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Ryu Ji-soo
South Korean footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ryu Ji-soo (Korean: 류지수; born September 3, 1997) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Seoul City and the South Korea national team.[1] Ryu Ji-soo was selected to the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup South Korean squad.[2]
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Early life
Ryu first became interested in football in elementary school, but was discouraged by her parents, who felt she had talent in musical theatre.[3] Her parents' attitude changed after seeing the success of South Korea's women's youth teams in international competitions, so as a middle school student, Ryu directly telephoned the Korea Football Association to try and find a school where she would be allowed to try out for the football team.[4] On their recommendation she went to Oju Middle School in Songpa-gu and started playing football in the second grade, but struggled to match her peers who had been playing football for longer, and started playing as a goalkeeper.[3] She attended Korea University in Sejong, an institution well-known for its women's football, but was unable to join the team due to personal reasons, resulting in a three year hiatus from football.[3]
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Club career
After three years away from football, Ryu participated in the 2019 WK League draft and was signed by Suwon FC as their fifth round pick.[5] As the team's second goalkeeper, she didn't have many opportunities to play, and transferred to Seoul City Amazones in 2021 with the hope of getting more time on the pitch.[6]
International career
Having played football for only two years, Ryu was called up to the South Korea squad for the 2013 AFC U-16 Women's Championship.[7] She also represented her country at U-20 level, travelling to Nanjing, China, as part of the squad for the 2015 AFC U-19 Women's Championship.[8]
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