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Sung Hyang-sim

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In this Korean name, the family name is Sung.
Sung Hyang-sim
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-02) 2 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Anju City, North Korea
Height 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pyongyang City Sports Club
Number 2
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– North Korea 24 (10)

Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
승향심
Revised RomanizationSeung Hyangsim
McCune–ReischauerSŭng Hyangsim
IPA[sɯŋ çaŋɕim]

Sung Hyang-sim (Korean: 승향심; born 2 December 1999) is a North Korean footballer from Anju City, South Pyongan Province. She plays for Pyongyang City Sports Club and the North Korea women's national football team as a forward.[1][2]

At the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, Sung was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player and earned the Golden Ball for most goals scored. The same year, she was nominated for the Asian Player of the Year and Asian Young Footballer of the Year awards by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and won the latter. The previous year, she earned the Silver Ball at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Career

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Sung started playing football at age 12 at a state junior sports school.[3] In 2013, she played for North Korea at the 2013 AFC Under-14 Girls Regional Championship East Region and received an award as the Most Valuable Player at the tournament.[4] She later played in the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3] In 2016, she was part of North Korea's 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup squad, where she was awarded the Silver Ball for her performance.[5] Later that year, she was part of North Korea's 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup team and came on as a substitute in the final against France.[6] Sung chooses to wear the number 2 shirt.[7]

In 2017, Sung made her senior debut for the North Korea women's national football team against China and scored a goal after coming on as a substitute.[8] The same year, she was nominated by AFC for the Asian Player of the Year and Asian Young Footballer of the Year awards, eventually winning the latter one.[9][10][11] This came after she scored six goals at the 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, was the top scorer and named Most Valuable Player at the tournament.[12][13]

International goals

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Under-16

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 September 2013 Jiangsu Football Training Centre Stadium, Nanjing, China  Chinese Taipei 5–0 10–0 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
2. 6–0
3. 10–0
4. 6 October 2013 Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing, China  Japan 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p)
5. 5 November 2015 Hankou Cultural Sports Centre, Wuhan, China  Chinese Taipei 2–0 5–0 2015 AFC U-16 Women's Championship
6. 3–0
7. 9 November 2015 Xinhua Road Sports Center, Wuhan, China  Japan 1–0 1–1

Under-19

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 October 2017 Jiangning Sports Center, Nanjing, China  Thailand 1–0 9–0 2017 AFC U-19 Women's Championship
2. 4–0
3. 6–0
4. 8–0
5. 25 October 2017  Australia 2–0 3–0
6. 3–0

National team

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 3 April 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  India 8–0 8–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2. 7 April 2017  South Korea 1–0 1–1
3. 9 April 2017  Uzbekistan 2–0 4–0
4. 3–0
5. 8 June 2017 Fitness Centre Of Qiannan Stadium, Duyun, China  China 1–0 1–0 Friendly
6. 17 August 2018 Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia  Tajikistan 1–0 16–0 2018 Asian Games
7. 2–0
8. 5–0
9. 7–0
10. 27 September 2023 Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium, Wenzhou, China  Singapore 7–0 7–0 2022 Asian Games
11. 26 October 2023 Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China  China 1–0 2–1 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
12. 1 November 2023  Thailand 2–0 7–0
13. 30 November 2023 Suoka Sports Training Base Pitch 2, Zhuhai, China  Hong Kong 1–0 11–0 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship
14. 3–0
15. 4 December 2023  Northern Mariana Islands 16–0 17–0

References

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  1. ^ "Korea DPR – Sung Hyang-Sim". Soccerway. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Start list: Korea DPR vs Papua New Guinea" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Sung Hyang Sim, Promising Female Footballer". KNCA. 11 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Sung Hyang-sim, Chen Xia win individual honours". AFC. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Asians excel as history is made in the Middle East". FIFA. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. ^ "2016 FIFA U-20 Womens World Cup – Matches – Korea DPR-France". FIFA. 3 December 2016. Archived from the original on 5 December 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  7. ^ "No stopping supercharged Sung". FIFA. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 24 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Sim Sung Hyang". ESPN. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  9. ^ "AFC Annual Awards 2017: Full list of nominees announced". AFC. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Ange Postecoglou, Aaron Mooy, Sam Kerr and FFA nominated for Asian Football Confederation Awards". Perth Now. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  11. ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year 2017: Sung Hyang Sim". AFC. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Trio through as Japan get high five". FIFA. 2 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Sung Hyang Sim, Promising Female Footballer | Explore DPRK". Explore DPRK. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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