Alfie Henry Harman Doughty (born 21 December 1999) is an English professional

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who plays as a full-back, wing-back or

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for club

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Career

Charlton Athletic

Doughty joined the Charlton Athletic Academy at the age of eight and progressed through the youth teams to the first team where he made his debut in the

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against

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on 14 August 2018. On 19 October 2018, Doughty joined Kingstonian on loan until 17 November 2018. Doughty scored two goals for Kingstonian on his league debut for the club against Harlow Town. In total Doughty made 16 first team appearances for Kingstonian - 13 in the league - scoring four goals, three of which came in league matches. On 7 September, Doughty joined

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on a one-month loan. Doughty returned to first team action for Charlton against

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in the first round of the

on 13 August 2019 before breaking into the first team on a regular basis at the club later in the 2019–20 season. Doughty made 30 appearances for the Addicks as they suffered relegation from the

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on the final day of the season. His performances during the season saw him voted as Charlton's young player of the year. Doughty started the 2020–21 season in good form but suffered a season ending hamstring injury on 24 October 2020 away at

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. In January 2021, Doughty turned down a new contract offer from Charlton following interest from

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Stoke City

On 22 January 2021, Doughty moved to

for an undisclosed fee. Doughty returned from his injury in July 2021 and scored in a pre-season friendly against Hibernian. However he was unable to establish himself in Michael O'Neill's team and was limited to 11 league appearances all as a substitute. On 29 January 2022, Doughty joined

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loan on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. Doughty made nine appearances for the Bluebirds, scoring once before his loan was cut short due to injury.

Luton Town

On 20 June 2022, Doughty joined

for an undisclosed fee. Doughty made his Luton debut in a 1–0 win at

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in the

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on 18 October 2022. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win at

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on 29 December. The goal was later nominated for the Championship's Goal of the Month award for December 2022. On 16 May 2023, he assisted

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's decisive goal in Luton's 2–0 win over

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in the

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semi-final, giving the Hatters a 3–2 aggregate win. He played 84 minutes of the play-off final against

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, where Luton were promoted to the

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with a 6–5

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win. Doughty made his

debut as a 64th-minute substitute for

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in the team's opening match of the 2023–24 season, a 4–1 loss at

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on 12 August. His first goal of the season came in a 3–2

win at home to Gillingham on 29 August. The goal was later awarded EFL Cup Goal of the Round on 8 September. On 30 September, Doughty assisted

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's winning goal against Everton at

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– Luton's first Premier League win. He scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–2 win at

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on 26 December.

Career statistics

Honours

Luton Town *

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Individual * Charlton Athletic Young Player of the Year: 2019–20

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Doughty, Alfie English men's footballers 1999 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Charlton Athletic F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players Luton Town F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets People from Poplar, London 21st-century English sportsmen