Lee Chin
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1992-10-08) 8 October 1992
Wexford, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
2009-present
Faythe Harriers
Club titles
Wexford titles 0
Colleges(s)
Years College
Dublin Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2011-present
Wexford 43 (5-194)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:00, 18 June 2022.

Lee Chin (born 8 October 1992) is an Irish hurler who plays for Wexford Senior Championship club Faythe Harriers and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team.

Playing career

Faythe Harriers

Chin joined the Faythe Harriers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success at under-21 level in 2012.[1] Chin previously played football for St. Mary's and the Sarsfields.[2]

During a 2011 game against Duffry Rovers, Chin was the target of racist name-calling by two Duffry Rovers players who were later suspended from the team.[3] Wexford GAA chairman Diarmuid Devereux condemned the incident, saying such incidents "cannot be tolerated".[4]

On 14 October 2012, Chin was at left wing-back when Faythe Harriers faced Oulart-the Ballagh in the Wexford Senior Championship final. He ended the game on the losing side following a 2–12 to 0–13 victory for Oulart.[5]

Wexford

Minor and under-21

Chin first lined out for Wexford as a member of the minor team during the 2010 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance on 1 May 2010 when he lined out at centre-back in a 3–21 to 2–17 defeat of Offaly.[6] Chin's minor tenure ended on 26 June when Wexford suffered a 1–16 to 1-15 semi-final defeat by Dublin.

Chin was drafted onto the Wexford under-21 team for the 2011 Leinster Championship. He made his first appearance in that grade on 6 June 2011 when he scored 0-02 from midfield in a 1–19 to 0–10 defeat of Offaly.

Chin was eligible for the minor grade again the following season. On 11 July 2013, he won a Leinster Championship medal after scoring a point from midfield in Wexford's 1–21 to 0–21 defeat of Kilkenny in the final.[7]

Senior

Chin made his first appearance for the Wexford senior team on 24 February 2013. He lined out at left wing-back in a 2–15 to 0–16 defeat of Carlow in the National League.[8] Chin made his first Leinster Championship on 8 June when he came on as a substitute for Ciarán O'Shaughnessy at midfield in a 1-17 apiece draw with Dublin.[9]

Chin was named GAA/GPA Player of the Month for July 2014.[10]

On 2 July 2017, Chin lined out in his first Leinster final. He was selected at centre-forward but spent much of the game against Galway at midfield. Chin scored four points in the 0–29 to 1–17 defeat.[11]

On 20 January 2018, Chin was named amongst the substitutes when Wexford faced Kilkenny in the Walsh Cup final. He was introduced as a half-time substitute for Jack Guiney and scored a point from play in the 1-24 apiece draw. Wexford won the subsequent free-taking shoot-out, with Chin claiming his first silverware at senior level with Wexford.[12]

On 8 April 2023, a charity hurling match between Wexford and Tipperary was ended prematurely after Chin suffered racial abuse from the stands. A full investigation was launched.[13][14]

Personal life

Chin was born in Ireland to a Malaysian Chinese father and Irish mother, who run a Chinese takeaway in Wexford Town.[15] He attended Wexford Vocational College and began training as a barber, before going on to briefly study in Dublin Institute of Technology.[2][16][17] Chin has spoken out about racial abuse he and his family have received during matches and on the streets.[18][19] Chin is a brand ambassador for iPro Sport, Fulfil Nutrition and O'Neills,[20] and has been an ambassador for Pfizer's Healthy Towns campaign.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 June 2022
Team Year National League Leinster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Wexford 2011 Division 1 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2012 Division 1B 00-0000-0000-0000-00
2013 40-0120-0020-0080-01
2014 60-0120-0230-05110-08
2015 60-0320-0010-0090-03
2016 60-0600-0030-0890-14
2017 70-2030-1310-03110-36
2018 Division 1A 60-3041-0920-08121-47
2019 51-0650-4411-07112-57
2020 20-0110-0810-0040-09
2021 Division 1B 51-4021-1611-1283-68
2022 5 0-37 2 1-22 7 1-59
Total 472-108262-129173-65907-302

Honours

Wexford
Leinster
Individual

References

  1. "My Club(s) and I: Lee Chin". GAA website. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 "In Conversation with Lee Chin, O'Neills Ambassador". www.oneills.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  3. "Chin reveals sister was racially abused". independent. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  4. Irel, Immigrant Council of. "Wexford chiefs slam racial abuse of star Chin | Show Racism the Red Card | Immigrant Council of Ireland". Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. "Wexford SHC final: four-in-a-row for Oulart". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 June 2010). "Model to make goal-shy Dubs pay at Parnell". The Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. "Wexford need extra time to overcome Cats in U-21 hurling final". Irish Examiner. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  8. "Nolan's red ends Carlow heroics". Irish Independent. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  9. "Leinster SHC: all-square between Model County and Dubs". Hogan Stand. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  10. "O'Donoghue and Chin are Players of the Month for July". Hogan Stand website. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  11. O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012". The 42. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  12. Aherne, Alan (27 January 2018). "Fanning hits winner in historic shoot-out". Gorey Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  13. Fogarty, John (8 April 2023). "Tipperary county board condemn racial abuse of Wexford's Lee Chin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  14. Goodison, Dean; Byrne, Pádraig (8 April 2023). "Charity hurling match blown up after Wexford star Lee Chin suffers racist abuse". Irish Independent. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  15. 1 2 "Here's what one of the brightest stars of the GAA - hurler Lee Chin - eats in a day". independent. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  16. ""Ireland is so multicultural now it's normal to be different"". SportsJOE.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  17. Browne, P. J. "Lee Chin Doesn't Have A Job And That's Fine By Him". Balls.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  18. "Wexford Player Lee Chin Happy To Speak Out About The Racial Abuse He Suffered". thestar.ie.
  19. ""Ireland is so multicultural now it's normal to be different"". sportsjoe.ie. 23 July 2016.
  20. Browne, P. J. "Lee Chin Explains How He Makes A Living From Being A GAA Player". Balls.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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