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
EFL Cup against
Milton Keynes Dons 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
Bromley on a one-month loan. Doughty returned to first team action for Charlton against
Forest Green Rovers in the first round of the
EFL Cup 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
Championship 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
Northampton Town. In January 2021, Doughty turned down a new contract offer from Charlton following interest from
Stoke City.
Stoke City On 22 January 2021, Doughty moved to
Stoke City 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
Cardiff City 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 in 2024. On 20 June 2022, Doughty joined
Luton Town for an undisclosed fee. Doughty made his Luton debut in a 1–0 win at
Norwich City in the
EFL Championship on 18 October 2022. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 win at
Queens Park Rangers 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
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. 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. 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. His first goal of the season came in a 3–2
EFL Cup 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
Carlton Morris's winning goal against
Everton at
Goodison Park – Luton's first Premier League win. He scored his first Premier League goal in a 3–2 win at
Sheffield United on 26 December.
Millwall On 28 July 2025, Doughty joined
Millwall for an undisclosed fee, that included a sell-on clause to academy team
Charlton Athletic of £0. ==Career statistics==