Gordon Chin

Youth

Chin began playing at the youth level with local sides Metro-Ford Benfica and Metro Burnaby. He trained abroad and had tryouts throughout Europe with teams such as R.S.C. Anderlecht, Liverpool, and Manchester City. After training at the Canadian Professional Soccer Academy in Vancouver he was offered and signed a three-year deal to play at the academy level with Portsmouth in 1999.

A-League

After his apprenticeship in Portsmouth, he returned to Vancouver in 2002 to play in the city's local circuit league the Pacific Coast Soccer League with Vancouver Explorers. After the conclusion of the PCSL season, he was drafted by the Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL A-League draft in late December 2002. He signed a contract with Vancouver for the 2003 season. Before the commencement of the regular season, he assisted Vancouver in winning the preseason tournament known as the Canterbury Cup. In his debut season in the A-League, he appeared in 14 matches. In order to accumulate more playing time, he was traded to league rivals Edmonton Aviators the following season. Throughout the season he was named to the league's team of the week. Unfortunately, the Edmonton franchise experienced a tumultuous season as the ownership abandoned the club which caused the league to take over the operations of the club.

Europe

Once the season concluded Edmonton folded and Chin traveled abroad to Scotland to try out with St Johnstone. After failing to secure a contract in…

Chin has represented Canada internationally as a member of the under-20 and under-23 teams. He was a member and co-captain of the Canada under-20 squad that qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup. He played in the quarterfinal match where Spain eliminated Canada from the tournament. In 2004, he was selected to the Canada national futsal team for the 2004 CONCACAF Futsal Championship Qualifying Playoff. He played in both matches against Panama.