Lee Chin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre Forward | ||
| Born |
8 October 1992 Wexford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Nickname | Chinners | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2009- |
Faythe Harriers (hurling) Sarsfields (football) | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2011- | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
Lee Chin (born 8 October 1992) is a sportsperson from County Wexford. He is a hurler, Gaelic football and soccer player. He plays Gaelic games for Faythe Harriers and the Wexford inter-county team. He has played association football for League of Ireland Premier Division side Wexford Youths, notably scoring in the first leg of their promotion/relegation playoff in 2016.[1]
Hurling career
On 10 June 2017, Chin scored six points as Wexford defeated Kilkenny by 1-20 to 3-11 in the 2017 Leinster Championship semi-final to qualify for their first Leinster final in nine years.[2]
Personal life
Chin was born in Ireland to a Malaysia Chinese father and Irish mother and has spoken out about racial abuse he and his family have received during matches and on the streets.[3][4] Chin is a brand ambassador for iPro Sport, Fulfil Nutrition, and O'Neills.
Career statistics
- As of match played 17 February 2018.
| Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Wexford | 2011 | Division 1 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 |
| 2012 | Division 1B | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-01 | ||
| 2014 | 6 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-02 | 3 | 0-05 | 11 | 0-08 | ||
| 2015 | 6 | 0-03 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-03 | ||
| 2016 | 6 | 0-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-08 | 9 | 0-14 | ||
| 2017 | 7 | 0-20 | 3 | 0-13 | 1 | 0-03 | 11 | 0-36 | ||
| 2018 | Division 1A | 4 | 0-28 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-28 | |
| Total | 33 | 0-59 | 9 | 0-15 | 10 | 0-16 | 52 | 0-90 | ||
Honours
- Walsh Cup (1): 2018
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2013
- Interprovincial Hurling Championships (1): 2009
- Player Of The Month (1): July 2014
References
- ↑ "Play-Off Report: Wexford Youths 2 - 0 Drogheda United". extratime.ie. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Chin delivers masterful display as Wexford stun Kilkenny to claim rare Leinster final berth". Independent.ie. Independent News and Media. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ↑ http://thestar.ie/about-us/wexford-player-lee-chin-happy-to-speak-out-about-the-racial-abuse-he-suffered-but-he-doesnt-want-an-apology/
- ↑ https://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/ireland-is-so-multi-cultural-now-that-its-normal-to-be-different-88120
