Quentin Cheng

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Quentin Cheng

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Quentin Cheng Jiun Ho{{GSA player|quentin-cheng/370111|access-date=23 April 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|11|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sydney, Australia

| height = 1.88m

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Selangor

| clubnumber = 2

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Northern Tigers

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Central Coast Mariners

| years1 = 2017

| clubs1 = North Shore Mariners

| caps1 = 2

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = CCM Academy

| caps2 = 25

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2019

| clubs3 = Sutherland Sharks

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = Selangor II

| caps4 = 11

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = → Penang (loan)

| caps5 = 22

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022–

| clubs6 = Selangor

| caps6 = 65

| goals6 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2019–2022

| nationalteam1 = Malaysia U23

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2021–

| nationalteam2 = Malaysia

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 28 September 2024

| ntupdate = 7 January 2023

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAS}}}}

}}

Quentin Cheng Jiun Ho ({{lang-zh|s=张骏和|p=Zhāng Jùnhé}}, born 20 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Malaysia Super League club Selangor. Born in Australia, he represents the Malaysia national team.

Early life

He was born to Chinese Malaysian parents in Sydney, Australia. His father, Ken, is from Johor, while his mother, Michelle, is from Perak.{{Cite web|title=Selangor FA's Quentin Cheng reveals Malaysia Super League obsession, connection to Brendan Gan {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/selangor-fa-quentin-cheng-reveals-malaysia-super-league/90h7whvp0vrx1cpiuvw18xgpp|access-date=2021-04-23|website=www.goal.com}} The ancestral home of his family is Dabu County, Guangdong, China. His father is a dedicated mathematics teacher at Carlingford High School.

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 North Shore Mariners 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 2019 Sea Games 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.vocketfc.com/pemain-kacukan-quentin-cheng-sertai-pasukan-selangor/|title=Pemain Kacukan, Quentin Cheng Sertai Pasukan Selangor |author=Dito|date= 11 February 2020|publisher= VocketFC|accessdate=11 February 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/selangor-fa-quentin-cheng-reveals-malaysia-super-league/90h7whvp0vrx1cpiuvw18xgpp|title=Quentin Cheng reveals Super League obsession, connection to Brendan Gan|publisher=goal.com}}

=Loan to Penang=

Before the 2021 season, he signed for Penang in the Malaysian top flight for a 1-season loan terms.{{Cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/after-malaysia-cup-disappointment-quentin-cheng-looks-chance/120beo4rip3qd1l03w2j1f7ge5|title=After Malaysia Cup disappointment, Quentin looks for chance to shine with Penang|publisher=goal.com}}

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 2019 Southeast Asian Games.{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2019/11/541583/quentin-quest-national-football-team|title=Quentin on a quest with national football team|author=Farah Azharie |date= 24 November 2019|publisher= New Straits Times|access-date=24 November 2019}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://fam.org.my/news/senarai-24-pemain-ke-kem-latihan-pusat-skuad-harimau-malaya-bermula-1-oktober-2021|title=Senarai 24 pemain ke kem latihan pusat skuad Harimau Malaya|date=23 September 2021|website=Football Association of Malaysia}} He debuted for Malaysia in a friendly 4–0 loss to Jordan on 6 October 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-10-06/jordan-vs-malaysia/2489843/|title=Match Report of Jordan vs Malaysia – 2021-10-06 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 19 April 2025}}{{cite web |url=https://my.soccerway.com/players/quentin-cheng/522773/ |title=Quentin Cheng: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=19 April 2025}}

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup{{Efn\|Includes Malaysia FA Cup}} !colspan="2"\|League Cup{{Efn\|Includes Malaysia Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sutherland Sharks \|2019 \|valign="center"\|National Premier Leagues \|22	0	colspan=8\|—	22	0
Selangor II \|2020 \|valign="center"\|Malaysia Premier League \|11	2	colspan=8\|—	11	2
rowspan="2"\|Penang (loan) \|2021 \|valign="center"\|Malaysia Super League \|22	0	colspan=2\|—	1	0	colspan=4\|—	23	0
colspan="2" \| Total !55\|\|2\|\|0\|\|0\|\|1\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|0\|\|56\|\|2
rowspan="4" valign="center"\|Selangor \|2022 \|valign="center"\|Malaysia Super League \|22	0	4	0	7	0	colspan=4\|—	33	0
2023 \|valign="center"\|Malaysia Super League \|22	0	3	0	4	0	colspan=4\|—	29	0
2024–25 \|valign="center"\|Malaysia Super League \|21	3	6	0	2	0	6{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Two}}	1	6{{efn\|name=MFL\|Appearance(s) in MFL Challenge Cup}}	1	41	5
colspan="2" \| Total !65\|\|3\|\|13\|\|0\|\|13\|\|0\|\|6\|\|1\|\|6\|\|1\|\|103\|\|5
colspan="3" \| Career total !120	5	13	0	14	0	6	1	6	1	159	7

=International=

{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}{{NFT player |id=84224 |name=Quentin Cheng |accessdate=20 April 2025}}

National team	Year	Apps
class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan=5\|Malaysia \|2021	1	0
2022	4	0
2023	3	0
2024	0	0
2025	0	0
colspan=2\|Total	8	0