Quentin Cheng

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Quentin Cheng
Personal information
Full name Quentin Cheng Jiun-ho[1]
Date of birth (1999-11-20) 20 November 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Australia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Selangor F.C.
Number soon
Youth career
Northern Tigers
Central Coast Mariners
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 North Shore Mariners 2 (0)
2018 CCM Academy 25 (1)
2019 Sutherland Sharks 22 (0)
2020 Selangor F.C. II 11 (2)
2021 → Penang (loan) 23 (6)
2022– Selangor F.C. 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Malaysia U23 4 (1)
2021– Malaysia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 October 2021

Quentin Cheng Jiun-ho (born 20 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Malaysia Super League side Selangor F.C.. Born in Australia, Cheng represents the Malaysia national team.

Club career[]

Cheng started his football career with Northern Tigers in his younger years. He later moved on to Manly United FC in 2015 before signing with North Shore Mariners in 2016-17. From there, he was selected in the NYL program and made the shift to Central Coast Mariners in the back end of 2017. Following a year playing in the National Youth League, he caught the eye of scouts for Sutherland Sharks and played his 2019 season in Sutherland. This included a victory in the Grand Final of the PS4 U20's NPL 1 Competition. This caught the eye of recruiters in Malaysia, who were aware of his Malaysian heritage and invited him to the U23 Malaysia training camp to train with a squad. This process concluded in his selection for the 2019 Sea Games where he made his first appearance for the team and scored off the bench in the final group stage game.

Selangor F.C.[]

Selangor F.C. flagged their interest and signed him to their reserve team Selangor F.C. II for the 2020 season. [2][3]

Loan to Penang[]

Before the 2021 season, he signed for Penang in the Malaysian top flight for a 1 season loan terms.[4]

International[]

In 2019, Quentin received his national call-up for Malaysia under-23 after being named in the final 20-man squad for the 2019 Southeast Asian Games.[5]

On 23 September 2021, Quentin received his first call-up to the senior national team, for central training and friendly matches against Jordan and Uzbekistan.[6] He debut with Malaysia in a friendly 4–0 loss to Jordan on 6 October 2021.[7]

Personal life[]

Born in Australia, both of Cheng's parents are from Malaysia; his father Ken from Johor and his mother Michelle from Ipoh.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Quentin Cheng". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ Dito (11 February 2020). "Pemain Kacukan, Quentin Cheng Sertai Pasukan Selangor". VocketFC. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Quentin Cheng reveals Super League obsession, connection to Brendan Gan". goal.com.
  4. ^ "After Malaysia Cup disappointment, Quentin looks for chance to shine with Penang". goal.com.
  5. ^ Farah Azharie (24 November 2019). "Quentin on a quest with national football team". New Strait Times. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Senarai 24 pemain ke kem latihan pusat skuad Harimau Malaya". Football Association of Malaysia. 23 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Match Report of Jordan vs Malaysia - 2021-10-06 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  8. ^ "Selangor FA's Quentin Cheng reveals Malaysia Super League obsession, connection to Brendan Gan | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.

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