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. 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 Scotland he signed with
Halifax Town in the English
Conference National in November 2004. In his debut season with Toronto, he appeared in 24 matches. He also assisted Toronto and played in the
Open Canada Cup final against
Ottawa St. Anthony Italia where Toronto was defeated. After the relegation of Toronto to the
Premier Development League, he transitioned to
indoor soccer to play with the
Baltimore Blast for the
MISL's 2006–07 season. He also played in the United States in 2007 with
Charleston Battery for a season.
China In March 2008, he transferred to China, his grandfather's motherland, and signed with
Yantai Yiteng of the
China Jia League. His debut was delayed because he didn't receive his transfer papers from his previous club in time. Throughout the season he played in several matches in the
2009 Canadian Championship. In February 2010, the Whitecaps released him along with several other players. After his release from Vancouver, he played with Port Coquitlam Premier FC in the
Vancouver Metro Soccer League. == International career ==