After touching down in Adelaide on Monday to begin his two year deal with United, Shin is keen to make the most of the opportunity to join the 2008 AFC Champions League finalists, and looks forward to repaying the faith shown in him by Reds coach Aurelio Vidmar.

"I love it here," said Shin. "From the moment I stepped into Australia it was like a picture in a frame. You can't find these cities in Korea, I just love it here.

"I think it's a big club, they really welcomed me and all I had to do for the trial was show myself, so I had nothing to lose."

Shin, who impressed during his two week trial with the Reds, fills the final foreign spot in United's list for the upcoming season, and despite not being a high profile name, he believes he has traits to benefit his new team and make a positive influence.

"I honestly think I can. I try to play creatively, I want to score goals, make assists, that's the job for me during the game I think," he said.

Vidmar agrees, and says he had no reservations about bringing Shin to the club, even though he is untried at professional level.

He added: "I don't think it's a big gamble. We know that he hasn't been in a professional setup before, and if he didn't come here he would probably have been chosen in the K-League somewhere.

"We think he's got fantastic ability and he is a young kid at 20 years old who we think can improve a lot, so we're really excited about him being here.

"I think he showed in that week he was here, that he can certainly step up to the A-League. He's someone in the front third that can make things happen and he's a pretty resilient young boy so we're really happy."

An added bonus for Vidmar is that there is no language barrier to overcome, with the quietly spoken Korean able to clearly speak and understand English.

Shin has been playing in Korea's highly regarded University League for Kunkuk University, but he first learnt the game when he spent five years in England with his family at a young age.

The initial visit to England was followed by a trial with English club Crystal Palace's Youth Academy, and his experience of football abroad, plus seeing Adelaide United in the AFC Champions League, gave him ambitions of playing in Australia.

"I've seen some highlights of the A-League in Korea and watched some (of United's) Asian Champions League games against K-League teams, and they played very well when they were runner up last year," Shin said.

Shin becomes the second Asian player to sign for the Reds in the club's history, following in the footsteps of Chinese striker Shengqing Qu.

Similar to the majority of Brazilian players being known on a one name basis, United's latest signing will simply be known as Shin.

Shin's signing takes United's squad to 20 and with just over three weeks to go until the start of the season, Vidmar has confirmed that the club is looking to fill one or two of the remaining three spots.

Inseob Shin

DOB                    1 June 1989 (Born in Seoul, Korea)

Age                     20

Position             Attacking Midfielder

Height                175cm

Weight               70kg

Nationality        Korean