Alfie Massey
{{short description|English association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
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|fullname = Alfie Ben Massey{{cite web |title=EFL - Squad List 2024/25 |url=https://s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/gc-media-assets.gc.eflservices.co.uk/9b015b30-e880-11ef-8abf-f91ad331f5ec.pdf |website=English Football League |access-date=13 February 2025}}
|birth_place = Greenwich, England
| height = 183cm
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|01|18|df=y}}
|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Millwall
|clubnumber = 44
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|youthclubs1 = West Ham United
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|youthclubs2 = Arsenal
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|youthclubs3 = Millwall
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|clubs1 = Millwall
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
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Alfie Ben Massey (born 18 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|Millwall}} side Millwall.{{cite web|website=Soccerway|accessdate=18 August 2024|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/players/alfie-massey/723722/|title=Alfie Massey}}
Club career
Massey grew up in Welling and joined the youth academy at West Ham United at six years-old. Three years later he moved to the youth academy at Arsenal where as a teenager he began to be played less in midfield and more in defence.{{cite web|title= In-depth with Millwall’s Alfie Massey: Determination to play midfield saw him leave Arsenal|date=2 August 2024
|first=Richard|last= Cawley|url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/in-depth-with-millwalls-alfie-massey-determination-to-play-midfield-saw-him-leave-arsenal/#google_vignette|website=London News Online}} He played U18 and U21 football in the youth system at Millwall prior to signing his first professional contract with the club. He was involved in training with the first-team during the 2024-25 pre-season and attended the first-team training camp in Spain that summer.{{cite web|url= https://southwarknews.co.uk/sport/football/millwall/millwall-young-players-new-contracts/ |website=Southwarknews|accessdate=18 August 2024|title= String of Millwall youth stars sign new deals at The Den|date=19 July 2024|first=Kiro|last=Evans}}{{cite web|url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/sport/highly-rated-millwall-youngster-pens-new-long-term-deal-after-making-professional-debut/|website=Londonnewsonline|accessdate=18 August 2024|title= Highly-rated Millwall youngster pens new long-term deal after making professional debut|date=16 August 2024|first=Edmund |last=Brack}}
He made his professional debut starting for Millwall in the EFL Cup on 13 August 2024 in a 1-0 win away against Portsmouth.{{cite web|website=Socccerway|title=PORTSMOUTH VS. MILLWALL 0-1|date=13 August 2024|accessdate=18 August 2024|url= https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2024/08/13/england/league-cup/portsmouth-football-club/millwall-fc/4382561/}}{{cite web|url= https://southwarknews.co.uk/sport/football/millwall/honeyman-praises-massey-after-millwall-starting-debut-at-pompey/|website=Southwarknews|accessdate=18 August 2024|title= Honeyman praises Massey after Millwall starting debut at Pompey}} He signed a new long-term professional contract with the club that same week.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/c5y3607z9yko|date=16 August 2024|accessdate=18 August 2024|title= Midfielder Massey signs 'long-term' Millwall deal|website=BBC Sport}}
References
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Bexley
Category:Millwall F.C. players