Casey Phair

Casey Phair
Casey Phair at LA Clippers game in January 2024
Phair in January 2024
Personal information
Full name Casey Phair [1]
Date of birth (2007-06-29) 29 June 2007 (age 17)[1]
Place of birth South Korea
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Angel City FC
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Angel City FC 0 (0)
International career
2023– South Korea U-17 6 (7)
2023– South Korea 5 (4)
Medal record
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Indonesia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:58, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Casey Yu-jin Phair (Korean: 케이시 유진 페어;[2] born 29 June 2007) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Angel City FC and the South Korea national team. She was the youngest player to ever feature in a FIFA Women's World Cup, having made her debut in the tournament in 2023 at the age of 16 years and 26 days old.[3][4]

A Korean American who was raised in New Jersey, United States, Phair was the first multiracial footballer to ever receive a call-up to the South Korea women's national team.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Phair Casey Yu-Jin Stats, News, Bio". ESPN. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs.
  3. ^ a b Church, Michael (4 July 2023). "South Korea call up US-born teenager Phair for Women's World Cup". Reuters. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "2023 FIFA Women's World Cup team-by-team preview". ESPN.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.