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{{Short description|North Korean footballer (born 1978)}}
{{family name hatnote|Ri||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ri Kum-suk
| image = RiKumSuk00001.jpg
| caption = 
| height = {{height|m=1.71|precision=0}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|8|16}}
| birth_place = [[Hamhung]], [[North Korea]]
| currentclub = [[4.25 Sports Club]]
| clubnumber = 10
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Central Forward]]
| youthyears1 = <!--No info-->
| youthclubs1 = <!--No info-->
| years1 = ?–present
| clubs1 = [[4.25 Sports Club]]
| caps1 = 178 <!--LEAGUE APPS & GOALS ONLY -->
| goals1 = 125
| nationalyears1 = 1998–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[North Korea women's national football team|North Korea]]
| nationalcaps1 = 123<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141023160912/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/stats-centclub/52/00/60/fifawomenscenturyclub.pdf FIFA Century Club]</ref>
| nationalgoals1 = 40
| club-update = 19:37, 3 November 2007 (UTC)
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul  = 리금숙
| hanja   = 李今淑
| rr      = I Geumsuk
| mr      = Ri Kŭmsuk
| context = north
| image   = 
| caption = 
}}

'''Ri Kum-suk''' ({{langx|ko|리금숙}}; {{IPA|ko|ɾi.ɡɯm.suk}} or {{IPA|ko|ɾi|}} {{IPA|ko|kɯm.suk|}}; born 16 August 1978) is a [[North Korea]]n [[association football|footballer]] who plays for [[4.25 Sports Club]]. She plays a key role not only for her club, but also for national teams in the [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]], [[Asian Games]] and [[FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{FIFA player|237|Ri Kum-Suk}}</ref> She is the highest goalscorer for North Korea with 40 goals and the most prolific female footballer ever from North Korea with 165 goals.She also won the title of [[People's Athlete]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=34840|title=북, 女축구 선수단 표창}}</ref>

==Club career==
Ri Kum-suk began her international career at the [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup]] at age 20. She played as a midfielder during three matches, supporting their young and talented striker [[Jin Pyol-hui]].

In 4 years, the [[North Korea|PRK]] Women's National Team qualified for the [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup]] and Ri teamed again with her friend Jin. In a winning match 3-0 over [[Nigeria]] she took 5 [[Shooting (association football)|shots]] and 2 [[shot on goal (association football)|shots on goal]]. Even though, her team could not proceed to the quarterfinals, she played very well in last two games against Sweden and United States, with 6 Shots and 1 SOG.

The [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]] was her best tournament. The team qualified for the finals by taking 3rd place in [[2006 AFC Women's Championship]] due to referee judgement during the game against China. Her team belonged to Group B with United States, Sweden and [[Nigeria]].

At their first game, against USA, and with the injury of key [[midfielder]] [[Ho Sun-hui]] at 10 minutes in the first half, they conceded a goal 50 minutes, but scored at 58 and 62 minutes. At 69 minutes the USA scored again. Ri scored in the next game against [[Nigeria]] with a head shot and the team played well enough against Sweden to get out of the group stage.

The most game she showed her strike and dribble skill was against [[China PR]] in the 15th Doha Asian Games, when the two teams tied after 90 minutes. Ri Kum-suk scored a goal in the 2nd extra time, by striking a powerful shot with her left foot.

Ri pulled a hat-trick sending DPRK into the final of the AFC Women's Asian Cup after they defeated Australia 3–0 at Thong Nat Stadium in the 2007 AFC Women's Asian Cup.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[FIFA]]|title=More to come from Ri|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/womensworldcup/china2007/news/newsid=597848.html#more+come+from+ri|date=2007-09-16|access-date=2009-07-06}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

Ri also played for DPRK at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Ri Kum-Suk Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/ri-kum-suk-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418043812/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/ri-kum-suk-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|access-date=2009-07-06}}</ref>

She is the captain of the national team. Recently she retired to start a coaching career. She married Pak Chung Hyok(student of [[:ko:김형직사범대학|Kim Hyong Jik University Education]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.nate.com/view/20081218n09907|website=[[No Cut News]]|date=2008-12-18|title=北여자축구 주장 리금숙 "국가대표팀 감독 될래요"
}}</ref>), coach of the women's football team of the Jebi Sports Team, in November 2008,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hankyung.com/sports/article/2008111195108|title=北 여자축구 스타 리금숙 결혼|website=hanjyung|date=2008-11-11|access-date=2022-03-06|archive-date=2023-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517040729/https://www.hankyung.com/sports/article/2008111195108|url-status=dead}}</ref> and gave birth to a son.

