Kim Yu-jin (field hockey)

Kim Yu-jin
Personal information
Born (1993-01-21) 21 January 1993
South Korea
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club KT Sports
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2017– South Korea 33 (4)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  South Korea
Asian Cup
2017 Kakamigahara Team
FIH World League
2016–17 Auckland Team

Kim Yu-jin (Korean김유진, born 21 January 1993)[1] is a field hockey player from South Korea, who plays as a forward.[2]

Career

Senior national team

Kim made her senior international debut for South Korea in 2017.[3] She earned her first senior international cap at the Four Nations Cup in Berlin. Throughout 2017 she medalled with the national team twice, taking home bronze medals at the Asian Cup in Kakamigahara and the FIH World League Finals in Auckland.[4][5]

She made two appearances in 2018 during a test series against India in Seoul, before leaving the national squad.[3]

After 6 years out of the national team, Kim returned to the squad in 2024. She represented the team at the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa. She has since made appearances at the 2025 Asian Cup in Hangzhou.[6][7][8]

International goals

Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 5 September 2025 Gongshu Canal Sports Stadium, Hangzhou, China  Chinese Taipei 1–0 9–0 2025 Asian Cup [7][9]
2 3–0
3 10 September 2025  India 1–2 2–4 [6][10]
4 2–3

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – South Korea". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  2. ^ "2025년 7, 8월 여자 대표팀 훈련 명단". koreahockey.co.kr (in Korean). Korea Hockey Association. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "KIM Yujin". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Women's Asia Cup 2017". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  5. ^ "Hockey World League: England 0 Korea 1". barkinganddagenhampost.co.uk. Barking and Dagenham Post. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Women's Asia Cup 2025 hockey: All-round effort powers India to 4-2 win against South Korea in first Super 4 match". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  7. ^ a b "한국 여자하키, 아시아컵 첫 경기서 대만 9-0 완파". news.nate.com (in Korean). 네이트 뉴스: 홈. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  8. ^ "'김유진 2골 분전' 한국 여자하키, 아시아컵 결선리그서 인도에 2-4 패배". maniareport.com (in Korean). 마니아타임즈. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  9. ^ "South Korea 9–0 Chinese Taipei". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  10. ^ "India 4–2 South Korea". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 September 2025.