( CNN ) -- She has played football at the highest level for her country , and has returned to the top of her game after a career lull , but Park Eun-seon is suffering `` humiliating '' scrutiny of the most personal kind . In a controversy that echoes the ordeal of South African runner Caster Semenya , the 27-year-old is facing accusations about her gender . At 1.80 meters tall and weighing 74 kg , Park was top scorer in the South Korean women 's league last season with 19 goals and she led Seoul City Hall Amazones to second place in the table . However , six rival teams have threatened a boycott if Park , who went to the 2004 Olympics , continues to play . Her club manager Seo Jung-ho has leaped to her defense and was quoted in the local media saying it was a `` conspiracy '' because she had shown remarkably improved form after a slump . Park took to social media to give her side of the story . `` My heart aches and it is humiliating , '' she wrote on her Facebook page , according to local media . `` I 've been through gender tests many times and competed in the World Cup and the Olympics . `` I know these people are trying to destroy me ... In the past , I would have thrown my hands up and left , but I 've worked so hard to get to this point , and I will not give up so easily . '' There was also a robust response from lawmakers at the government-run Seoul City Sports Council on Thursday . In a statement released to CNN , the sports council said the actions of the rival clubs were an infringement on her human rights and it demanded an official apology . `` Park 's gender was tested by Korean Football Association in 2004 when she was selected to national team for Athens Olympics , '' it said . `` The demand from coaches from six different clubs to test the gender of Park again is double jeopardy . `` This is betraying the fundamental human rights of a player which should be protected at all means . '' Like in the case of track and field star Semenya , the controversy has become a major talking point in South Korea , with high-profile politicians getting involved . The mayor of the capital Seoul , Park Won-soon , tweeted : `` As the father of a daughter , I will do my best to protect Park Eun-seon 's human rights , '' local media reported . Back in 2009 , Semenya came under international spotlight after dominating the women 's 800 meters at the world championships . She was forced to undergo a gender test and was only cleared to return to competition the following year . Winning strong support in South Africa , Semenya carried her country 's flag at the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics and went on to win a silver medal .
South Korean female footballer caught up in gender row . Park Eun-seon represented her country at 2004 Athens Olympics . She was the first Asian woman to play for a major football club, Manchester United and won two Premier League titles with them. Other clubs demanding she is excluded from the league .