Kim Kyeong-hee

{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kim Kyeong-hee
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|03|17}}
| height = 174 cm
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = [[Suwon FC Women|Suwon FC]]
| clubnumber = 16
| youthyears1 = -2015
| youthclubs1 = Hwacheon Elementary School
| youthclubs2 = Ganggyung Girls’ Middle School
| youthclubs3 = Hwacheon High School
| youthclubs4 = Chungnam Internet High School
| youthyears4 = 2020-2021
| youthyears3 = 2019
| youthyears2 = 2016-2018
| years1 = 2022
| clubs1 = [[Gangjin Swans WFC|Changnyeong WFC]]
| years2 = 2023-
| clubs2 = [[Suwon FC Women|Suwon FC]]
| nationalteam1 = [[South Korea women’s national under-20 football team|South Korea U-20]]
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024-
| nationalteam2 = [[South Korea women’s national football team|South Korea]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam-update = 06:54, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
}}

”’Kim Kyeong-hee”’ (Korean: 김경희, born 17 March 2003) is a South Korean [[Football player|footballer]] who plays as a goalkeeper for [[WK League]] side [[Suwon FC Women|Suwon FC]] and the [[South Korea women’s national football team|South Korea national team]].

== Club career ==
Kim failed to secure a place at university upon her graduation from Chungnam Internet High School, but decided to enter the [[2022 WK League]] new players draft.<ref name=”:1″>{{Cite web |last=Seol |first=Ha-eun |date=12 December 2024 |title=최초 고졸 선수에서 최고 GK로…김경희 “조용히 빛날게요” |trans-title=From first player straight out of high school to best goalkeeper, Kim Kyeong-hee: “I’ll shine quietly” |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20241212160100007 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=ko}}</ref> She was selected by [[Gangjin Swans WFC|Changnyeong WFC]] in the eighth round of the draft, becoming the first player to enter the WK League directly from high school.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jung |first=Sung-in |date=20 December 2021 |title=창녕WFC 신인선수 5명 선발 |trans-title=Changnyeong WFC signs five new players |url=https://www.idomin.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=781098 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Gyeongnam Domin Ilbo |language=ko}}</ref><ref name=”:1″ />

Kim signed with Suwon FC ahead of the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 August 2023 |title=’PO행’ 박길영 수원 감독 “이번엔 반드시 챔프전 가 우승하겠다” |trans-title=’Playoff bound’ Suwon manager Park Gil-young: “This time we’ll definitely get to the final and win” |url=https://www.monthlypeople.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=643559 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Monthly People |language=ko}}</ref> In 2024, she was the team’s regular starting goalkeeper, and was named KWFF WK League goalkeeper of the year in recognition of her contribution to Suwon’s league victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Geon-woo |date=12 December 2024 |title=수원FC 위민 박기령·김경희, 올해 WK리그 최고 감독·골키퍼 선정 |trans-title=Suwon FC Women’s Park Gil-young, Kim Kyeong-hee honoured as best manager, goalkeeper at first WK League awards |url=https://www.kgnews.co.kr/news/article.html?no=822250 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Gyeonggi Shinmun |language=ko}}</ref>

In 2026, Kim continued to start regularly for Suwon in the WK League, achieving her original aim of ten league clean sheets by the summer and adjusting her target to fifteen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Sung-ryong |date=14 August 2026 |title=수원FC위민 김경희의 독특한 ‘브릿지 징크스’ “흑발 돌아가고 싶어도 참아요” |trans-title=Suwon FC Women’s Kim Kyeong-hee’s unique ‘bleach jinx’ “I resist even if I want to go back to black hair” |url=https://www.sports-g.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=215867 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Sportsnius |language=ko}}</ref> She also played in the [[2025–26 AFC Women’s Champions League|2025-26 AFC Women’s Champions League]] and the inaugural edition of the [[W Korea Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Kwi-hyuk |date=24 June 2026 |title=’무실점 승리’ 수원FC위민 김경희 골키퍼 “감기 걸렸지만 팀에 최대한 도움 주고 싶었어” |trans-title=’Clean sheet victory’ Suwon FC Women goalkeeper Kim Kyeong-hee: “I caught a cold but I wanted to help my team as much as possible” |url=https://www.sports-g.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=214992 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Sportsnius |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Lin |date=21 May 2026 |title=From selfies to saber-rattling: Chill in South-North ties plays out in frosty football match |url=https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/sports/from-selfies-to-saber-rattling-chill-in-south-north-ties-plays-out-in-frosty-football-match/12589230 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Korea JoongAng Daily |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 May 2026 |title=North Korean soccer team beats South Korean hosts in rare match between divided countries |url=https://www.newsday.com/sports/soccer/north-south-korea-soccer-afc-naegohyang-b69805 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Newsday}}</ref>

