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Kwon Hah-nul

Kwon Hah-nul (Korean: 권하늘, Korean pronunciation: [kwʌn.ɦa.nɯl] or [kwʌn] [ha.nɯl]; born 7 March 1988) is a South Korean professional footballer and soldier who plays as a midfielder for Mungyeong Sangmu. A member of the so-called '88 line' group of Korean women's footballers born in 1988, Kwon is considered a legend of Korean women's football and in 2015, she became the first woman to make 100 appearances for the South Korean national team.[2][3][4]

Kwon Hah-nul
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-07) 7 March 1988 (age 38)
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mungyeong Sangmu
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Mungyeong Sangmu
International career
2005 South Korea U17 5 (3)
2004–2007 South Korea U20 11 (4)
2006–2023 South Korea 109 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Kwon enjoyed various sports, including football, as a young child but as there were no U-12 girls' football teams in Goyang at the time, she joined an athletics club instead.[5] A church pastor suggested she should take up football, and although at first her mother was opposed to the idea, Kwon started playing football after transferring to Shindo Elementary School in Uijeongbu, initially playing for a boys' team.[5] Kwon went on to attend Uiduk University.[6]

Club career

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Kwon was selected by Busan Sangmu in the first round of the 2010 WK League new players draft.[7][8]

By 2015, Kwon passed her long-service examination and was promoted to Sergeant first class.[9] Known as a long-serving 'one-club woman', Kwon has since been promoted to Master sergeant.[10]

She achieved the milestone of 300 WK League appearances in 2024.[11] Having previously served as club captain from 2019 to 2023, Kwon took on the role again in the 2026 WK League season.[12]

International career

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Kwon made her senior debut for South Korea as a high school student at the 2006 Asian Games in Qatar.[13] She was part of the South Korean squad that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games.[13] When South Korea repeated the achievement at the 2014 Asian Games, Kwon scored one of three goals in the bronze medal match against Vietnam.[14] She played at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where South Korea progresseed to the knockout stage of the tournament for the first time ever.[15] Later the same year, Kwon became the first South Korean woman to join the FIFA Century Club, making her 100th senior international appearance at the 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup.[13]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 28 September 2023[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 200650
200770
2008171
200964
2010112
2011101
201260
201390
2014 17 7
2015 15 0
2016 2 0
2021 1 0
2022 1 0
2023 2 0
Total109115
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kwon Hah-nul goal.
List of international goals scored by Kwon Hah-nul
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 14 June 2008 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea New ZealandNew Zealand 1-1 2-1 2008 Peace Queen Cup [17]
2 24 August 2009 Tainan County Stadium, Tainan County, Taiwan GuamGuam 4-0 9-0 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship qualifiers [18]
3 5-0
4 7-0
5 30 August 2009 Tainan County Stadium, Tainan County, Taiwan Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 3-0 6-0 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship qualifiers [19]
6 14 November 2010 University Town Stadium, Guangzhou, China VietnamVietnam 4-1 6-1 2010 Asian Games [20]
7 6-1
8 11 September 2011 Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan, China AustraliaAustralia 1-0 1-2 2012 Olympic qualifiers [21]
9 11 March 2014 Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus New ZealandNew Zealand 1-0 4-0 2014 Cyprus Cup [22]
10 4-0
11 15 May 2014 Nhong That Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam MyanmarMyanmar 8-0 12-0 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup [23]
12 21 September 2014 Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea MaldivesMaldives 8-0 13-0 2014 Asian Games [24]
13 12-0
14 1 October 2014 Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon, South Korea VietnamVietnam 1-0 3-0 2014 Asian Games [14]
15 18 November 2014 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 1-0 2-0 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup qualifiers [25]

