Arizona United Arizona United Soccer Club Signs Former USL Champion & Leading Goal Scorer Dennis Chin

Scored 29 goals in 84 appearances with Orlando City SC

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (March 26, 2015) – Dennis Chin, two-time USL Champion and USL’s 2012 leading goal scorer with Orlando City SC, has signed with Arizona United Soccer Club, the team announces today.

Chin becomes the 19th player under contract with Arizona United SC, who kick off the 2015 USL season on the road against the Orange County Blues FC on Saturday at 7:00 p.m. PT. The match will be streamed live on arizonaunited.com, and the club will host a watch party at Kelly’s at SouthBridge.

Prior to the 2011 USL season, Chin signed his first professional contract with Orlando City SC and remained with the club until 2014, when The Lions joined Major League Soccer as the league’s 21st franchise.

Chin become a prolific scorer during his four-year tenure with Orlando City SC. Chin scored 29 goals in 84 regular season, playoff and U.S. Open Cup appearances. He lead the league in 2012 with 11 goals scored and was named to the All-League First Team following the conclusion of the season. In addition, Chin guided Orlando City SC to two USL PRO Championship victories (2011, 2013), three USL PRO Regular Season titles (2011-12, 2014), and the best record through 100 matches for any U.S. professional soccer team.

A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Chin moved to Florida when he was 10. Chin attended Rollings College from 2005-07, and scored 15 goals and notched 9 assists in 44 appearances. During his collegiate years, Chin played for the USL PDL’s Central Florida Kraze from 2005-10.

Chin is now the fourth former Orlando City SC player under contract with Arizona United SC, who have signed: defender Rob Valentino, goalkeeper Carl Woszczynksi, and forward Long Tan.

Arizona United makes its 2015 regular season home premiere on Saturday, April 25 versus Portland Timbers FC 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Scottsdale Stadium.

For more information on Arizona United Soccer Club, follow the team on Facebookwww.facebook.com/ArizonaUnitedSoccer, Twitter @AZUnitedSC or Instagram@AZUnitedSC. To purchase tickets, visit www.arizonaunited.com or call 623-594-9606.

Arizona United Soccer Club’s roster currently stands at nineteen players under contract for the 2015 season:

GOALKEEPER: Carl Woszczynski, Jacole Turner

DEFENDER: Scott Morrison, Rob Valentino, Tyler Ruthven, Devon Grousis, Brock Granger

MIDFIELDER: Jose “Chiva” Cuevas, Joey Dillon, Victor Muñoz, George Malki, Daniel Antúnez, Alex Shinsky, Cameron Vickers

FORWARD: Long Tan, Brad Stisser, Jonathan Top, Robbie Derschang, Dennis Chin

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Full Name: Dennis Chin

Date of Birth: June 6, 1987

Hometown: Oviedo, Florida

Height: 6’3″

Weight: 160 lbs.

Former Club: Orlando City

Country: USA