| Carey in 2025 | |||
| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | Norwich City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Norwich United | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Wroxham | 34 | (16) |
| 2019–2021 | King's Lynn Town | 63 | (8) |
| 2021–2025 | Blackpool | 116 | (17) |
| 2025– | Charlton Athletic | 34 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:10, 24 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Sonny Jack Carey (born 20 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Charlton Athletic.
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]
In 2017, Carey signed for Isthmian League North Division side Norwich United. Whilst at Norwich United, Carey primarily played for the reserves in the Eastern Counties League Division One, eventually making five league appearances for the first team, as Norwich United finished bottom of the league. [4] [5] Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Carey joined Wroxham in the Eastern Counties League Premier Division, scoring 16 goals in 34 league appearances during his one season at the club. [6] In June 2019, Carey signed for King's Lynn Town after training with the club for a number of months prior. [7] [2]
He signed for Blackpool in June 2021. [8] He scored his first goal in the Football League in Blackpool's 3–1 victory over Peterborough United on 18 December 2021. [9] 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. [10]
On 6 June 2025, it was announced that Carey would sign for Charlton Athletic, on a three-year deal, upon the expiration of his contract with Blackpool on 30 June 2025. [11] [12]
| 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] [13] | 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 [14] | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 [15] | Championship | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2023–24 [16] | League One | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [b] | 1 | 43 | 6 | |
| 2024–25 [17] | League One | 33 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 [b] | 1 | 37 | 11 | |
| Total | 116 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 133 | 21 | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 2025–26 [18] | Championship | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 8 | |
| Career total | 213 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 242 | 40 | ||