Shawn Chin (born May 11, 1989) is an American professional

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player.

Personal

Chin is of Jamaican and Chinese descent. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended

Felix Varela High School Felix Varela Senior High School is a public high school located at 15255 SW 96th St. in The Hammocks, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Past principals include Millie Fornell (2000–2005) and Connie Navarro (2005–201 ...

, where he was named Miami Player of the Year in 2007 as his school's leading scorer (58 goals), before going on to play two years of

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Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

. While at Boston College, he was named to the ACC All-Rookie team as a freshman in 2007, before transferring to the

University of South Florida The University of South Florida (USF) is a public research university with its main campus located in Tampa, Florida, and other campuses in St. Petersburg and Sarasota. It is one of 12 members of the State University System of Florida. USF is ...

prior to his junior year.

Professional career

FC Edmonton

Chin turned professional in 2011 when he signed with

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side

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to 2017. The club went on hiatus when NASL ceased competitive operat ...

. He made his professional debut on May 4, 2011, in a

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game against

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, and scored his first professional goal on May 31 in a 4–0 win over

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Minnesota Stars FC

After FC Edmonton, Chin signed with Minnesota Stars FC of the

. They went on to become the runners-up of the NASL.

VSI Tampa Bay

Chin joined VSI Tampa Bay FC of the

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shortly after leaving Minnesota Stars FC. He went on to score eight goals in 24 appearances as a right midfielder. Shortly after the 2013 season

VSI Tampa Bay FC VSI Tampa Bay FC was an American soccer team based in Plant City, Florida. They played in USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, in the 2013 season. VSI Tampa Bay FC were owned by VisionPro Sports Institute and were affiliated ...

was shut down.

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

Chin was signed by

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of the

as soon as VSI Tampa Bay was shut down. He made over 50 appearances in 2 seasons becoming a top 10 modern era appearance holder for the club. Chin was an integral part of the club that finished runners-up in 2014 and 3rd place in 2015. In 2014, Chin lead in the assists category for the club and became the first signing for the 2015 season. He also finished 2nd in assist in the

San Antonio FC

After Fort Lauderdale Strikers Chin signed with

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of the

in January 2016 as a

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. During the 2016 season, Chin scored 3 goals and notched 1 assist in 17 games while logging 821 minutes.

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

On September 8, 2017, Chin moved to United Soccer League side

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Miami FC

On March 5, 2018, Chin signed with "Miami FC 2," The

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side for

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, ahead of their inaugural season. He made six appearances during the regular season as his team went on to win the NPSL National Championship. In 2019, Chin played a bigger role with the team, now going by just "Miami FC," playing in all but one of the team's regular season games. The team repeated as NPSL Champions, beating

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on August 3, with Chin scoring the final goal in the 3-1 win. Chin stayed with the team when it moved to the newly created

National Independent Soccer Association The National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States. The league is in the third tier of American soccer and began play in 2019. NISA initially used a fall-to-spring season format with a ...

in Fall 2019. He played in five of the team's regular season games and came in as a second half substitute in NISA East Coast Championship, which Miami won 3-0 over Stumptown Athletic.

International

Chin joined the United States U-20 national team for camp in 2008, and played against

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and

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

. He became tournament Champions with the US U-20, where he had a goal and assist in three caps.

References

External links

Edmonton profile

USF bio

US Soccer player bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chin, Shawn 1989 births Living people American men's soccer players American expatriate men's soccer players Boston College Eagles men's soccer players South Florida Bulls men's soccer players FC Edmonton players Minnesota United FC (2010–2016) players VSI Tampa Bay FC players Fort Lauderdale Strikers players San Antonio FC players Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC players Miami FC players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players National Independent Soccer Association players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada United States men's under-20 international soccer players Soccer players from Florida Hakka sportspeople Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders American people of Chinese descent American people of Jamaican descent