Ji So-yun

Ji So-yun, South Korean footballer

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Born: February 21, 1991
Age in 2026: 35
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1991

About Ji So-yun

Ji So-yun is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Suwon FC and the South Korea national team. She is South Korea's all-time top goalscorer, with 75 goals. She soon earned a reputation as the best emerging talent in South Korean women's football, playing a key role for Oju as the team won nine domestic tournaments in a row, and achieved a record 60-match unbeaten streak. Ji So-yun (Korean: 지소연, Korean pronunciation:; born 21 February 1991) is a South Korean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WK League club Suwon FC and the South Korea national team.

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The world when Ji So-yun was born

Ji So-yun was born in 1991. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1991

#1 song"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" – Bryan Adams
Top movieThe Silence of the Lambs
Top TV showCheers
Best-selling bookScarlett – Alexandra Ripley

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMichael Jordan wins his first NBA Championship
Top headlineSoviet Union dissolves
Technology milestoneFirst website goes live (info.cern.ch)
Defining fadGrunge music
Notable inventionSuper Nintendo (SNES)
World population5.37 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championMinnesota Twins (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population252.2M

1991 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ji So-yun's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1991	2026
Gas	$1.14	$3.45/gal
Average home	$99,700	$435,000
Average income	$35,945	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.21	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	252.2M	341 million

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