Shawn Chin
Encyclopedia
Shawn Chin is an American
soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton
in the North American Soccer League.
and attended Felix Varela High School
, where he was named Miami Player of the Year in 2007 as his school's leading scorer, before going on to play two years of college soccer
at Boston College
. While at Boston 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.
after participating in the first annual NASL Combine. He made his professional debut on May 4, 2011 in a 2011 Canadian Championship
game against Toronto FC
, and scored his first professional goal on May 31 in a 4-0 win over FC Tampa Bay.
FC Edmonton announced on October 18, 2011 that Chin would return to the club for the 2012 season.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton
FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
in the North American Soccer League.
Youth and Amateur
Chin grew up in Miami, FloridaMiami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
and attended Felix Varela High School
Felix Varela High School
Felix Varela Senior High School is a secondary school located at 15255 SW 96th St in The Hammocks, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. Its principal is Connie Navarro.Varela was built as an overcrowding relief school for G...
, where he was named Miami Player of the Year in 2007 as his school's leading scorer, before going on to play two years of college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
. While at Boston he was named to the ACC All-Rookie team as a freshman in 2007, before transferring to the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
prior to his junior year.
Professional
Chin turned professional in 2011 when he signed with North American Soccer League side FC EdmontonFC Edmonton
FC Edmonton is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 2010, the team plays in the North American Soccer League , the second tier of the American Soccer Pyramid....
after participating in the first annual NASL Combine. He made his professional debut on May 4, 2011 in a 2011 Canadian Championship
2011 Canadian Championship
The 2011 Canadian Championship was a soccer tournament hosted and organized by the Canadian Soccer Association that took place in the cities of Edmonton, Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver in 2011. As in previous tournaments, participating teams included the Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver...
game against Toronto FC
Toronto FC
Toronto FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada....
, and scored his first professional goal on May 31 in a 4-0 win over FC Tampa Bay.
FC Edmonton announced on October 18, 2011 that Chin would return to the club for the 2012 season.