Lee Geum-min (Korean: 이금민, Korean pronunciation: [i.ɡɯm.min] or [i] [kɯm.min]; born 7 April 1994) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Championship club Birmingham City and the South Korea women's national team. She has previously played for Seoul City, Gyeongju KHNP, Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion.
On 4 November 2014, Lee was drafted first overall by Seoul WFC.[1] She finished the 2015 season with six goals and two assists in 18 appearances.[citation needed] The following season, she scored nine goals and registered four assists in 18 appearances.[citation needed] In her final season with Seoul, Lee scored eleven goals and had six assists in 21 appearances.[citation needed]
In 2018, Lee joined Gyeongju KHNP.[2] On 23 April 2018, she made her debut in a 0–0 draw with Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.[3] On 14 May 2018, she scored twice in a 3–0 away victory against Changnyeong WFC.[4] 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 UDC.[5]
On 7 August 2019, Manchester City announced they had signed Lee on a two-year contract. She made her Women's Super League (WSL) debut on 7 September 2019, coming on as a second-half substitute against Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium. The match broke the record attendance for a WSL match at 31,213.[6] Lee made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut and first City start in a 7–1 away win against Swiss team FF Lugano 1976 on 12 September 2019.[7] She 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.[8]
On 24 July 2020, it was announced that 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."[9] She made her debut for Brighton in the season opener, a 2–0 home win against Birmingham City on 6 September 2020. Lee made her FA Cup debut on 27 September 2020, starting in Brighton's quarter-final also against Birmingham City.[10]
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.[11] Her first goal for Brighton, a header, came in the away fixture at Reading on 2 May 2021. Her second, a long-range hit, came just a minute later when she intercepted the ball from Reading's kick-off. The strike was described as an contender for WSL goal of the season.[12] Lee then went on to score in Brighton's next fixture, an end-of-season game at home to Bristol.[13]
Lee transferred permanently to Brighton from Manchester City in August 2021.[14] She scored for Albion in their 2021–22 season opener against West Ham United on 5 September 2021.[15] It was her fourth goal in her last three WSL games, including the final two matches of the previous season.[16]
In September 2024, Lee joined Women's Championship club Birmingham City on a two-year permanent deal for an undisclosed fee, subject to league and visa approval.[17]
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 team that claimed the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup the following year.[18] 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.[19] Lee was selected by South Korea for the 2015 Women's World Cup[20] and the 2019 Women's World Cup.[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester City | 2019–20 | FA WSL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 2020–21 | FA WSL | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 3 | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2021–22 | FA WSL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | WSL | 22 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24 | WSL | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 58 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | 73 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 14 | ||
| 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 | 11 | 7 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 99 | 27 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Vietnam |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2018 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
|
2–2 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 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 |  Myanmar |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 20 | 9 April 2022 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | Vietnam |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 21 | 19 February 2023 | Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry, England |  Belgium |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 Arnold Clark Cup |
| 22 | 7 April 2023 | Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea |  Zambia |
2–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 23 | 3–2 | |||||
| 24 | 11 April 2023 | Yongin Mireu Stadium, Yongin, South Korea | Zambia |
1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 25 | 3–0 | |||||
| 26 | 4–0 | |||||
| 27 | 26 October 2023 | Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China |  Thailand |
8–0 | 10–1 | 2024 Olympic Games qualification |
South Korea
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