Cheung Chi Doy

Cheung Chi Doy (or transliterated as Chang Tse Da; born 30 March 1941) is a Hong Kong former professional footballer.[1] 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).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheung.
Cheung Chi Doy
Personal information
Full name Cheung Chi Doy
Date of birth (1941-03-30) 30 March 1941
Place of birth Hong Kong
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1957–1959 Sing Tao
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1960 Tung Wah 24 (13)
1960–1962 Blackpool 2 (1)
1962 Yuen Long 6 (6)
1962–1963 Kwong Wah 17 (9)
1963–1964 Kitchee 25 (16)
1964–1968 Sing Tao 102 (58)
1968 Vancouver Royals 11 (2)
1968 St. Louis Stars 8 (0)
1968–1971 Jardine 62 (30)
1971–1972 Fire Services 20 (8)
1972–1978 Happy Valley 143 (51)
International career
1962–1971 Republic of China
Managerial career
1978–1979 Happy Valley (assistant)
1979–1980 Cheung Wo (assistant)
1980–1981 Bulova
1981–1982 Double Flower
1982–1983 Kuitan
1983–1985 Kitchee
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cheung Chi Doy
Traditional Chinese張子岱
Simplified Chinese张子岱

Cheung was the first Asian and Hong Kong 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.[2] He made two appearances for Blackpool's first team and scored one goal,[3] 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.

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. He remains the only Hongkonger to have played professional football in England.

In the 1963-64 season, he scored a record number of 42 goals playing for Kitchee SC.

Personal life

Cheung Chi Doy's father, Chang King Hai (Chinese: 張金海),[4] and brother Cheung Chi Wai were also footballers.[4]

Cheung Chi Doy's son, Nelson Cheung (also known as Nel Nel, 5 June 1963 - 18 May 2023), is an actor and fashion designer.[4] Nelson commited suicide on 18 May 2023.[5]

In 2011 Cheung Chi Doy was arrested for shoplifting in a supermarket.[4] He was fined HK$2,000 by the court.[6]

References
  1. "Cheung Chi Doy". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. Gillatt, Peter (30 November 2009). Blackpool FC on This Day: History, Facts and Figures from Every Day of the Year. Pitch Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-905411-50-4.
  3. Blackpool players at Neil Brown's statistical website
  4. "Zhāng Xué rùn píng fù tōu qiè" 張學潤評父偷竊 [Nelson Cheung's comment on father's stealing]. Sing Tao Daily (Canada edition) (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. "張學潤Nel Nel離世｜鄰居羅霖上門揭自殺 昨晚一齊食飯冇異樣". HK01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 19 May 2023.
  6. 足球名宿張子岱偷紅酒. Oriental Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Hong Kong. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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