{{short description|South Korean footballer}} {{family name hatnote|Kang||lang=Korean}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Kang Chae-rim<br>강채림 | fullname = | image = | caption = | height = 1.63 m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|3|23}} | birth_place = South Korea | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Montreal Roses FC | clubnumber = 11 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2019–2023 | clubs1 = Hyundai Steel Red Angels | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2024–2025 | clubs2 = Suwon FC | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2025– | clubs3 = Montreal Roses FC | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = South Korea U16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2016 | nationalteam2 = South Korea U17 | nationalcaps2 = 3 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2015–2017 | nationalteam3 = South Korea U19 | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 2016 | nationalteam4 = South Korea U20 | nationalcaps4 = 3 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2019– | nationalteam5 = South Korea | nationalcaps5 = 42 | nationalgoals5 = 8 | pcupdate = 20 October 2025 | ntupdate = 22:05, 16 July 2025 (UTC) }} '''Kang Chae-rim''' ({{Korean|hangul=강채림}}; born 23 March 1998) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Montreal Roses FC in the Northern Super League and the South Korea women's national team.
==Club career== Kang joined Hyundai Steel Red Angels through the 2019 WK League Draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20240113_0002591102|title=女축구 강채림, 우승팀 현대제철 떠나 수원FC위민行|trans-title=Women's soccer player Kang Chae-rim leaves champion Hyundai Steel to join Suwon FC Women|date=January 13, 2024|language=ko|work=Newsis}}</ref>
In January 2024, Kang signed with Suwon FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=202401131449779685O|title=수원FC위민, 국가대표 공격수 강채림 영입|trans-title=Suwon FC Women's National Team Striker Kang Chae-rim Signed|language=ko|date=January 13, 2024|work=머니투데이}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20240113031800007|title=여자축구 수원FC, 국가대표 공격수 강채림 영입|trans-title=Suwon FC Women's Soccer Team Signs National Team Striker Kang Chae-rim|date=January 13, 2024|language=ko|work=YNA}}</ref>
In August 2025, she joined Canadian Northern Super League club Montreal Roses FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kyeonggi.com/article/20250729580299|title=[단독] 수원FC 위민 ‘간판 공격수’ 강채림, 加 몬트리올행 임박|trans-title=[Exclusive] Suwon FC Women's 'Star Striker' Kang Chae-rim on the verge of moving to Montreal|language=ko|date=July 29, 2025|work=Kyeonggi}}</ref>
==International career== In 2018, Kang served as a training player with the South Korea national team.<ref name="naver">{{cite web|url=https://blog.naver.com/kfa_official_/223720363318|title=[높게 강하게 도전하라] ‘림바페’ 강채림, 대표팀 막내에서 핵심 공격수로|trans-title=[Challenge High and Strong] 'Limbape' Kang Chae-rim, from the youngest member of the national team to a key striker|date=July 19, 2023|work=Naver|language=ko}}</ref> She earned his first call-up the following year, making her debut on 9 April 2019 in a friendly match against Iceland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chosun.com/sports/football/2021/04/06/HROPUO6DHVEKNIHUUPTKI7GNLI/|title=여자축구 강채림 "올림픽 데뷔 희망…역사 쓰는 게 목표"|trans-title=Women's soccer player Kang Chae-rim: "Hoping to make Olympic debut... My goal is to make history."|date=April 6, 2021|work=Chosun|language=ko}}</ref> She scored her first international goals on 15 December 2019, scoring twice in a 3-0 victory over {{fbw|TPE}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mhnse.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=54458|title=여자축구 강채림 ‘포텐’ 터졌다…A매치 8경기만에 멀티골|trans-title=Women's soccer star Kang Chae-rim's potential explodes, scoring multiple goals in just eight international matches|language=ko|date=December 15, 2019|work=MHN}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/sports/2022/07/25/2022072516501011906|title=[인터뷰] 강채림, "데뷔골 기억 대만전, 모든 것 보여드리겠다"|trans-title=[Interview] Kang Chae-rim: "I remember my debut goal against Taiwan. I'll show you everything."|date=July 25, 2022|work=Star News Korea|language=ko}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===International=== {{updated|16 July 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EA%B0%95%EC%B1%84%EB%A6%BC|title=Kang Chae-Rim prorfile|work=Korea Football Association|language=ko}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !colspan=3|South Korea |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2019||9||2 |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||2||2 |- |2022||8||2 |- |2023||9||2 |- |2024||5||0 |- |2025||7||0 |- !Total!!42!!8 |}
====International goals==== :''Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || rowspan="2"| 15 December 2019 || rowspan="2"| Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea || rowspan="2"| {{fbw|TPE}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan="2" align=center| 3–0 || rowspan="2"| 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |- | 2. || align=center|'''2'''–0 |- | 3. || 8 April 2021 || Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea || rowspan=2| {{fbw|CHN}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 1–2 || rowspan=2| 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |- | 4. || 13 April 2021 || Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–2 {{aet}} |- | 5. || 9 April 2022 || Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea || {{fbw|VIE}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || Friendly |- | 6. || 26 July 2022 || Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima, Japan || {{fbw|TPE}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship |- | 7. || rowspan=2| 26 October 2023 || rowspan=2| Xiamen Egret Stadium, Xiamen, China || rowspan=2| {{fbw|THA}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 10–1 || rowspan=2| 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |- | 8. || align=center|'''5'''–0 |- | 9. || 8 March 2026 || rowspan=2| Stadium Australia, Sydney, Australia || {{fbw|AUS}} || align="center"|'''3'''–2 || align="center"| 3–3 || 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup |- | 10. || 18 March 2026 || {{fbw|JAP}} || align="center"|'''1'''–3 || align="center"| 1–4 || 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIFA player|398218}} * {{Soccerway|chae-rim-kang/468366}} * {{WorldFootball.net|chea-rim-kang}} * [https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EA%B0%95%EC%B1%84%EB%A6%BC Kang Chae-rim] at Korea Football Association
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