Personal information | |||
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Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-forward | ||
Born |
Wexford, Ireland | 8 October 1992||
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 | 50 (9-260) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:08, 5 May 2024. |
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.
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]
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]
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]
Chin has also made appearances for the Wexford senior football team, and Wexford youths soccer club in the league of Ireland
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]
Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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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 | 6 | 0-30 | 4 | 1-09 | 2 | 0-08 | 12 | 1-47 | |
2019 | 5 | 1-06 | 5 | 0-44 | 1 | 1-07 | 11 | 2-57 | ||
2020 | 2 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-08 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-09 | ||
2021 | Division 1B | 5 | 1-40 | 2 | 1-16 | 1 | 1-12 | 8 | 3-68 | |
2022 | 1 | 0-01 | 5 | 0-37 | 2 | 1-22 | 8 | 1-60 | ||
2023 | Division 1A | 3 | 0-25 | 4 | 1-32 | — | 7 | 1-57 | ||
2024 | 3 | 0-16 | 3 | 3-34 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 3-50 | ||
Total | 54 | 2-150 | 33 | 6-195 | 17 | 3-65 | 104 | 11-410 |