== International career ==
Kim played at the [[2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup]]. She kept a clean sheet in South Korea’s opening match against Canada, and received praise for her performance against Nigeria despite conceding a goal.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 August 2022 |title=Set pieces cost Canada in loss to South Korea at FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/article/set-pieces-cost-canada-in-loss-to-south-korea-at-fifa-u-20-womens-world-cup/ |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Sports Net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Im |first=Ki-hwan |date=15 August 2022 |title=[U-20 나이지리아전] 아쉬운 첫 패, 와중에 빛났던 김경희의 슈퍼세이브 |trans-title=[U20 Nigeria match] Amidst a disappointing first loss, Kim Kyeong-hee’s super save shone |url=https://www.besteleven.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=211002 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Best Eleven |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shin |first=Dong-hoon |date=17 August 2022 |title=’2G 1실점’ GK 김경희, “프랑스전에서 실점 안 할게요” |trans-title=’2 games 1 goal conceded’ GK Kim Kyeong-hee: “I won’t let any goals in in the France match” |url=https://www.interfootball.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=579660 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Inter Football |language=ko}}</ref>

Kim received her first senior call-up for South Korea in 2022 under then-manager [[Colin Bell (footballer, born 1961)|Colin Bell]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yoon |first=Jin-sung |date=9 December 2022 |title=‘여자A 첫 발탁’ 김경희 “언니들 너무 잘해요” |trans-title=First senior call-up for Kim Kyeong-hee: “My teammates play so well” |url=https://www.ktnnews.co.kr/53392 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Korea Today News |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Ji-won |date=9 December 2022 |title=‘여자A 첫 발탁’ 김경희 “U-20 대표팀이랑 너무 달라요” |trans-title=First senior call-up Kim Kyeong-hee: “It’s very different from the U-20 team” |url=https://www.interfootball.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=591845 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Inter Football |language=ko}}</ref> She made her A match debut in 2024 in a friendly against Canada, playing only half the match before being replaced at half time by [[Min Yu-kyeong]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Hee-woong |date=4 December 2024 |title=신상우 감독 ‘1승’은 다음에…여자대표팀, 캐나다에 1-5 완패 |trans-title=Manager Shin Sang-woo still waiting for first win as women’s national team lose 1-5 to Canada |url=https://isplus.com/article/view/isp202412040011 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Ilgan Sports |language=ko}}</ref> Kim was named in South Korea’s squad for the [[2026 Asian Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Im |first=Chang-man |date=9 August 2026 |title=‘국가대표 수문장’ 수원FC 위민 김경희 “골키퍼보다 팀 승리가 기억되길” |trans-title=National team goalkeeper, Suwon FC Women’s Kim Kyeong-hee: “I hope people will remember the team’s victory, not just the goalkeeper” |url=https://www.kyeonggi.com/article/20260809580113 |access-date=18 September 2026 |website=Gyeonggi Ilbo |language=ko}}</ref>

== Honours ==

=== Suwon FC ===

* WK League
** Champions: [[2024 WK League|2024]]
** Runners-up: [[2023 WK League|2023]]

=== Individual ===

* KWFF WK League goalkeeper of the year: 2024

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=김경희 Kim Kyeong-hee] – [[Korea Football Association]]
{{Suwon FC Women squad}}{{SouthKorea-women-footy-bio-stub}}
[[Category:2003 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:South Korean women’s footballers]]
[[Category:Women’s association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Suwon FC Women players]]