Quentin Cheng Jiun Ho (, 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. 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.
Loan to Penang Before the 2021 season, he signed for Penang 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 2019 Southeast Asian Games.
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.
Career statistics
Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSutherland Sharks2019 National Premier Leagues220—220Selangor II 2020Malaysia Premier League112—112Penang (loan)2021 Malaysia Super League220—10—230 Total55200100000562Selangor2022Malaysia Super League2204070—3302023Malaysia Super League2203040—2902024–25Malaysia Super League213602061614152025–26Malaysia Super League21041416090442 Total8631711711211511477 Career total14151711811211512039
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMalaysia2021102022402023302024002025002026100Total180
Honours
Selangor Malaysia Cup runner-up: 2022 MFL Challenge Cup: 2024–25 Individual ASEAN Club Championship: Allstar XI 2025–26
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