# Kim Kyong-yong

Kim Kyong-yong (born 2 January 2002, Korean: 김경용) is a North Korean footballer who plays as a forward for the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of Korea DPR's World Cup squad for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

## International career

Kim was a member of the under-16 and under-19 teams that finished as runners-up in the 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and 2019 AFC U-19 Women's Championship respectively.
She already made history in the U-16 Championship back in 2017 when she scored in every match but one, racking up the highest individual scoring tally at the tournament since Australia's Caitlin Foord.
She made her national senior debut for Korea DPR on 24 September against Singapore as a part of the 2022 Asian Games. Kyong-yong was the key player for Korea DPR in their road to the 2022 Asian Games Gold match final, as she scored 11 goals in four games, netting a five goal thriller against Singapore on their second-leg and a super-Hat-trick against Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.

## International statistics
### North Korea U17

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 11 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | Bangladesh | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 2. | 11 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | Bangladesh | 2–0 | 9–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 3. | 11 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | Bangladesh | 5–0 | 9–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 4. | 11 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | Bangladesh | 7–0 | 9–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 5. | 11 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | Bangladesh | 8–0 | 9–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 6. | 14 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | Australia | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 7. | 14 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | Australia | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 8. | 17 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | Japan | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 9. | 23 September 2017 | Chonburi, Thailand | South Korea | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2017 AFC U-16 Women's Championship |
| 10. | 17 November 2018 | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | United States | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
| 11. | 24 November 2018 | Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay | Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 (1–3 (p) | 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |

### National team

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| North Korea |
| North Korea | 2023 | 4 | 11 |
| Total | Total | 5 | 12 |
    Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kim goal.
List of international goals scored by Kim Kyong-yong :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 24 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Singapore | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 2 | 27 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Singapore | 1–0 | 10–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 3 | 27 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Singapore | 4–0 | 10–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 4 | 27 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Singapore | 5–0 | 10–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 5 | 27 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Singapore | 7–0 | 10–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 6 | 27 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | Singapore | 10–0 | 10–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 7 | 30 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | South Korea | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 8 | 3 October 2023 | Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China | Uzbekistan | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 9 | 3 October 2023 | Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China | Uzbekistan | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 10 | 3 October 2023 | Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China | Uzbekistan | 6–0 | 8–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 11 | 3 October 2023 | Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China | Uzbekistan | 7–0 | 8–0 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 12 | 6 October 2023 | Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China | Japan | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 13 | 1 November 2023 | Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China | Thailand | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 14 | 1 November 2023 | Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China | Thailand | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 15 | 1 November 2023 | Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China | Thailand | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 16 | 30 November 2023 | Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China | Hong Kong | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
| 17 | 4 December 2023 | Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China | Northern Mariana Islands | 17–0 | 17–0 | 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |

## Honours
### DPR Korea

* Asian Games:
    Runners-up: 2022
* AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup:
    Runners-up: 2019
* AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup:
    Champions: 2017
* Sud Ladies Cup:
    Champions: 2019

### Individual

* AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 2017
* AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup Top Scorer: 2017