Ri Ye-gyong (born 26 October 1989 in
Pyongyang
Pyongyang (, , ) is the capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is known as the "Capital of the Revolution". Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. According to the 2008 populat ...
) is a North Korean
football midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
who played for the
North Korea women's national football team
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea women's national football team ( Munhwaŏ Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 녀자 국가종합팀, recognized as Korea DPR by FIFA) represents North Korea in international women's football. Nor ...
at the
2012 Summer Olympics. At the club level, she played for
Amrokkang.
International goals
See also
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North Korea at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
North Korean women's footballers
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of North Korea
Women's association football midfielders
Asian Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
North Korea women's international footballers
Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea
Asian Games silver medalists for North Korea
People from Pyongyang
Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players
21st-century North Korean women
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