Jang Sel-gi

Jang Sel-gi (; born 31 May 1994) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Gyeongju KHNP and the South Korea women's national team.

Club career INAC Kobe Leonessa On 16 January 2015, Jang signed a one-year contract with Nadeshiko League club INAC Kobe Leonessa. After spending the first half of the season injured, she played her first league match as a 66th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home victory against Albirex Niigata on 5 September 2015. On 15 November 2015, she made her Empress's Cup debut in a 4–0 win over Bunnys Kyoto. She made a total of eight appearances for the club in all competitions. On 14 March 2016, she made her WK League debut in a 2–1 win over Seoul WFC.

Jang scored 20 goals and made nine assists in 53 appearances across her first two seasons at Incheon, and won the league title in both seasons. On 25 November 2017, after scoring one goal and making one assist in a 2–2 draw between WK League All-Stars and her former club INAC Kobe Leonessa (followed by WK League's 4–2 penalty shoot-out win), she was named the Most Valuable Player of the match.

In 2018, Jang was selected as Women's Player of the Year by Korea Football Association after achieving her third consecutive title in addition to 11 goals and seven assists at the league.

At the 2019 WK League, where Jang won her fourth title, she provided the most assists with 17 assists as well as scoring 13 goals.

Madrid CFF On 9 December 2019, Jang signed for Primera División club Madrid CFF, becoming the first South Korean female footballer to play for a Spanish club. On 7 May 2020, the Primera División competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With uncertainty over when the league would resume, Madrid CFF released players from their contracts and Jang returned to South Korea.

Return to Incheon On 11 June 2020, Jang rejoined Incheon Hyundai Steel, signing a contract until the end of the 2022 season.

In 2021, Jang helped the club win the Korean Women's National Championship, and received the tournament's Most Valuable Player award.

In 2023, Jang left Incheon Hyundai Steel after the club reached their eleventh consecutive WK League title. Incheon lifted eight out of their eleven trophies with her.

Gyeongju KHNP In 2024, Jang joined Gyeongju KHNP on a one-year contract, stating that she wanted a fresh start and "new energy" to avoid becoming complacent with repeatedly winning the championship. In her first year at another WK League club, she once again became the league's top assist provider, and received the best midfielder award. Having renewed her contract for another year, Gyeongju announced via their official Instagram page that Jang would be the club's captain for the 2025 season.

International career Jang was a member of the South Korea under-17 team at the 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship and the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, and won both competitions. She scored South Korea's last penalty in the penalty shoot-out of the U-17 World Cup final against Japan, which ended in a 5–4 win.

In 2013, Jang led the South Korea under-19 team to their second AFC U-19 Women's Championship title. She scored five goals in a 7–0 win over Myanmar and one goal in each of the three matches against China, North Korea and Australia, becoming the tournament's top scorer with eight goals.

On 6 March 2013, Jang made her senior debut for South Korea in a 2–0 win against South Africa at the 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup. On 4 June 2016, she scored her first international goal in a 5–0 win against Myanmar.

Career statistics International Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jang goal. + List of international goals scored by Jang Sel-gi

South Korea U17 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup runner-up: 2022 Asian Games bronze medal: 2018

Individual AFC U-19 Women's Championship Most Valuable Player: 2013 AFC U-19 Women's Championship top goalscorer: 2013 EAFF Championship Most Valuable Player: 2025 Korean FA Women's Player of the Year: 2018, 2020, 2025 Korean Women's National Championship Most Valuable Player: 2021