Son Hwa-yeon

Son Hwa-yeon
손화연
	Son in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	15 March 1997
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward, midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hyundai Steel Red Angels
Number	7
Youth career
	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Changnyeong WFC
2021–	Hyundai Steel Red Angels
National team‡
2013	South Korea U17
2015	South Korea U20
2016–	South Korea
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2022

Son Hwa-yeon (born 15 March 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a forward or a midfielder for Hyundai Steel Red Angels in the WK League and the South Korea national team.

Club career

On 27 December 2017, Son was drafted second overall in the 2018 WK League Draft by Changnyeong WFC.[1] On 23 April 2018, she made her debut in a 1–0 away loss to Suwon UDC.[2] On 30 April 2018, she scored her first goal in a 4–2 home loss to Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.[3]

Son scored four goals at the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship, helping South Korea finish third and qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. On 3 July 2017, she was named in the squad for the 2017 Summer Universiade; she went on to score three times in the tournament.[4] On 4 June 2016, she scored twice on her senior debut, in a 5–0 win over Myanmar.[5]

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 June 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Myanmar	4–0	5–0	Friendly
2	4 June 2016	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Myanmar	5–0	5–0	Friendly
3	19 August 2018	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Maldives	3–0	8–0	2018 Asian Games
4				6–0
5				7–0
6	21 August 2018	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang, Indonesia	Indonesia	7–0	12–0	2018 Asian Games

"2018 WK리그 신인 26명, 홍혜지-손화연 '1순위 창녕행'" (in Korean). Korea Football Association (KFA). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
"Match Report: Suwon UDC 1–0 Changnyeong" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). 23 April 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"Match Report: Changnyeong 2–4 Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels" (in Korean). Korea Women's Football Federation (KWFF). 30 April 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"2017년 07월 03일 현재, 여자 유니버시아드 대표팀 명단 (타이베이하계유니버시아드대회 참가)" (in Korean). Korea Football Association (KFA). 3 July 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
"Match Report: South Korea 5–0 Myanmar" (in Korean). Korea Football Association (KFA). Retrieved 18 June 2018.

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