Bae Ye-bin

Bae Ye-bin
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-07) 7 December 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2014-2016 Sangdae Elementary School
2017-2019 Pohang Hangdo Middle School
2020-2022 Pohang Girls' Electrical High School
2023-2024 Uiduk University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025- Incheon Hyundai
International career
2022– South Korea U20 8 (1)
2022– South Korea 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bae Ye-bin (Korean: 배예빈; born 7 December 2004) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League side Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels and the South Korea national team.

Early life

Bae was born in Pohang, South Korea, and began playing football in the fourth grade of elementary school. She has a younger sister, Bae Yoon-kyung, who also plays football.

Youth career

Bae attended Sangdae Elementary School, Pohang Hangdo Middle School, and Pohang Girls' Electrical High School, all known for their girls' football programmes. She then played for Uiduk University, helping her team to claim victory in four national tournaments in 2024.

Club career

In the 2025 WK League new players draft, Bae was signed in the second round of the draft by Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels.

International career

Bae was part of the South Korea U-20 squad that finished in third place at the 2024 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup and reached the round of 16 at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Bae received her first senior call up in 2022. She was a member of South Korea's squad at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ Bae, Jin-gyeong (February 2023). "꿈을 먹고 크는 소녀 배예빈" [The girl chasing her dreams, Bae Ye-bin]. Onside (in Korean). 105: 18–23. Retrieved 26 February 2026 – via Korea Football Association.
  2. ↑ Jung, Min-ji (13 August 2016). "자나 깨나 축구생각, '노력형 선수' 상대초 배예빈" [Asleep or awake, she's only thinking of football, Sangdae Elementary School's "hardworking athlete" Bae Ye-bin]. Korea Football Association (in Korean). Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Jang, Eun-hee (11 July 2023). "위덕대 배예빈, 여자축구월드컵 대표 출격" [Uiduk University's Bae Ye-bin to appear at women's world cup]. Gyeongbuk Maeil (in Korean). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Park, Jun-beom (24 June 2024). "포항여전고 '야전 사령관' 배운경 "연니(배예빈)보다 더 좋은 선수 돼야겠다는 생각해요"" ["I think I'd better become a better player than my sister (Bae Ye-bin)" says Bae Yoon-kyung, captain of Pohang Girls' Electrical High] (in Korean). Sports Seoul. Retrieved 25 March 2025 – via Nate Sports.
  5. ↑ "유일한 대학생 국가대표 선발 위덕대학교 배예빈! 2023 여자 월드컵 출격 준비 완료" [The only university student in the national team is Uiduk University's Bae Ye-bin! She's all ready for the 2023 Women's World Cup]. Uiduk University (in Korean). 7 July 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Shin, Il-gwan (13 November 2024). "위덕대학교 여자축구부, 추계한국여자축구연맹전 우승으로 4관왕" [Uiduk University women's football claim fourth championship title in Autumn Korean Women's Football Championship]. ksmnews.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Seol, Ha-eun (12 December 2024). "김명진, WK리그 신인 드래프트 1순위로 인천현대제철행" [Kim Myeong-jin heads to Incheon Hyundai Steel as first pick in WK League new players draft]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Yoo, Jee-ho (9 September 2024). "S. Korea to face host Colombia in round of 16 at U-20 Women's World Cup". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Jang, Bo-in (7 November 2022). "'A대표팀 첫 발탁' 배예빈 "양발 킥과 볼 소유, 드리블이 강점"" [First senior call up for Bae Ye-bin "both-footed, strong at retaining possession and dribbling"]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. ↑ Paik, Ji-hwan (5 July 2023). "Bell calls up mix of old and new faces in final World Cup squad". JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "월드컵 엔트리 발표 --- 김정미 최고령, 케이시 페어는 최연소". www.kfa.or.kr.