| Kim Kyong-yong | |
| Birth Date: | 2002 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Height: | 1.63 m[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Clubs1: | Naekohyang Sport Club |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | North Korea U-17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 11 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | North Korea U-20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 10 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | North Korea |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 15 |
Kim Kyong-yong (born 2 January 2002,) 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]
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]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2022 Asian Games | |
| 2 | 27 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | 1–0 | align=center rowspan="5" | 10–0 | |
| 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| 4 | 5–0 | |||||
| 5 | 7–0 | |||||
| 6 | 10–0 | |||||
| 7 | 30 September 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Centre, Wenzhou, China | 4–1 | 4–1 | ||
| 8 | 3 October 2023 | Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China | 2–0 | align=center rowspan="4" | 8–0 | |
| 9 | 4–0 | |||||
| 10 | 6–0 | |||||
| 11 | 7–0 | |||||
| 12 | 6 October 2023 | Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou, China | 1–1 | 1–4 | ||
| 13 | 1 November 2023 | Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China | 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 | 5–0 | 11–0 | 2024 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | |
| 17 | 4 December 2023 | 17–0 | 17–0 | |||
Runners-up: 2022
Runners-up: 2019
Champions: 2017
Champions: 2019