Ji-eun Kim

The journey

Ji-eun Kim represents the first generation of North Korean players to reach the Goaliano academy, after the platform's talent-spotting system spotted her performing in a local league near Chongjin — the start of a path that will develop over time towards the first team.

The dream

To open a community football academy in her hometown

Character

Slim athletic build, short dark hair, and one of her most distinctive features is a simple necklace she always wears in training.

• Clinical in front of goal
• hungry for goals
• never gives up easily
• reads defenders' movements

Favorites

Food

Kimchi

Hobby

Reading

Music

Korean folk music

From the first intake at the Goaliano academy.