Cheung Chi Doy

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Cheung Chi Doy
Personal information
Full name	Cheung Chi Doy
Date of birth	July 30, 1941 (1941-07-30) (age 66)
Place of birth	Hong Kong, British Empire
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Blackpool Vancouver Royals
National team
	Republic of China
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Cheung Chi Doy (Chinese: 張子岱)(born July 30, 1941 in Hong Kong) is a Chinese former professional footballer who played for Blackpool and the Republic of China (now Chinese Taipei). During the era, Republic of China team was represented by players from Hong Kong.

Cheung was one of the first Asian players to play in Europe. He began his career in the Hong Kong First Division at 14 years of age. In 1959, he went to play for English club Blackpool, where he was a teammate of Jimmy Armfield. He became the first Asian player playing in the English game. He made two appearances for Blackpool's first team and scored one goal, against Sheffield Wednesday on 25 November 1961. In 1968, he and his brother Cheung Chi Wai joined the Vancouver Royals, playing under Bobby Robson in the North American Soccer League. He also played for Tung Wah, Kitchee and Jardine SC in the Hong Kong First Division.