I'm here to win GMESSAGE SOYEON Announces Official Short-Term Lease in Birmingham City

Sep 05, 2025



I'm here to win GMESSAGE SOYEON Announces Official Short-Term Lease in Birmingham City
photo source=Birmingham City Women



"I will help Birmingham City get promoted." I'm here to win."(Ji So-yeon)

Birmingham City Women officially announced the signing of Ji So-yeon on loan on the afternoon of the 5th (Korea time).




Ji So-yeon confirmed her trip to Birmingham City on the 5th (Korea time), the deadline for the transfer of the English Women's Soccer League to the WSL. 'My best junior ' I got to share a meal with Lee Geum-min. It will play for Birmingham City Women on a short-term loan for three months until December. Three years after leaving Chelsea Women's in the summer of 2022, he will play at the England ground again.

Birmingham City announced on its official website that "'Blue Women' is pleased to announce that Korean national team player Ji So-yeon has joined Seattle Lane FC on a short-term loan basis' and that the contract is subject to the completion of the international transfer agreement and WSL2 approval process'

I'm here to win GMESSAGE SOYEON Announces Official Short-Term Lease in Birmingham City
After explaining that veteran midfielder Ji So-yun played in a total of 41 games in two seasons since joining Seattle in 2024, he also introduced his stellar performance for Chelsea in the English Women's Soccer Super League (WSL) since his debut in Kobe Aynak, Japan. Ji So-yun swept three consecutive league and multiple cup titles since her debut with Japan's Kobe Ainak, becoming the first Korean to play in the WSL since moving to Chelsea in 2014 on the back of her outstanding performance. Ji So-yun, who is considered one of the best players in Asia, has the record of winning eight KFA Player of the Year, PFA Player of the Year (Player Voting), and five WSL Team of the Year, and was named the IFFHS Asia All-Time Best 11 in 2021.




`Ji So-yun joined Chelsea in 2014 and scored 68 goals in 210 games, including all tournaments, and led Chelsea to six WSL wins, four FA Cups, two League Cups and the 2020 FA Community Shield, making her one of the most winning titles in the club's history,' he wrote. Ji left Chelsea for Suwon FC in 2022, marking a successful return to the domestic stage with two goals on her debut, it added. He also did not miss his performance as a member of the Korean national team 'Living Legend', which writes history in every game. Ji So-yeon has scored 74 goals in 169 A matches, the highest number of A matches in Korean women's soccer history and the record for most appearances. Since making his senior debut at the age of 15 in 2006, he has won three bronze medals, leading his third consecutive World Cup appearance and fourth consecutive Asian Games appearance, most recently leading him to his first ever East Asian Championship in 2025.

I'm here to win GMESSAGE SOYEON Announces Official Short-Term Lease in Birmingham City
Ji So-yeon said in an interview on the club's website ahead of her entry into Birmingham City, `I'm looking forward to playing in England again. I like the club's great ambition. I want to help Birmingham City succeed in promotion for the new season and show fans exciting football. I came here to win the championship." He made it clear that he would be supportive of the promotion. Birmingham City Women posted a message on social media, "Hi, guys! It's G! (Hi, Guys). It's JI!, Hi everyone, it's Ji So-yeon)," along with a video message from Ji So-yeon, who uploaded a video of her performance in Chelsea and Seattle, and a wonder goal to express her expectation for her performance.

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.