Full name Leo Shin 2006 Eastern Suburbs Weight 67 kg Years Team Height 1.71 m | Playing position Role Football player Name Leo Shin Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1988-03-19) 19 March 1988 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea | ||
Prof. Leo Shin, UBC Asian Studies
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 J2 League.
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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.