| Sonny Carey | |
| Fullname: | Sonny Jack Carey[1] |
| Birth Date: | 20 January 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Norwich, England |
| Height: | 1.84m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Blackpool |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2010–2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Norwich City |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Norwich United |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Wroxham |
| Years3: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs3: | King's Lynn Town |
| Caps3: | 63 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | Blackpool |
| Caps4: | 94 |
| Goals4: | 9 |
| Club-Update: | 17:25, 9 November 2024 (UTC) |
Sonny Jack Carey (born 20 January 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Blackpool. He has previously played for King's Lynn Town.
Born in Norwich, Carey spent his early career with Norwich City, where he was in the Academy between 2010 and 2017.[2] 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.[2] 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.[3] He signed for Blackpool in June 2021.[4]
He scored his first goal in the Football League in Blackpool's 3–1 victory over Peterborough United on 18 December 2021.[5]
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.[6]
| + 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[7] | National League North | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2020–21 | National League | 42 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 46 | 6 | |||
| Total | 63 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 11 | |||
| Blackpool | 2021–22 | Championship | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Championship | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2023–24 | League One | 35 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 43 | 6 | ||
| 2024–25 | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Total | 94 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 13 | |||
| Career total | 157 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 185 | 24 | |||