Youth Chua started his career with the
National Football Academy before he was signed by former
Geylang International head coach
Mohd 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'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 would than scored a brace in a 2–1 win over
Warriors FC on 23 June 2019. Chua 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. However Chua would suffer an ACL injury in 2019, setting him back. Chua would returned to Geylang International on 14 January 2024 after he completed his National Services. On 14 June 2024, he scored a brace in a 6–2 win over
Hougang United.
Young Lions (loan) In January 2022, Chua joined
Young Lions on loan while serving his compulsory
National Services with the
Singapore Armed Forces. He scored his first goal for the club on 19 March 2022 in a 4–3 lost against
Balestier Khalsa. On 7 August 2022, Chua scored a poker in a 4–2 win over
Tanjong Pagar United which was also his first career hat-trick. However on 24 August 2022, he suffered a
Cruciate ligament injury which ruled him out for a year. On 29 July 2023, Chua returned to action coming on as a substitution and scoring a goal in a 6–2 lost against Hougang United. == International career ==