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Brooklyn Football Club Women on Tuesday announced that the South Korean women’s national team has called defender NaYeong Shin for a slate of international friendlies in April.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Brooklyn Football Club Women on Tuesday announced that the South Korean women’s national team has called defender NaYeong Shin for a slate of international friendlies in April.
Shin first represented South Korea at the youth international level with the U-17 national team at age 16 before earning her first senior call-up in 2025.
She most recently represented South Korea at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026, as the team punched its ticket to the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup Brazil by reaching the semifinals. South Korea secured qualification with a 6-0 quarterfinal win over Uzbekistan, sealing the country’s fourth consecutive Women’s World Cup appearance and fifth overall.
Shin has appeared in 11 matches for Brooklyn FC this Gainbridge Super League season, making seven starts and logging 517 minutes. Defensively, she has recorded 13 tackles won at a 76.5 percent success rate, along with 28 clearances and eight interceptions.
South Korea will face Brazil on April 11, Canada on April 14, and Zambia on April 18 as part of the team’s international window.
Brooklyn FC Women travel to face Sporting Jax on Saturday, April 4, at 2 p.m. ET before returning home Sunday, April 12, for a 3 p.m. ET match against Dallas Trinity FC at Maimonides Park.
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