Hong Hye-ji
![]() Hong in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 25 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | South Korea | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AFC Toronto | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Korea University | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 2 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Changnyeong WFC | ||
2021–2024 | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
2025– | AFC Toronto | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | South Korea U17 | 2 | (0) |
2013–2016 | South Korea U20 | 17 | (0) |
2015 | South Korea Universiade | 3 | (1) |
2015– | South Korea | 41 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2025 |
Hong Hye-ji | |
Hangul | 홍혜지 |
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Revised Romanization | Hong Hyeji |
McCune–Reischauer | Hong Hyeji |
Hong Hye-ji (born 25 August 1996) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender for Canadian club AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League and the South Korea national team.
Early life
[edit]Hong attended Hyundai Technical High School, followed by attending Korea University.[1][2] At Korea University, she played for the women's football team.[3]
Club career
[edit]In December 2016, Hong signed a one-year contract with Japanese Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa for the 2017 season.[4] At the end of the season, after having only made two appearances, she departed the club to join the South Korean WK League, where she would participate in the draft.[5]
In December 2017, she was drafted first overall in the 2018 WK League Draft by Changnyeong WFC.[6][7] She scored the winning goals that led to the team's first wins of the season in both the 2018 and 2019 season.[8]
In 2021, she joined WK League club Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC.
In January 2025, she signed with Canadian club AFC Toronto in the Northern Super League.[9][10][11]
International career
[edit]Hong played with the South Korea U16 at the 2011 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.
She played with the South Korea U19 at the 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship and the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, helping them qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She served as captain at both the 2015 U19 AFC Championship and 2016 U20 World Cup.[12][13]
On 29 November 2015, Hong made her senior debut in a 1–0 loss to Australia.[14] In December 2015, she won the Korea Football Association Young Player of the Year Award.[15] On 4 June 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 victory against Myanmar.[16] She was regularly called up to the senior team for several tournaments, but suffered an injury in April before the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, resulting in her not being selected to the squad.[14][17]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 2 July 2024[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | 3 | 1 | |
2017 | 4 | 0 | |
2018 | 8 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2023 | 5 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 1 |
Honours
[edit]South Korea
Individual
- KFA Young Player of the Year: 2015
References
[edit]- ^ Hong, In-taek (25 November 2017). "고베 수비수 홍혜지, "언니들 상대로 질 수 없었다"" [Kobe defender Hong Hye-ji: "I couldn't lose to my sisters"]. Sports-G (in Korean). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "WK리그 신인드래프트, '특급' 홍혜지·손화연·한채린 참가" [WK League Rookie Draft, 'Special' Hong Hye-ji, Son Hwa-yeon, Han Chae-rin participate]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "동량(棟梁)같은 여자, 홍혜지" [A woman like a beam, Hong Hye-ji]. Sports KU (in Korean). 15 April 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "2017シーズン加入内定選手のお知らせ" [Announcement of players confirmed for 2017 season] (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 24 December 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "ホンヘジ 退団のお知らせ" [Hong Hye-ji's departure announcement] (in Japanese). INAC Kobe Leonessa. 22 December 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Lim, Jeong-taek (27 December 2017). "'신생팀' 창녕WFC, 드래프트 '최대어' 홍혜지-손화연 싹쓸이" ['New team' Changnyeong WFC sweeps draft 'biggest fish' Hong Hye-ji and Son Hwa-yeon]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "홍혜지·손화연, WK리그 드래프트서 1·2순위로 신생 창녕WFC行" [Hong Hye-ji and Son Hwa-yeon, 1st and 2nd picks in WK League Draft, move to new Changnyeong WFC]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Kim, Chan-young (13 August 2019). "[WK리그] '홍혜지 결승골' 창녕WFC, 개막 15경기 만에 첫 승...현대제철 13연승" [[WK League] 'Hong Hye-ji's winning goal' Changnyeong WFC, first win in 15 games since opening... Hyundai Steel 13 consecutive wins]. SWTV News (in Korean). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Davidson, Neil (13 January 2025). "AFC Toronto adds experience by signing veteran South Korean defender Hong Hye-ji". Toronto Star. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Molinaro, John (13 January 2025). "AFC Toronto adds South Korean International Hong Hye-ji". TFC Republic. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Northern Super League's AFC Toronto sign Korea international defender Hong Hye-ji". Waking the Red. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Hong: Our tournament's not over yet". FIFA. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016.
- ^ Oh, Myeong-cheol (13 January 2016). "이상민·홍혜지, 서로를 닮은 미래의 국가대표 남매" [Lee Sang-min and Hong Hye-ji, future national team siblings who resemble each other]. Korea Football Association (in Korean). Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "현대고 이상민-고려대 홍혜지,'올해의 영플레이어상 영광'" [Hyundai High School's Lee Sang-min and Korea University's Hong Hye-ji, 'Honorable Young Player of the Year']. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 23 December 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "한국여자축구대표팀, 미얀마에 5–0 완승". 스포츠경향 (in Korean). 4 June 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "'4인4색 네 친구' 홍혜지-이효경-박예은-장창의 성장" ['Four friends with four colors' Hong Hye-ji, Lee Hyo-kyung, Park Ye-eun, and Jang Chang's growth]. Korea Football Association (in Korean). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "홍혜지 HONG Hyeji". Korea Football Association (in Korean). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Hong Hye-ji – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Hong Hye-ji at Soccerway
- Hong Hye-ji at Korea Football Association
- 1996 births
- Living people
- South Korean women's footballers
- South Korea women's youth international footballers
- South Korea women's under-20 international footballers
- South Korea women's international footballers
- Women's association football defenders
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games
- INAC Kobe Leonessa players
- Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC players
- AFC Toronto players
- Nadeshiko League players
- WK League players
- South Korean expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Japan
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate women's soccer players in Canada
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 21st-century South Korean sportswomen