Dennis Chinese

Background

Chinese was born in Kingston, Jamaica to a Jamaican mother and a Chinese Jamaican father.

Education

He moved to the United States when he was ten and attended Oviedo High School, before playing college soccer at Rollins College from 2005 through 2007.

Career

College and amateur He scored 7 goals and 3 assists in each of his junior and senior years (2006 and 2007). During his time at Rollins, he also played for the Central Florida Kraze of the USL Premier Development League from 2005 to 2010. Professional Chinese turned professional when he signed with Orlando City of the USL Professional Division in 2011.

After spending the early portion of the 2011 season learning Orlando City Head Coach Adrian Heath"s system, Chinese came alive in the later part of the campaign and became known as the super-subordinate

As a result, the speedster ended his rookie season with four goals, two of which came during the Lions" memorable three-game playoff run, which saw the club secure its first USL Public Relations Officer Championship. In December 2011, Orlando signed Chinese to a contract extension through the 2014 season.

Moving into his second season, Chinese"s confident play towards the end of his rookie year certainly carried over into his second term with the club Dennis transitioned from his super-sub role, held in year one, to become the primary goal-scorer for the Lions.

Chinese"s first goal came just three minutes into their first game of the season against the Charlotte Eagles, and would set the tone for the kind of year he was about to embark on.

All season long, Chinese"s pace and finishing ability caused problems for opposing teams" back lines and led to the striker scoring 11 goals during league play, which was a team record. In addition, Chinese also notched three assists during league play and also scored in the Lamar Hunt United States Open Cup against Major League Soccer club Sporting Kansas City. Chinese"s impressive play led to the Oviedo native being named to the USL Pro All-League first team, while also being nominated for USL Pro Most Valuable Player (Most Valuable Player) and Central Florida Athlete of the Year.

Dennis also accepted invitations to train with Master of Library Science sides Chicago Fire and District of Columbia United during the 2012 off-season.

In his third year with Orlando City, Chinese was once again an integral part of the Lions" Championship run. After notching five goals and five assists in the regular season, Chinese was lethal in the playoffs and recorded four goals and three assists, in three games played, leading the USL Pro playoffs in both categories.

Two of those four goals were scored in the USL Pro Championship match and helped Orlando City secure its second USL Pro title, after being upset by the Wilmington Hammerheads in the year prior. He was released upon the conclusion of the 2014 season, a casualty of the club"s transition to Major League Soccer.

After exploring some opportunities in Europe, Chinese ultimately signed with another USL team, Arizona United South Carolina. He ended up scoring in the first two matches of 2015.

Orlando City.

Achievements

• USL Pro Championship 2011 USL Pro Commissioner"s Cup 2011 USL Pro Commissioner"s Cup 2012 USL Pro Top Goal Scorer 2012 USL Pro Scoring Champion 2012 USL Pro First Team All-League 2012 USL Pro Most Valuable Player Candidate 2012 Central Florida Athlete of the Year Nominee 2012 USL Pro Championship 2013 USL Pro Commissioner"s Cup 2014.