![]() Lee in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 November 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Daegu, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ottawa Rapid | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2012 | Yeungjin College | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | Incheon Red Angels | ||
2018–2019 | INAC Kobe Leonessa | 17 | (5) |
2020–2024 | Hyundai Steel Red Angels | ||
2025– | Ottawa Rapid | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2008 | South Korea U17 | 4 | (0) |
2010 | South Korea U20 | 7 | (0) |
2012– | South Korea | 83 | (17) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 2025 |
Lee Min-a | |
Hangul | 이민아 |
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RR | I Mina |
MR | I Mina |
Lee Min-a (born 8 November 1991) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Canadian club Ottawa Rapid and the South Korea national team.
In 2017,Lee was named KFA Women's Player of the Year. [2]
After playing for Yeungjin College from 2010 to 2012, [3] Lee joined Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the WK League. In 2015,she scored 6 goals and recorded 5 assists in 26 appearances. In 2016,she scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist in 23 appearances. In 2017,she finished the season with 14 goals and 10 assists in 28 appearances. [4] Between 2013 and 2017,Lee won 5 straight WK League titles. [5]
In December 2017,Lee joined Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. [3] On 21 March 2018,she made her debut in a 2–0 home victory against Nippon Sport Science University Fields Yokohama. [6] On 24 September 2018,she scored a brace in a 5–1 win over Mynavi Vegalta Sendai. [7]
On 23 February 2025,Lee signed with Ottawa Rapid in the newly-launched Northern Super League. [8] On 27 April 2025,she scored the first-ever goal in franchise history,in a 2–1 victory over AFC Toronto. [9]
Lee was part of the South Korea under-20 team that finished third at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [10] On 15 February 2012,she made her debut for the senior team in a 1–0 loss to North Korea. [11] On 21 January 2016,she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win over Vietnam in the 2016 Four Nations Tournament in Shenzhen. [11]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2012 | 7 | 0 |
2013 | 6 | 0 | |
2015 | 4 | 0 | |
2016 | 13 | 5 | |
2017 | 8 | 1 | |
2018 | 13 | 8 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 1 | |
2022 | 11 | 2 | |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 83 | 17 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 21 January 2016 | Shenzhen Stadium,Shenzhen,China | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2016 Four Nations Tournament |
2 | 8 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium,Hong Kong | ![]() | 6–0 | 13–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
3 | 12–0 | |||||
4 | 11 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium,Hong Kong | ![]() | 3–0 | 14–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
5 | 14 November 2016 | Hong Kong Football Club Stadium,Hong Kong | ![]() | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
6 | 5 April 2017 | Kim Il-sung Stadium,Pyongyang,North Korea | ![]() | 2–0 | 10–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
7 | 28 February 2018 | Albufeira Municipal Stadium,Albufeira,Portugal | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
8 | 6 March 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium,Parchal,Portugal | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2018 Algarve Cup |
9 | 13 April 2018 | King Abdullah II Stadium,Amman,Jordan | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
10 | 4–0 | |||||
11 | 16 April 2018 | Amman International Stadium,Amman,Jordan | ![]() | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
12 | 24 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium,Palembang,Indonesia | ![]() | 5–0 | 5–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
13 | 28 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium,Palembang,Indonesia | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 Asian Games |
14 | 31 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium,Palembang,Indonesia | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
15 | 17 September 2021 | Pakhtakor Stadium,Tashkent,Uzbekistan | ![]() | 4–0 | 12–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
16 | 26 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium,Kashima,Japan | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |
17 | 12 November 2022 | Orangetheory Stadium,Christchurch,New Zealand | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
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