Chia Boon Leong

Chia Boon Leong (, 1 January 1925 – 20 December 2022) was a Singaporean footballer who competed for China in the 1948 Summer Olympics and for Singapore at the 1954 Asian Games. He was known as "twinkletoes" in the football scene.

Early life and education Chia was born on 1 January 1925 to philanthropist Chia Yew Siang. He grew up in Pasir Panjang, Singapore.

In December 1951, Chia played in a friendly match for Singapore against Swedish club IFK Göteborg. He was praised by the coach, former England international football player, John Mahon, who told his team to “watch that little fellow with the twinkling feet, he works hard, dribbles hard and is outstanding both in attack and defence”. This resulted in Chia being nicknamed "twinkletoes".

Death Chia died on 20 December 2022, at the age of 97.