Michael Doughty (footballer, born 1992)

Michael Doughty
Personal information
Full name Michael Edward Doughty
Date of birth (1992-11-20) 20 November 1992
Place of birth Westminster, England
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Swindon Town
Number 3
Youth career
2005–2010 Chelsea
2007–2010 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Queens Park Rangers 12 (0)
2011 → Woking (loan) 7 (0)
2011–2012 → Crawley Town (loan) 16 (0)
2012 → Aldershot Town (loan) 5 (0)
2013 → St Johnstone (loan) 5 (0)
2013–2014 → Stevenage (loan) 36 (2)
2014–2015 → Gillingham (loan) 9 (0)
2016 → Swindon Town (loan) 20 (5)
2016–2017 → Swindon Town (loan) 14 (2)
2017–2018 Peterborough United 34 (1)
2018– Swindon Town 7 (5)
National team
2010 Wales U19 2 (0)
2012 Wales U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:11, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

Michael Edward Doughty (born 20 November 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club, Swindon Town

Early life

Doughty was born Westminster, London,[2] the son of the late Nottingham Forest owner Nigel Doughty.[3] He was educated at Harrow School, obtaining 14 A grades.[4]

Club career

Doughty joined the youth set-up at QPR as a schoolboy at the age of 14,[5] after five years in the academy at Chelsea.[4] He made his debut for QPR in the FA Cup defeat against Blackburn Rovers, after coming off the bench in the 88th minute.[6] In August 2011 he signed a six-month loan deal with Crawley Town.[7] On 5 March 2012, Doughty joined League Two side Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal.[8]

Two weeks into the 2013–14 season, Doughty joined League One side Stevenage on loan until January 2014.[9][10] He made his debut a day after signing, on 17 August, playing the whole game in a 1–0 home defeat to Leyton Orient.[11] On 26 October 2013, Doughty scored a 90th-minute goal, his first goal in professional football, a left-footed angled shot from the left flank into the far corner, during Stevenage's home match against Crawley Town.[12]

Doughty's Premier League debut for QPR came on 10 February 2015 at the age of 22, under caretaker managers Chris Ramsey and Kevin Bond, coming on as an 85th-minute substitute against Sunderland at Stadium of Light[13] in what was QPR's first away victory (in fact their first away points) of the season.

On 23 July 2018, following a spell at Peterborough United, Doughty returned to Swindon Town on a two-year deal.[14]

On 4 August 2018, Doughty started against Macclesfield Town on the opening day of the League One season. Swindon won two penalties in the 96th and the 98th minute meaning Swindon won the game 3–2, with Doughty scoring a hat-trick as he scored both the penalties. Doughty finished August with five goals to his name and was nominated for the EFL League Two player of the month award.[15]

International career

He has been capped at under-19 level internationally for Wales, playing in a friendly against Liechtenstein.[16]

In August 2012 Doughty was selected in the Wales Under-21 squad for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Czech Republic on 10 September 2012.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played on 11 September 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Queens Park Rangers 2010–11[18] Championship 0010000010
2011–12[19] Premier League 0000000000
2012–13[20] 0000000000
2013–14[21] Championship 0000000000
2014–15[22] Premier League 3000000030
2015–16[23] Championship 5010200080
2016–17[24] 2000000020
Total 100202000140
Woking (loan) 2010–11[25] Conference South 7000000070
Crawley Town (loan) 2011–12[19] League Two 161210000182
Aldershot Town (loan) 2011–12[19] League Two 5000000050
St Johnstone (loan) 2012–13[20] Scottish Premier League 5010000060
Stevenage Borough (loan) 2013–14[21] League One 36230103[lower-alpha 1]0432
Gillingham (loan) 2014–15[22] League One 9010003[lower-alpha 1]0130
Swindon Town (loan) 2015–16[23] League One 205000000205
2016–17[24] 14221001[lower-alpha 2]0173
Total 34102100103712
Peterborough United 2017–18[26] League One 34131104[lower-alpha 2]0422
Swindon Town 2018–19[27] League Two 7500101[lower-alpha 2]196
Career total 161161435012119220
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 518. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ↑ "Michael Doughty". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Doughty admits his frustration at lack of signings, but says Forest are keen to add". Nottingham Post. 22 October 2010. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Swindon's Michael Doughty: 'I'll never apologise for my background'". The Guardian. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Player Profile". Queens Park Rangers. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Queens Park Rangers
  7. ↑ "QPR midfielder Michael Doughty joins Crawley on loan". BBC Sport. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  8. ↑ "Loan Deal Secured". BBC Sport. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Doughty signs on loan". Stevenage F.C. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "Michael Doughty: Stevenage sign QPR midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 16 August 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Stevenage 0–1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 17 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Stevenage 2–0 Crawley". BBC Sport. 26 October 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sunderland 0–2 QPR". Sky Sports. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Return Of The Doughts!". Swindon Town Official Site. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "Player of the Month: August nominees". EFL. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Match Report – Liechtenstein 0 – 2 Wales". The Football Association of Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  17. ↑ Wales under-21 squad and making his debut as a second half substitute
  18. ↑ "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  19. 1 2 3 "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  21. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  24. 1 2 "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  25. ↑ Michael Doughty at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  27. ↑ "Games played by Michael Doughty in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.