Alfie Ben May (born 3 July 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for Charlton Athletic. After playing in non-League with Corinthian,

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, Bromley,

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, Erith & Belvedere,

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and Hythe Town, May turned professional in 2017 with Doncaster Rovers, later also playing in the Football League for

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and Charlton Athletic.

Career

Early career

Born in

Gravesend Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the Bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Ro ...

, May began his career in the youth team at Millwall where he stayed from age nine until 14, being released due to his size. He began his senior career with Corinthian, then

and

, before joining Bromley on a dual-registration basis in January 2014. After a spell with

, May signed for Erith & Belvedere in August 2014. After a trial at League One club Crewe Alexandra in September 2014, May signed for

in October 2014. He left the club after just two weeks. After returning to previous club Erith & Belvedere, he moved to Hythe Town in October 2015. In September 2016 his manager said he was good enough to play in the

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, and he had a trial with

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club

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in October 2016.

Doncaster Rovers

After the club made an approach for him, May turned professional with Doncaster Rovers (also in League Two) in January 2017, signing a -year contract. He scored his first professional goal on 18 February 2017, in a 1–1 home draw with Luton Town.

Cheltenham Town

On 3 January 2020, May signed for

on a two-and-a-half-year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 19 February 2022, May scored four goals against Wycombe Wanderers in a match that would end 5–5; May scored the equalising goal to share the points. May was awarded the

EFL League One Player of the Month The EFL League One Player of the Month is an association football award that recognises the player adjudged the best for each month of the season in EFL League One, the third tier of English football. Originally named the Football League One Play ...

award for February 2022 after scoring eight goals in six matches across the month. He won the League One Player of the Month award for a second time for March 2023 having scored five goals and registered an assist, including a strike from his own half against Peterborough United. May became Cheltenham's highest EFL goalscorer with a goal in a win against Cambridge United in September 2022. At the end of the 2022–23 season, May left Cheltenham having scored 67 times in 165 games.

Charlton Athletic

On 7 July 2023, May joined Charlton Athletic on a two-year contract with the option to extend for a further 12 months. On the same day, Charlton announced that May would wear the number nine shirt for the 2023–24 season. Having scored seven goals in six league matches, he was awarded the League One Player of the Month award for October 2023.

Career statistics

Honours

Cheltenham Town *

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Individual *

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, March 2023, October 2023 * Cheltenham Town Players' Player of the Year: 2021–22,

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* Cheltenham Town Supporters' Player of the Year: 2021–22, 2022–23

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:May, Alfie 1993 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Kent Men's association football forwards Billericay Town F.C. players Corinthian F.C. (Kent) players Chatham Town F.C. players Bromley F.C. players VCD Athletic F.C. players Erith & Belvedere F.C. players Farnborough F.C. players Hythe Town F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Southern Counties East Football League players Millwall F.C. players