Alfie Henry Harman Doughty (born 21 December 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a full-back, wing-back or midfielder for Premier League club Luton Town.[3]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfie Henry Harman Doughty[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1999[2] | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back, wing-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Luton Town | ||
| Number | 45 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2018 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → Kingstonian (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Bromley (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Stoke City | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022– | Luton Town | 63 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 6 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Stoke City edit
On 22 January 2021, Doughty moved to Stoke City for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] Doughty returned from his injury in July 2021 and scored in a pre-season friendly against Hibernian.[6] However he was unable to establish himself in Michael O'Neill's team and was limited to 11 league appearances all as a substitute.[7] On 29 January 2022, Doughty joined Cardiff City loan on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[8] Doughty made nine appearances for the Bluebirds, scoring once before his loan was cut short due to injury.[9][10]
Luton Town edit
On 20 June 2022, Doughty joined Luton Town for an undisclosed fee.[11]
Doughty made his Luton debut in a 1–0 win at Norwich City in the EFL Championship on 18 October 2022.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win at Queens Park Rangers on 29 December.[13] The goal was later nominated for the Championship's Goal of the Month award for December 2022.[14]
On 16 May 2023, he assisted Tom Lockyer's decisive goal in Luton's 2–0 win over Sunderland in the Championship play-off semi-final, giving the Hatters a 3–2 aggregate win.[15] He played 84 minutes of the play-off final against Coventry City at Wembley Stadium, where Luton were promoted to the Premier League with a 6–5 penalty shootout win.[16]
Doughty made his Premier League debut as a 64th-minute substitute for Issa Kaboré in the team's opening match of the 2023–24 season, a 4–1 loss at Brighton & Hove Albion on 12 August.[17] His first goal of the season came in a 3–2 EFL Cup win at home to Gillingham on 29 August.[18] The goal was later awarded EFL Cup Goal of the Round on 8 September.[19]
On 30 September, Doughty assisted Carlton Morris's winning goal against Everton at Goodison Park – Luton's first Premier League win.[20] He scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–2 win at Sheffield United on 26 December.[21]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 3 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2018–19[22] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20[23] | Championship | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21[24] | League One | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 3 | ||
| Kingstonian (loan) | 2018–19[25] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Bromley (loan) | 2019–20[23] | National League | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| Stoke City | 2020–21[24] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[26] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Cardiff City (loan) | 2021–22[26] | Championship | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Luton Town | 2022–23[27] | Championship | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| 2023–24[28] | Premier League | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 2 | ||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 167 | 14 | ||
- ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in FA Trophy and one appearance in Surrey Senior Cup
- ^ Three appearances in the Championship play-offs
Honours edit
Luton Town
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ Alfie Doughty at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Alfie Doughty at Soccerway
- ^ "Alfie Doughty completes permanent transfer to Stoke City". Charlton Athletic. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Alfie Doughy: Stoke City sign Charlton Athletic winger for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Alfie on the mark in pre-season opener". Stoke City. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Stoke City sanction Alfie Doughty loan deal". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Cardiff loan for Alfie". Stoke City. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Winger heading back to Stoke City from Championship rivals". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Reading 1–2 Cardiff". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Luton switch for Alfie". Stoke City. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Norwich City 0-1 Luton Town: Carlton Morris gives Hatters victory at Carrow Road". BBC Sport. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Alfie Doughty - "First goal for the club and it was a nice one!"". Luton Town Official Website. 30 December 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Vote for your December Goal of the Month!". EFL Official Website. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Luton turn tables on Sunderland to reach Championship playoff final". The Guardian. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Coventry City 1-1 Luton Town (5-6 pens): Hatters win shootout to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Brighton 4-1 Luton: Joao Pedro and Simon Adingra score in comfortable win". BBC Sport. 12 August 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Luton Town 3-2 Gillingham: Alfie Doughty scores screamer as Rob Edwards' Hatters advance". Sky Sports. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Gillingham screamer sees Town wingback Doughty wins Carabao Cup Goal of the Round award". Luton Today. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Everton 1-2 Luton Town: Carlton Morris and Tom Lockyer score to give Hatters first Premier League win". BBC Sport. 30 September 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Sheffield United 2-3 Luton: Quickfire Jack Robinson and Anis Slimane own goals see Blades lose relegation six-pointer". Sky Sports. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Doughty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alfie Doughty in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alfie Doughty in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Alfie Doughty appearances". Kingstonian F.C. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Alfie Doughty in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Doughty in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Alfie Doughty in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Luton win shootout to reach Premier League". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "Dillon Phillips named 2019/20 Player of the Year". Charlton Athleitc Official Website. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.