Sonny Carey
Sonny Jack Carey (born 20 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Blackpool. He has previously played for King's Lynn Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonny Jack Carey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Norwich, England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Norwich United | ||
| 2018–2019 | Wroxham | ||
| 2019–2021 | King's Lynn Town | 63 | (8) |
| 2021– | Blackpool | 83 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 27 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
Born in Norwich, Carey spent his early career with Norwich City, where he was in the Academy between 2010 and 2017.[3] Following on from his release from Norwich, he had trials at Cambridge United and Oxford United and also represented England Colleges FA team during the 2018–19 season.[3] He had a spell at Norwich United before he joined Wroxham in the Eastern Counties Football League. He was then invited to join King's Lynn Town.[4][2] He signed for Blackpool in June 2021.[5]
He scored his first goal in the Football League in Blackpool's 3–1 victory over Peterborough United on 18 December 2021.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 April 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| King's Lynn Town | 2019–20[2][7] | National League North | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2020–21[2] | National League | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 46 | 6 | ||
| Total | 63 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 11 | ||
| Blackpool | 2021–22[8] | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2022–23[9] | Championship | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24[10] | League One | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 43 | 6 | |
| Total | 83 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 146 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 170 | 21 | ||
- Appearances in FA Trophy
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
References
- Squad list publication report 2021–22 – EFL.com
- Sonny Carey at Soccerway
- "Sonny Carey" – via Flown From The Nest.
- Lakey, Chris (18 June 2022). "The rise and rise of Linnets star Sonny Carey". Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via Eastern Daily Press.
- "Blackpool sign Carey from King's Lynn". BBC Sport.
- Blackpool 3–1 Peterborough United – BBC Sprt, 18 December 2021
- For FA Cup second qualifying round: Towerzey, Lisa. "REPORT: REDS EXIT FA CUP AFTER LINNETS COMEBACK". Alfreton Town FC. Retrieved 3 July 2022. For FA Cup third qualifying round replay: "Leek Town 0 King's Lynn Town 2". The Linnets. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022. For FA Trophy third qualifying round: "No Walk Over At The Walks". Bulls News. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2022. For FA Trophy third qualifying round replay: Lakey, Chris (26 November 2019). "Early double settles Trophy tie for Linnets". Eastern Daily Press. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
- "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.