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Sonny Carey

Sonny Carey
Personal information
Full name Sonny Jack Carey[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23)
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 98 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:49, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

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.

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]

On 2 November 2024, Carey scored both goals for Blackpool in their 2–0 victory at Gillingham in the first round of the FA Cup.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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][8] National League North 21 3 3 1 — 4[a] 1 28 5
2020–21[2] National League 42 5 2 1 — 2[a] 0 46 6
Total 63 8 5 2 0 0 6 1 74 11
Blackpool 2021–22[9] Championship 11 1 0 0 2 0 — 13 1
2022–23[10] Championship 37 3 2 0 1 0 — 40 3
2023–24[11] League One 35 5 3 0 2 0 3[b] 1 43 6
2024–25[12] League One 15 0 1 2 2 0 1[b] 1 19 3
Total 98 9 6 2 7 0 4 2 115 13
Career total 161 17 11 4 7 0 10 3 189 24
  1. ^ a b Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. ^ Squad list publication report 2021–22 – EFL.com
  2. ^ a b c d Sonny Carey at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "Sonny Carey" – via Flown From The Nest.
  4. ^ Lakey, Chris (18 June 2022). "The rise and rise of Linnets star Sonny Carey". Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via Eastern Daily Press.
  5. ^ "Blackpool sign Carey from King's Lynn". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ Blackpool 3–1 Peterborough United – BBC Sprt, 18 December 2021
  7. ^ "Live Commentary - Gillingham vs Blackpool | 2 November 2024". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2024.


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