Quentin Cheng Jiun Ho ( zh, s=张骏和, p=Zhāng Jùnhé, born 20 November 1999) is a professional

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er who plays as a defender for

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club

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. Born in Australia, he represents the Malaysia national team.

Early life

He was born to

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parents in

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. His father, Ken, is from

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, while his mother, Michelle, is from

Perak Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, 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, Kel ...

. The ancestral home of his family is Dabu County, Guangdong,

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. 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

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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 The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, were the 30th edition of the SEA Games, Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport ...

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

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

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

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and

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. He debuted for Malaysia in a friendly 4–0 loss to

on 6 October 2021.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Selangor

Malaysia Cup The Malaysia Cup (), formerly known as Malaya Cup, is an annual football tournament in Malaysia, held at the end of the calendar year. The cup was first held in 1921. Despite its prestige and popularity as the country's oldest cup tournament, i ...

runner-up:

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MFL Challenge Cup The MFL Challenge Cup ( Malay: ''Piala Cabaran MFL''), which was previously referred to as the Malaysia Challenge Cup, is a prestigious football tournament in Malaysia that is organized under the joint supervision and management of the Malaysian ...

: 2024–25

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