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

Early life

He was born to Chinese Malaysian parents in

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. His father, Ken, is from Johor, while his mother, Michelle, is from

Perak Perak () is a state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kelantan and Pahang to the east, and Selangor to the south. Thailand's ...

. The ancestral home of his family is Fujian,

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. His father is a beloved mathematics teacher at

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Club career

Northern Tigers

Cheng started his football career with the Northern Tigers in his younger years.

Manly United FC

He later moved on to Manly United FC in 2015 before signing with

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in 2016–17.

Central Coast Mariners

From there, he was selected in the NYL program and made the shift to Central Coast Mariners in the back end of 2017.

Sutherland Sharks

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

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where he made his first appearance for the team and scored off the bench in the final group stage game.

Selangor

Selangor flagged their interest and signed him to their reserve team Selangor II for the 2020 season.

Loan to Penang

Before the 2021 season, he signed for

Penang Penang ( ms, Pulau Pinang, is a Malaysian state located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia, by the Malacca Strait. It has two parts: Penang Island, where the capital city, George Town, is located, and Seberang Perai on the Malay ...

in the Malaysian top flight for a 1-season loan terms.

International career

In 2019, Quentin received his first call-up for the Malaysia under-23 team after being named in the final 20-man squad for the

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. 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. He debuted for Malaysia in a friendly 4–0 loss to Jordan on 6 October 2021.

Honours

Selangor *

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runner-up:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheng, Quentin 1999 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks Malaysian men's footballers Malaysia men's international footballers Malaysia men's youth international footballers Australian men's soccer players Australian people of Malaysian descent Australian people of Chinese descent Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Penang F.C. players Central Coast Mariners Academy players Sutherland Sharks FC players National Premier Leagues players Malaysia Super League players Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games competitors for Malaysia Soccer players from Sydney