==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 10 December 2001 || rowspan=2| [[New Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]] || {{fbw|JPN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan=2| [[2001 AFC Women's Championship]]
|-
| 2. || 16 December 2001 || {{fbw|JPN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0  
|-
| 3. || 11 October 2002 || [[Changwon]], South Korea || {{fbw|VIE}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games - Women's tournament|2002 Asian Games]]
|-
| 4. || rowspan=6| 10 June 2003 || rowspan=15| [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]] || rowspan=6| {{fbw|HKG}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=6 align=center| 13–0 || rowspan=15| [[2003 AFC Women's Championship]]
|-
| 5. || align=center|'''6'''–0
|-
| 6. || align=center|'''7'''–0
|-
| 7. || align=center|'''8'''–0
|-
| 8. || align=center|'''10'''–0
|-
| 9. || align=center|'''11'''–0
|-
| 10. || rowspan=4| 12 June 2003 || rowspan=4| {{fbw|THA}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || rowspan=4 align=center| 14–0 
|-
| 11. || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
| 12. || align=center|'''7'''–0
|-
| 13. || align=center|'''11'''–0
|-
| 14. || 14 June 2003 || {{fbw|SIN}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 16–0
|-
| 15. || rowspan=2| 19 June 2003 || rowspan=2| {{fbw|JPN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 3–0 
|-
| 16. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 17. || rowspan=2| 21 June 2003 || rowspan=2| {{fbw|CHN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 2–1 {{aet}} 
|-
| 18. || align=center|'''2'''–1
|-
| 19. || 24 February 2004 || [[Brisbane]], [[Australia]] || {{fbw|NZL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 11–0 || [[Australia Cup (1999–2004)#2004|2004 Australia Cup]]
|-
| 20. || rowspan=2| 18 April 2004 || rowspan=8| [[Hiroshima]], [[Japan]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|TPE}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=8| [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification|2004 Summer Olympics qualification]]
|-
| 21. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 22. || rowspan=3| 20 April 2004 || rowspan=3| {{fbw|HKG}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 9–0
|-
| 23. || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
| 24. || align=center|'''9'''–0
|-
| 25. || rowspan=2| 22 April 2004 || rowspan=2| {{fbw|SIN}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 8–0
|-
| 26. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 27. || 26 April 2004 || {{fbw|KOR}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 5–1
|-
| 28. || rowspan=2| 18 July 2006 || rowspan=2| [[Adelaide]], Australia || rowspan=2| {{fbw|THA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 9–0 || rowspan=2| [[2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup]]
|-
| 29. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
| 30. || 30 November 2006 || [[Doha]], [[Qatar]] || {{fbw|VIE}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align=center| 5–0 || rowspan=4| [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2006 Asian Games]]
|-
| 31. || rowspan=2| 7 December 2006 || rowspan=2| [[Al-Rayyan]], Qatar || rowspan=2| {{fbw|KOR}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 4–1
|-
| 32. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
| 33. || 10 December 2006 || Doha, Qatar || {{fbw|CHN}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 3–1 {{aet}} 
|-
| 34. || rowspan=2| 3 June 2007 || rowspan=2| [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]] || rowspan=2| {{fbw|AUS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 2–0 || rowspan=3| [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification|2008 Summer Olympics qualification]]
|-
| 35. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 36. || 10 June 2007 || [[Coffs Harbour]], Australia || {{fbw|AUS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0
|-
| 37. || 14 September 2007 || [[Chengdu]], [[China]] || {{fbw|NGA}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 || [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup]]
|-
| 38. || 18 February 2008 || rowspan=2| [[Chongqing]], China || {{fbw|JPN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 2–3 || rowspan=2| [[2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship]]
|-
| 39. || 24 February 2008 || {{fbw|KOR}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 4–0
|-
| 40. || 28 May 2008 || rowspan=7| [[Ho Chi Minh City]], [[Vietnam]] || {{fbw|THA}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 5–0 || rowspan=7| [[2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup]]
|-
| 41. || rowspan=2| 30 May 2008 || rowspan=2| {{fbw|VIE}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 3–0
|-
| 42. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
| 43. || rowspan=3| 5 June 2008 || rowspan=3| {{fbw|AUS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 3–0 
|-
| 44. || align=center|'''2'''–0
|-
| 45. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
| 46. || 8 June 2008 || {{fbw|CHN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 2–1
|-
| 47. || 9 August 2008 || [[Shenyang]], China || {{fbw|BRA}} || align=center|'''1'''–2 || align=center| 1–2 || [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008 Summer Olympics]]
|-
|}

==References==
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{{Asian Women's Footballer of the Year}}
{{AFC Women's Asian Cup top scorers}}
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