| Shawn Chin | |
| Fullname: | Shawn Chin |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet) |
| Position: | Midfielder, Forward |
| Collegeyears1: | 2007–2008 |
| College1: | Boston College Eagles |
| Collegeyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| College2: | South Florida Bulls |
| Collegecaps2: | 31 |
| Collegegoals2: | 16 |
| Years1: | 2010 |
| Clubs1: | FC Edmonton |
| Caps1: | 18 |
| Goals1: | 6 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | Minnesota Stars FC |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 9 |
| Years3: | 2013 |
| Clubs3: | VSI Tampa Bay |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 14 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Fort Lauderdale Strikers |
| Caps4: | 53 |
| Goals4: | 24 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | San Antonio FC |
| Caps5: | 33 |
| Goals5: | 20 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | Colorado Springs Switchbacks |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Miami FC |
| Caps7: | 20 |
| Goals7: | 14 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | United States U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
| Club-Update: | November 9, 2019 |
| Collegecaps1: | 35 |
| Collegegoals1: | 15 |
Shawn Chin (born May 11, 1989) is an American professional soccer player.
Shawn Chin is of Jamaican and Chinese descent. He was born and raised in Miami, Florida, and attended Felix Varela High School, 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 college soccer at Boston College. 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 prior to his junior year.
Chin turned professional in 2010 when he signed with North American Soccer League side FC Edmonton.[1] He made his professional debut on May 4, 2011, in a 2011 Canadian Championship game against Toronto FC,[2] and scored his first professional goal on May 31 in a 4–0 win over FC Tampa Bay.[3]
After FC Edmonton, Chin signed with Minnesota Stars FC of the North American Soccer League, who went on to become the runners-up of the NASL.
Chin joined VSI Tampa Bay FC of the United Soccer League shortly after leaving Minnesota Stars FC. He went on to score eight goals in 24 appearances as a right midfielder.
Chin was signed by Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the North American Soccer League immediately after VSI. He made over 50 appearances in 2 seasons becoming a top 5 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 tied for league lead in the assists category for the North American Soccer League and became the first signing for the 2015 season.
After Fort Lauderdale Strikers Chin signed with San Antonio FC of the United Soccer League in January 2016 as a forward. Chin played a key role in the clubs first 2 seasons in the league, as they are now regarded as a marquee organization.
On September 8, 2017, Chin moved to United Soccer League side Colorado Springs Switchbacks.[4]
On March 5, 2018, Chin signed for Miami FC, ahead of their inaugural season.[5] He made six appearances during the regular season as they went on to win the NPSL National Championship. In 2019, playing in all but one of the team's regular season games, Miami repeated as NPSL Champions, beating New York Cosmos on August 3, with Chin scoring the final goal in the 3–1 win.[6] [7]
Chin stayed with the team when it moved to the newly created National Independent Soccer Association in Fall 2019. He played in all of the team's regular season games including the NISA East Coast Championship, which Miami won 3–0 over Stumptown Athletic.[8]
Chin joined the United States U-20 national team for camp in 2008, and played against Guatemala and Honduras. He became tournament Champions with the US U-20, where he had 3 goals and an assist in four caps playing as a center mid. Chin also scored a key penalty in the finals to solidify the win.