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Kim Kyong-yong
Personal information
Date of birth	2 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Naekohyang Sport Club
International career
2017–2018	North Korea U-17
2018–2022	North Korea U-20
2023–	North Korea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]

She made her national senior debut for Korea DPR on 24 September against Singapore as a part of the 2022 Asian Games.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.				2–0
3.				5–0
4.				7–0
5.				8–0
6.	14 September 2017		Australia	1–0	7–0
7.	14 September 2017		Australia	3–0	7–0
8.	17 September 2017		Japan	1–0	1–2
9.	23 September 2017		South Korea	2–0	2–0
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		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
3				4–0
4				5–0
5				7–0
6				10–0
7	30 September 2023	Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China	South Korea	4–1	4–1
8	3 October 2023	Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China	Uzbekistan	2–0	8–0
9				4–0
10				6–0
11				7–0
12	6 October 2023	Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China	Japan	1–1	1–4
13	1 November 2023	Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China	Thailand	1–0	7–0	2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
14				3–0
15				5–0
16	30 November 2023	Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China	Hong Kong	5–0	11–0	2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
17	4 December 2023	Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China	Northern Mariana Islands	17–0	17–0	2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship