Leo Shin

Football player infobox
playername= Leo Shin


fullname = Leo Shin
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1988|3|19
cityofbirth = Seoul
countryofbirth = South Korea
height = height|m=1.71
currentclub = Mt Albert Ponsonby
clubnumber = 18
position = striker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Hertha BSC Berlin
years = 2007
2007
2008
2008
clubs = Eastern Suburbs
Waitakere United
Thespa Kusatsu
Mt Albert Ponsonby
caps(goals) = 014 0(11)
000 00(0)
000 00(0)
nationalyears = 2007
2007
2007-
nationalteam = New Zealand U-20
New Zealand U-23
New Zealand A
nationalcaps(goals) = 006 00(2)
001 00(0)
003 00(1)
pcupdate = 6 July 2008

Leo Shin (born March 19, 1988 in South Korea) is a New Zealand football player who has played for Thespa Kusatsu in Japan's professional J. League. [cite web|url=http://www.wldcup.com/Asia/j2/thespa.html#players|title=Thespa Kusatsu -- Team Roster for 2008|author=|publisher=The Rising Sun News|date=|accessdate=2008-08-07]

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 only win beating Bahrain U21 1–0 on 29 October with Shin scoring the goal. [cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1843.htm|title=New Zealand Other|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=2008-08-07]

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