Zikos Chua
Vasileios Zikos Chua Ming Xun (born 15 April 2002) is a Singaporean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Singapore Premier League club Young Lions, on loan from Geylang International. Early life. Zikos Chua was born in Greece to a Greek mother and a Chinese Singaporean father and grew up in Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece, with his younger brother, before returning to Singapore when he was 10. He was a student at Tanjong Katong Secondary School when he made his first bow as a professional footballer. 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. He was named in Goal Singapore's 2020 NxGn list following his sublime performances for Geylang International. 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. 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. 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. 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. As of April 2020, Chua has scored 5 goals in 13 matches for the Eagles. 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. 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. Honours. International. Singapore U22