Sonny Carey

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Sonny Carey
Personal information
Full name Sonny Jack Carey [1]
Date of birth (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Norwich United
2018–2019 Wroxham
2019–2021 King's Lynn Town 63 (8)
2021– Blackpool 101 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:07, 29 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.

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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 28 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
King's Lynn Town 2019–20 [2] [8] National League North 21331—4 [a] 1285
2020–21 [2] National League 42521—2 [a] 0466
Total6385200617411
Blackpool 2021–22 [9] Championship 1110020—131
2022–23 [10] Championship3732010—403
2023–24 [11] League One 35530203 [b] 1436
2024–25 [12] League One18012201 [b] 1223
Total101962704211813
Career total164171147010319224
  1. 1 2 Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

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References

  1. ↑ Squad list publication report 2021–22 – EFL.com
  2. 1 2 3 4 Sonny Carey at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 "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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