Zikos Chua

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Zikos Chua
Personal information
Full name Vasileios Zikos Chua Ming Xun
Date of birth (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kastoria, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Geylang International
Number 20
Youth career
2014–2017 National Football Academy
2017–2018 Geylang International
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– Geylang International 21 (5)
2022–2023 → Young Lions (loan) 23 (9)
International career‡
2016 Singapore U14
2017–2018 Singapore U16 10 (8)
2019–2020 Singapore U19 1 (0)
2019– Singapore U23 11 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Merlion Cup
Winner 2019 Singapore
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:14, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Vasileios Zikos Chua Ming Xun (born 15 April 2002) is a Singaporean-Greek professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Geylang International. [1]

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Early life

Zikos Chua was born in Greece to a Greek mother and a Chinese Singaporean father and grew up in Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece, [2] with his younger brother, before returning to Singapore when he was 10. [3] He was a student at Tanjong Katong Secondary School when he made his first bow as a professional footballer. [1] [4]

Club career

Youth

Zikos Chua started his career with the National Football Academy before he was signed by former Geylang Head Coach Noor Ali for the club's Under-19 side in 2017. He has also represented Singapore at various levels and was nominated for The New Paper Dollah Kassim Award in 2017.

While playing for the National Football Academy, Chua was also representing his school, Tanjong Katong Secondary School, in the National "C" Division, scoring 26 goals in 2016 to help his school win the title. [5] He was named in Goal Singapore's 2020 NxGn list following his sublime performances for Geylang International. [6]

Geylang International

On 4 July 2018, Chua came on as a late substitute in Geylang International FC's 3–1 win over Young Lions at Jalan Besar Stadium for his professional debut at the age of 16, Chua eclipsed the previous record set by Hariss Harun as the youngest ever debutant in the Singapore Premier League. [7] [8] He was the youngest player to ever play in the country's top tier of soccer and is the third-youngest scorer in the history of Singapore's professional league. [9]

On 14 April 2019, Chua became the third youngest scorer in Singapore Premier League history, at 16 years and 364 days, after Hariss Harun and Fareez Farhan. [10] He kept his exploits by becoming the youngest player ever to reach the five-goal mark in league history, at 17 years and 102 days on 27 July 2019. [11] As of April 2020, Chua has scored 5 goals in 13 matches for the Eagles. [6] His talent would not go un-noticed as he was picked up by J League side Matsumoto Yamaga on a training stint. [12]

However Zikos would suffer an ACL injury in 2019, setting him back. [13]

Young Lions

Return to Geylang

International career

Zikos Chua was first called up to the Singapore under-22 in 2019 for the 2019 Merlion Cup. He made his debut for the team on 7 June 2019, in a 3–0 win against Philippines. [14] He made his debut against Philippines in the Merlion Cup.

On 31 July 2019, Fadzuhasny Juraimi named Chua in the Singapore squad for 2019 AFF U18 Championship. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 5 July 2022. [16]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Geylang International 2018 S.League 2000–0020
2019 Singapore Premier League 11500–00115
2020 5000000050
2021 2000000020
Total205000000205
Young Lions 2022 Singapore Premier League 198000000198
2023 4110000051
Total239100000249
Geylang International 2024–25 Singapore Premier League 0000000000
Total0000000000
Career total42141000004314

International

U23 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
17 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3-0 (won) 2019 Merlion Cup
29 June 2019 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, SingaporeFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-0 (won) 2019 Merlion Cup
325 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, SingaporeFlag of East Timor.svg  East Timor 2-2 (draw) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
428 October 2021 Jalan Besar Stadium, Jalan Besar, SingaporeFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1-0 (won) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
57 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, VietnamFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 2–2 (draw) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
69 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, VietnamFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0–5 (lost) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
711 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, VietnamFlag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1–0 (won) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
814 May 2022 Thiên Trường Stadium, Nam Định, VietnamFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2–2 (draw) 2021 Southeast Asian Games
96 Sept 2023 Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, VietnamFlag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 0-3 (lost)2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
109 Sept 2023 Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, VietnamFlag of Guam.svg  Guam 1-1 (draw)2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
1111 Sept 2023 Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, VietnamFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2-2 (draw)2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

U19 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
17 August 2019Thanh Long Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-1 (draw) 2019 AFF U-18 Youth Championship

U16 International caps

NoDateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
117 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong KongFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0-6 (lost) 2017 Jockey Cup
218 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong KongFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-5 (lost) 2017 Jockey Cup
319 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong KongFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3-0 (won) 2017 Jockey Cup
420 September 2017 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1-6 (lost) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
522 September 2017 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 0-11 (lost) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
624 September 2017 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Guam.svg  Guam 8-1 (won) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
71 August 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 1-2 (lost) 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
83 August 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-2 (lost) 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
95 August 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0-4 (lost) 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
107 August 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 5-0 (won) 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

U16 International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong KongFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1-03-0 (won) 2017 Jockey Cup
219 March 2017 Po Kong Village Road Park, Hong KongFlag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 3-03-0 (won) 2017 Jockey Cup
324 September 2017 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Guam.svg  Guam 5-08-1 (won) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
424 September 2017 Wibawa Mukti Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Guam.svg  Guam 8-19-1 (won) 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
51 August 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 1-21-2 (lost) 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
63 August 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1-21-3 (lost) 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
77 August 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 1-05-0 (won) 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship
87 August 2018 Gelora Joko Samudro Stadium, IndonesiaFlag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 2-05-0 (won) 2018 AFF U-16 Youth Championship

Honours

International

Singapore U22

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