Leo Shin

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Leo Shin
Personal information
Full name	Leo Shin
Date of birth	March 19, 1988 (1988-03-19) (age 20)
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current club	Thespa Kusatsu
Number	28
Youth clubs
	Hertha BSC Berlin
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2007 2007 2008-present	Eastern Suburbs Waitakere United Thespa Kusatsu	014 0(11) 000 00(0) 000 00(0)
National team
2007 2007 2007-	New Zealand U-20 New Zealand U-23 New Zealand	006 00(2) 001 00(0) 003 00(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Leo Shin (born March 19, 1988 in South Korea) is a New Zealand football player who currently plays for Thespa Kusatsu in Japan's professional J. League.

[edit] international career

He was a striker on the U-20 New Zealand national football team playing at the 2007 OFC U20 Tournament. However, he missed a chance to play at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Shin was part of the New Zealand A team that performed in the quadrangular Agribank Cup Tournament in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2006, with every game being played at the My Dinh Stadium, eventually finishing third in the tournament that also featured Vietnam the hosts, Bahrain under 21 and Thailand. New Zealand A were beaten 1–0 by Vietnam in their first game of the tournement on 25 October 2006, they were again beaten 1–0 by Thailand on 27 October. New Zealand A finally gained their first and only win beating Bahrain U21 1–0 on 29 October with him scoring the goal.