| 10 | 4–0 | |||||
| 11 | 16 April 2018 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup | |
| 12 | 24 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 Asian Games | |
| 13 | 28 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 Asian Games | |
| 14 | 31 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Asian Games | |
| 15 | 17 September 2021 | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan | 4–0 | 12–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification | |
| 16 | 26 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 17 | 3–0 | |||||
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Korea Football Association Women's Player of the Year | |
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