Kim So-eun (footballer)

Kim So-eun
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-09-20) 20 September 1998
Place of birth South Korea
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2023 Sejong Sportstoto
2024–2025 Incheon Red Angels
2025– Western Sydney Wanderers 3 (0)
International career
South Korea
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025

Kim So-eun (Korean: 김소은; born 20 September 1998) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Western Sydney Wanderers FC.

Early life

Kim was born on 20 September 1998 in South Korea. Growing up, she attended Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea.[1]

Club career

Kim started her career with South Korean side Sejong Sportstoto WFC. Following her stint there, she signed for South Korean side Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC in 2024. Ahead of the 2025–26 season, she signed for Australian side Western Sydney Wanderers FC.[2]

International career

Kim is a South Korea international. During November 2016, she played for the South Korea women's national football team at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3]

Style of play

Kim plays as a midfielder or forward. South Korean news website wrote in 2019 that "she is the type of player that makes up for her short stature with her skill and speed".[3]

References

  1. ^ "김소은의 목표 "한 경기 당 한 골은 넣고 싶어"" [Kim So-eun's goal: "I want to score one goal per game"] (in Korean). Naver. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  2. ^ Kim So-eun at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b ""메시 보면서 자랐다"여자 메시 꿈꾸는 '첫 발탁' 김소은" [Kim So-eun, who grew up watching Messi, is the first to be selected, dreaming of becoming the female Messi] (in Korean). SPOTV NEWS. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2025.