‘I can tell my kids a Charlton player beat Haaland to a goalscoring record’
INTERVIEWCharlton Athletic striker Alfie May is one goal ahead of City superstar Erling Haaland in the race for most scored in 2023
At the end of October, Erling Haaland was locked in a battle with Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d’Or. As the days tick down to the end of 2023, he has a new rival to contend with: Charlton Athletic striker Alfie May
There doesn’t immediately appear much to link the two. On the one hand, there is Haaland, the teenage prodigy turned world superstar obliterating records in the Premier League and Champions League at an alarming rate. And then there is May, a 30-year-old who only turned professional at 23 and was playing for Hythe Town of the Isthmian League at the age Haaland is now.
What connects the two, however, is their appetite and aptitude for scoring goals. Last weekend, May netted his 15th league goal of the season and 30th of this calendar year during Charlton’s 2-2 draw against Cambridge United in League One. That strike – a composed first-time finish into the bottom corner – edged May one ahead of Haaland in the race to score the most league goals in English football’s top four divisions in 2023.
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