Full name Cheung Chi Doy Name Cheung Doy Siblings Cheung Chi Wai 1959–1960 Tung Wah Children Nelson Cheung | Years Team Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1941-07-30) July 30, 1941 (age 74) Place of birth Hong Kong, British Empire | ||
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Cheung Chi Doy (born July 30, 1941) is a former professional footballer. Started his career in native Hong Kong, in the British Empire, he also played for English side Blackpool. In international level, he represented Republic of China (aka Taiwan, now Chinese Taipei national team).
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Cheung was the first Asian football player to play in Europe. He began his career in the Hong Kong First Division at 14 years of age. In 1960, he went to play for English club Blackpool, where he was a teammate of Jimmy Armfield. He became the first ethnic Chinese player to appear in the top flight of English football. He made two appearances for Blackpool's first team and scored one goal, against Sheffield Wednesday on November 25, 1961. In 1968, he and his brother Cheung Chi Wai joined the Vancouver Royals, playing under Bobby Robson in the North American Soccer League. While he began the season in Vancouver, he finished it with the St. Louis Stars. He also played for Tung Wah, Kitchee and Jardine SA in the Hong Kong First Division.
Ever since the end of Cheung's stint at Blackpool in 1962, he remains the first and, thus far, only Hong Kong-born football player to have ever played for a top-flight European club.
Personal life
Cheung Chi Doy's father, Chang King Hai (Chinese: 張金海), and brother Cheung Chi Wai were also footballer.
Cheung Chi Doy's son, Nelson Cheung, is an actor and fashion designer.
In 2011 Cheung Chi Doy was arrested for stealing in the supermarket.