References

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  1. ↑ 2015 World Cup
  2. ↑ Kim, Yong-seok (8 August 2015). "권하늘, 한국여자축구 사상 첫 센추리 클럽 멤버 됐다" [Kwon Hah-nul becomes first Korean woman to join football's century club]. Newspim (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Lee, Jun-hee (11 April 2019). "여자 축구 전설 권하늘 "상사가 되어서도 뛰고 싶어요"" [Women's football legend Kwon Hah-nul: "I want to become a Master sergeant and keep playing"]. KBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Shin, Dong-hoon (10 September 2025). "조소현·김도연·권하늘 연속 득점 폭발...88년생 라인, WK리그 23라운드 완전 장악" [Cho So-hyun, Kim Do-yeon, Kwon Hah-nul's goal explosion... 88 line in control of WK League R23]. Inter Football (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 Choi, Jae-jun (11 May 2004). "어버이날 선물에 '국가대표' 영광을" [The pride of making the national team as a parents' day present]. My Goyang (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Yoon, Wan-su (1 February 2007). "위덕대 여자축구단 국가대표 첫 배출" [Uiduk University women's football players selected for national team for first time]. Geumgang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Han, Sang-yong (20 November 2009). "여자축구 김도연, 1순위로 서울시청 입단" [Women's football: Kim Do-yeon joins Seoul City as first pick]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Park, So-young (16 June 2015). "'여군 중사' 권하늘 "4강 가서 센추리 클럽 가입할래요"" ['Female sergeant' Kwon Hah-nul: "I want to get into the semi-finals and join the Century Club"]. The JoongAng (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Kim, Chang-geum (29 September 2015). "중사 권하늘 '우승을 명 받았습니다'" [Sergeant First Class Kwon Hah-nul: "I have received orders to win"]. Hani (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  10. ↑ Kim, Jin-hyuk (2 April 2026). "여자축구에도 군팀 있다! 권하늘 상사와 이미연 감독이 설명한 '상무의 매력'" [Women's football has a military team too! Staff Sergeant Kwon Hah-nul and manager Kim Mi-yeon explain the 'charm of Sangmu']. Footbalist (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  11. ↑ Lee, Yun-seong (5 July 2024). "WK리그 300경기 출전을 달성한 문경 상무 권하늘 선수" [Mungyeong Sangmu's Kwon Hah-nul achieves 300 appearances in WK League]. Gukje News (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "2026 Preview: Mungyeong Sangmu". WK League News. 1 April 2026. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  13. 1 2 3 Gu, Si-yeong (9 August 2015). "부산 상무 소속 권하늘 A매치 100경기" [Kwon Hah-nul of Busan Sangmu's 100th A match]. Kookje Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  14. 1 2 Yoon, Min-sik (1 October 2014). "S. Korea wins bronze in women's football". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  15. ↑ Yoon, Jin-young (6 March 2018). "보은상무 권하늘 "전우애로 똘똘…여군의 힘 보여줄 것"" [Boeun Sangmu's Kwon Hah-nul: "Fuelled by comradeship, I'll show the strength of a female soldier"]. Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 8 April 2026.
  16. ↑ Source
  17. ↑ Di Maggio, Roberto (24 September 2009). "Peace Queen Cup 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "대한민국, 괌 9-0 대파" [Korea thrash Guam 9-0]. KN News (in Korean). 25 August 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "Score sheet" (PDF). EAFF. 30 August 2009. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  20. ↑ ""괜히 첫골 넣었어" 베트남 여자축구 6-1 혼쭐" ["We scored first in vain" Women's football Vietnam 6-1 upset]. Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 14 November 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Westfield Matildas come from behind to beat Korea Republic". Socceroos. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  22. ↑ "Soccer: Football Ferns handed sound defeat". NZ Herald. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  23. ↑ "Women's Asian Cup: Korea Republic 12-0 Myanmar". The AFC. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  24. ↑ Zlotkowski, Andre (6 September 2018). "Asian Games 2014 (Women's Tournament)". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
  25. ↑ "Match summary" (PDF). EAFF. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
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