Full name Arthur W Leong Name Arthur Leong 1962 New Zealand | Years Team Place of birth Guangzhou, China | |
Arthur Leong is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level. Born in Guangzhou, China, he emigrated to New Zealand as a two-year-old and became the first ethnic Chinese player to represent New Zealand in football.
Leong played two official A-international matches for the All Whites in 1962 against visitors New Caledonia, the first a 4-1 on 2 June 1962, his second a 4-2 win on 4 June. They were to be his only official matches as New Zealand played no other official matches until 1967.
In December 2013 Arthur and his wife Maureen, a retired midwife, were both awarded Community Awards by the Hamilton City Council at a special ceremony attended by their extended family, for service to the community.
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