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Casey Phair

ケイシー・フェア　/　けいしー・ふぇあ

Association football player from South Korea

June 29, 2007 (age 18)　・　Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Gyeonggi Province
association football player

My Take

Casey Phair fascinates me because of what she pulled off so young. Born in 2007 in Anyang, she became the youngest player ever to appear in a FIFA Women's World Cup, debuting at just 16 years and 26 days in 2023. That is the kind of record that follows a career around forever. A striker for the South Korea national team and Angel City in the NWSL, she sits at an interesting cultural crossroads too. At 178 cm she has the physical frame to keep climbing. I am genuinely curious whether she becomes the long-term face of Korean women's football, because the early signs point that way.

Overview

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

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Casey Phair
Name (Japanese): ケイシー・フェア
Reading: けいしー・ふぇあ
Born: June 29, 2007 (age 18)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Boar
Origin: Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/caseyphair_/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A2

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