Yeap Cheng Eng

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeap.

Yeap Cheng Eng (1915 – 14 January 1994)^[1][2] was a Chinese footballer. He was the first Malayan ever to participate in the Olympic Games, when he was a member of the football team which represented the China as a guest players in the 1948 Olympic Games in London.^[3]

Yeap Cheng Eng

Personal information
Date of birth	1914
Place of birth	British Malaya
Date of death	1994
Position(s)	Left winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1958	Penang
International career
	Malaya
	China
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yeap Cheng Eng
Traditional Chinese	葉清榮
Simplified Chinese	叶清荣
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Yè Qīngróng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Jip6 Cing1 Wing4 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Ia̍p Chheng-êng Tâi-lô Ia̍p Tshing-îng

In Malayan domestic football, he represented Penang for a record 24 years and was their captain for many years, winning the Malaya Cup in 1953, 1954, and 1958 (at the age of 42).^[4][5][6]