Yoo Young-a
South Korean association football player
Yoo Young-a (Korean: 유영아; Korean pronunciation: [ju.jʌŋ.a]; born 15 April 1988) is a retired South Korean footballer who played as a forward. She currently works as a coach for Seoul City Amazones WFC. As one of the so-called '1988 line' along with Jeon Ga-eul, Cho So-hyun, Kim Do-yeon, Kwon Hah-nul, and Lee Eun-mi, she is considered part of a 'golden generation' of Korean women's football.
Club career
Yoo's club career began in 2009 with the military team Busan Sangmu, competing in the newly established WK League. In the same year, the team won the silver medal at the World Military Women's Football Championship, losing 1–0 to Brazil in the final. While playing for Busan, Yoo earned a reputation as one of the WK League's top goalscorers, ranking second for goals scored in 2010 and 2012.
Ahead of the 2014 season, Yoo transferred to Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels. Yoo was the first player to score ten goals in the 2014 WK League, contributing to a 13-game unbeaten run for Incheon. The club went on to win the league title and Yoo was once again among the season's top goalscorers. The Red Angels lifted the WK League trophy again in 2015 and 2016, with Yoo scoring one of the team's four goals in the 2016 championship final.
As Yoo was gradually spending more time on the bench at Incheon, she made the move to Gumi Sportstoto in 2017 as the team aimed to reach their first championship final, having made it as far as the playoff in 2016.
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