Leo Shin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leo Shin | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Raon FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hertha Berlin | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006 | Eastern Suburbs | 14 | (13) |
| 2006–2007 | Hawke's Bay United | 8 | (2) |
| 2007 | Eastern Suburbs | 22 | (16) |
| 2007–2008 | Waitakere United | 7 | (6) |
| 2008 | Thespa Kusatsu | 0[1] | (0) |
| 2008 | Mount Albert-Ponsonby | 6 | (3) |
| 2008-2009 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 6 | (1) |
| 2009-2010 | Eastern Suburbs | 18 | (3) |
| 2010 | Sunshine George Cross | 6 | (1) |
| 2011 | Melbourne Knights | 20 | (0) |
| 2012– | Sunshine George Cross | 17 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | New Zealand U-20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2007 | New Zealand U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | New Zealand A | 3 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 December 2012. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Leo Shin (born March 19, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea) is a New Zealand professional association football player who has played for Thespa Kusatsu in Japan's professional J. League.[2]
International career
He was a striker on the New Zealand national under-20 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 tournament on 25 October 2006, they were again beaten 1–0 by Thailand on 27 October.
New Zealand A finally gained their only win beating Bahrain 1–0 on 29 October with Shin scoring the goal.[3]
Upon kicking the winning goal, the crowd chanted "SHINNING"
Transport
Shin is known for his use of a motorized bicycle that is often referred to as the "Shin-Mobile"
References
- ↑ http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?c=kusatsu&t=p_record&g=j2_1&y=2008
- ↑ "Thespa Kusatsu -- Team Roster for 2008". The Rising Sun News. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ↑ "New Zealand Other". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 2008-08-07.