Hong Hye-ji

Hong Hye-ji (born 25 August 1996) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for the WK League side Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team.

Hong Hye-ji
Hong in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-08-25) 25 August 1996
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Number 8
Youth career
Hyundai High School[1]
Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 INAC Kobe Leonessa 2 (0)
2018–2020 Changnyeong WFC
2021– Hyundai Steel Red Angels
International career‡
2011 South Korea U17 2 (0)
2013–2016 South Korea U20 17 (0)
2015– South Korea 40 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 July 2023
Hong Hye-ji
Hangul
홍혜지
Revised RomanizationHong Hyeji
McCune–ReischauerHong Hyeji
In this Korean name, the family name is Hong.

Club career

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 WFC.[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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

International
As of 30 July 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 201510
201631
201740
201880
201960
202020
202180
202230
202350
Total401

Honours

South Korea

Individual

  • KFA Young Player of the Year: 2015[10]

References
  1. "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  2. "2017シーズン加入内定選手のお知らせ" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 24 December 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  3. "ホンヘジ 退団のお知らせ" (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. "2018 WK리그 신인 26명, 홍혜지-손화연 '1순위 창녕행'" (in Korean). Korea Football Association (KFA). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  5. "Match Report: Suwon UDC 1–0 Changnyeong" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  6. "Match Report: Boeun Sangmu 0–3 Changnyeong" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). 9 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. "Hong: Our tournament's not over yet". FIFA. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on November 17, 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  8. "홍혜지 HONG Hyeji" (in Korean). Korea Football Association (KFA). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  9. "이상민·홍혜지, 서로를 닮은 미래의 국가대표 남매" (in Korean). Korea Football Association (KFA). 13 January 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  10. "Kim and Cho win Player of the Year awards". JoongAng Daily. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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