Sonny Carey

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Sonny Carey
Carey in 2025
Personal information
Full name Sonny Jack Carey[1]
Date of birth (2001-01-20) 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 46 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 2 May 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.

Career

Early 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]

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]

Blackpool

Carey 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]

Charlton Athletic

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.[10][11]

Carey scored his first goal for Charlton in a 1–1 draw against rivals Millwall on 13 September 2025 at The Valley.[12] Carey quickly became a fan-favourite amongst Charlton supporters.[13]

As well as being an ever-present for the club, having played in all 46 league games,[14] Carey ended the 2025–26 season as Charlton's top scorer with eight goals.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
King's Lynn Town 2019–20[2][16] National League North 21331—4[a]1285
2020–21[2] National League 42521—2[a]0466
Total 6385200617411
Blackpool 2021–22[17] Championship 1110020—131
2022–23[18] Championship 3732010—403
2023–24[19] League One 35530203[b]1436
2024–25[20] League One 33812201[b]13711
Total 1161762704213321
Charlton Athletic 2025–26[21] Championship 4681000—478
2026–27[22] Championship 000000—00
Total 468100000478
Career total 225331247010325440
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References

  1. Squad list publication report 2021–22 – EFL.com
  2. Sonny Carey at Soccerway
  3. "Sonny Carey" – via Flown From The Nest.
  4. "Sonny Jack Carey Player Stats". Full-Time FA. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  5. "Norwich United – Appearances – Sonny Carey – 2017-2018". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  6. "Sonny Jack Carey Player Stats". Full-Time FA. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  7. Lakey, Chris (18 June 2022). "The rise and rise of Linnets star Sonny Carey". Retrieved 1 July 2022 – via Eastern Daily Press.
  8. "Blackpool sign Carey from King's Lynn". BBC Sport.
  9. Blackpool 3–1 Peterborough United – BBC Sprt, 18 December 2021
  10. "Sonny Carey joins the Addicks! | Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. "Sonny Carey: Blackpool midfielder signs for promoted Charlton Athletic". BBC Sport. 6 June 2025.
  12. Peddy, Chris (13 September 2026). "Charlton Athletic 1-1 Millwall: Lions fight back to extend run against rivals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  13. Durrans, Tim (6 November 2025). "Charlton Athletic: Sonny Carey - 'I love Nathan Jones' passion'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  14. "Jones and Carey complete ever-present campaigns | Charlton Athletic Football Club". www.charltonafc.com. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  15. "Charlton Athletic Scoring Stats". www.espn.co.uk. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
  16. 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.
  17. "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  18. "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  19. "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  20. "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  21. "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  22. "Games played by Sonny Carey in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 December 2022.