Jang Sel-gi (born 31 May 1994) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender or a

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for Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team. She previously played for

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in the

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. Jang was named

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in 2013.

Club career

INAC Kobe Leonessa

On 16 January 2015, Jang signed a one-year contract with

. After spending the first half of the season injured, she made her first league appearance in a 1–0 home victory against

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on 5 September 2015, coming on as a substitute in the 66th minute. On 15 November 2015, she made her Empress's Cup debut in a 4–0 win over

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. She made a total of 8 appearances for the club in all competitions.

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels

On 21 January 2016, Jang joined

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels The Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels Women's Football Club is a South Korean women's football team based in Incheon. The club was founded in 1993. The club has won ten consecutive WK League titles from 2013 to 2022. Current squad ...

in the

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. On 14 March 2016, she made her debut in a 2–1 win over

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. In the 2016 season, she scored 9 goals and recorded 4 assists in 24 appearances. In the 2017 season, she scored 11 goals and recorded 5 assists in 29 appearances. In 2018, Jang scored 11 goals and set up seven others in 27 matches, helping the Red Angels win their sixth consecutive championship.

International career

In 2010, Jang was part of the under-17 team that won the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. In 2013, she led the under-19 team to their second

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title. She was the

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's top scorer with eight goals in five appearances, including five goals in a 7–0 win over

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and one goal in each game against

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and

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. As a result, she was named the tournament MVP and awarded the Golden Boot. In November 2013, she was named

. On 6 March 2013, Jang made her senior debut for

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in a 2–0 win against

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in the

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. On 4 June 2016, she scored her first goal in a 5–0 win against

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jang goal.''

Honours

Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels *

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South Korea *

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* FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup:

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Bronze medal:

Individual *

: 2013 *

MVP:

Golden Boot:

* KFA Footballer of the Year: 2018

References

External links

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Jang Sel-gi
at the Korea Football Association (KFA)
Jang Sel-gi
at Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF) {{DEFAULTSORT:Jang, Sel-gi 1994 births Living people Footballers from Incheon South Korean women's footballers South Korean expatriate women's footballers South Korea women's youth international footballers South Korea women's under-20 international footballers South Korea women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Women's association football midfielders Expatriate women's footballers in Japan Expatriate women's footballers in Spain South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Spain Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea Asian Games medalists in football Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games INAC Kobe Leonessa players Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels WFC players Nadeshiko League players WK League players Liga F players 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players