# Wong Choon Wah

Wong Choon Wah (Chinese: 王春華, 31 March 1947 – 31 January 2014) was a Malaysian footballer.

## Career Overview

In Malaysia Cup competitions, Wong played for Selangor, winning the championship five times. From 1972 to 1973, Wong played professional football with South China in Hong Kong. Later, he played for Seiko in the 1973–74 season.
He also competed for Malaysia at the 1972 Summer Olympics and played all three group games. Overall, Wong played 88 times for Malaysia and scored 20 international goals.
On 17 September 2014, FourFourTwo listed him on their list of the top 25 Malaysian footballers of all time.

## Career Statistics
### International

    Scores and results list Malaysia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Choon Wah goal.
List of international goals scored by Wong Choon Wah :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 24 November 1968 | Bangkok, Thailand | Laos | — | 5–0 | 1968 King's Cup |
| 2 | 1 August 1970 | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | India | — | 1–3 | 1970 Merdeka Tournament |
| 3 | 4 August 1970 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Taiwan | — | 3–1 | 1970 Merdeka Tournament |
| 4 | 8 May 1971 | Seoul, South Korea | Thailand | — | 4–1 | 1971 President's Cup Football Tournament |
| 5 | 8 May 1971 | Seoul, South Korea | Thailand | — | 4–1 | 1971 President's Cup Football Tournament |
| 6 | 22 May 1971 | Bangkok, Thailand | Brunei | — | 8–0 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 7 | 26 May 1971 | Bangkok, Thailand | Cambodia | — | 2–1 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 8 | 2 October 1971 | Seoul, South Korea | Philippines | — | 5–1 | 1972 Summer Olympics – Asian Qualifiers |
| 9 | 2 October 1971 | Seoul, South Korea | Philippines | — | 5–1 | 1972 Summer Olympics – Asian Qualifiers |
| 10 | 12 December 1971 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Laos | — | 5–0 | 1971 SEAP Games |
| 11 | 14 December 1971 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Thailand | — | 4–2 | 1971 SEAP Games |
| 12 | 15 December 1971 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Cambodia | — | 3–0 | 1971 SEAP Games |
| 13 | 15 December 1971 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Cambodia | — | 3–0 | 1971 SEAP Games |
| 14 | 19 July 1972 | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | Cambodia | — | 6–1 | 1972 Merdeka Tournament |
| 15 | 10 August 1973 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Burma | — | 2–1 | 1973 Merdeka Tournament |
| 16 | 24 September 1973 | Seoul, South Korea | Thailand | — | 5–1 | 1973 President's Cup Football Tournament |
| 17 | 24 September 1973 | Seoul, South Korea | Thailand | — | 5–1 | 1973 President's Cup Football Tournament |
| 18 | 25 July 1974 | Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | India | — | 4–1 | 1974 Merdeka Tournament |
| 19 | 13 June 1975 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Thailand | — | 1–0 | 1975 Jakarta Anniversary Tournament |
| 20 | 8 August 1975 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hong Kong | — | 3–1 | 1975 Merdeka Tournament |

## Style of play

According to journalist Tony Mariadass, midfield general Choon Wah's style of play was similar to that of Luka Modrić – elegant, elusive, artistic and dangerous.

## Honours
### Selangor

* Malaysia Cup: 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1976

### South China

* Hong Kong First Division: 1971–72

### Seiko

* Hong Kong Senior Shield: 1973–74

### Malaysia

* Merdeka Tournament: 1968, 1973, 1974

### Individual

* OCM Hall of Fame: 2004
* IFFHS Men’s All Time Malaysia Dream Team: 2022