Richard Chin
Personal information
Full name Richard Li Hua Chin[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002
Place of birth Bexley, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, full-back
Team information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2022 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Charlton Athletic 5 (0)
2023 → Dartford (loan) 7 (0)
2023 → Dartford (loan) 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 4 January 2024 (UTC)

Richard Li Hua Chin (born 15 October 2002) is an English-born Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full-back for Charlton Athletic.

Early life

Chin is of Malaysian and Seychellois descent; his father is a Malaysian Chinese and his mother is from the Seychelles.[2] As a result of his heritage, he is eligible to represent Malaysia, Seychelles, and England internationally.[3] However, he has expressed his interest in representing for Malaysia.[4]

Between 2014 and 2021, Chin attended BETHS Grammar School in Bexley, United Kingdom. In 2017, Chin helped the school to the Under-14s English Schools Cup, alongside future Charlton teammate Euan Williams, as well as Lewis Bate and Samuel Edozie, who have gone on to play for Leeds United and Southampton respectively.[5]

Career

Charlton Athletic

Chin started his career with Charlton Athletic, joining the club at the age of six.[2] He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021.[3]

Chin made his first-team debut in the EFL Trophy on 10 November 2021, starting in a 1–0 defeat to Leyton Orient.[3]

On 13 September 2022, Chin started his first League One match, playing the first 72 minutes, in a 1–1 draw with Forest Green Rovers.[6] In doing so, Chin became the first person of Malaysian heritage to play in the England's third tier.[7]

On 22 March 2023, Charlton took up the extension option in his contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2024.[8]

Dartford (loans)

On 23 March 2023, Chin joined Dartford on loan for the rest of the 2022–23 season.[9]

On 24 November 2023, Chin returned to Dartford on an initial month's loan.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 December 2023.[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Charlton Athletic 2021–22 League One 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
2022–23 League One 5030304[lower-alpha 2]0150
2023–24 League One 0000101[lower-alpha 3]020
Charlton Athletic total 50304060180
Dartford (loan) 2022–23 National League South 70——1[lower-alpha 4]080
Dartford (loan) 2023–24 National League South 63——1[lower-alpha 5]073
Career total 183304080333
Notes
  1. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Four appearances in the EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy
  4. ↑ One appearance in the National League South Play-Offs
  5. ↑ One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup

References

  1. ↑ "EFL squad list 2021/22 & U21 registered contracted players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Temuramah Richard Li Hua Chin bersama Astro Arena, retrieved 2022-08-20
  3. 1 2 3 "Richard Chin Charlton Athletic Biography". Charlton Athletic Official Site. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Rock Sports Management on Instagram: "History Maker 🇲🇾 📰 Richard Chin has become the first Malaysian heritage player to compete in the English Football League. "A dream come true to make my league debut for the club I joined when I was 6" ☑️League 1 debut 13.09.22 The Malaysian FA are aware of his intent to represent Malaysian. [@richardchin_ & @cafcofficial] #cafc"". Instagram. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  5. ↑ Blyghton, Richard (12 May 2017). "School Blog week ending 12 May 2017". BETHS Grammar School Blog.
  6. ↑ "Charlton Athletic 1-1 Forest Green Rovers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  7. ↑ "Richard Chin makes League One debut, first with Malaysian heritage to play in England's third tier". The Star. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  8. ↑ "Club exercise Chin contract extension". www.charltonafc.com. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "RICHARD CHIN COMPLETES DARTFORD LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "RICHARD CHIN REJOINS DARTFORD ON LOAN". Charlton Athletic Official Site. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Richard Chin at Soccerway
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