Sonny Perkins

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Sonny Perkins
File:Sonny Perkins of West Ham United.jpeg
Perkins warming up for West Ham United
Personal information
Full name Sonny Tufail Perkins[1]
Date of birth (2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Waltham Forest, London, England[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leeds United
Number 16
Youth career
Leyton Orient
2019–2021 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 West Ham United 1 (0)
2022– Leeds United 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 England U15 1 (0)
2020 England U16 3 (3)
2021–2022 England U18 10 (4)
2022– England U19 6 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:12, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:34, 26 March 2023 (UTC)

Sonny Tufail Perkins (born 10 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Leeds United.

Club career

West Ham United

In 2019, Perkins joined West Ham United from Leyton Orient at under-15 level.[3] On 25 November 2021, Perkins was involved in a West Ham senior matchday squad for the first time, being named on the bench for a UEFA Europa League group game against Rapid Wien, coming on as a 78th minute substitute.[4] In July 2022, Perkins rejected West Ham’s offer of a professional contract and left the club with immediate effect.[5] He made three appearances for the club, one in the Premier League and two in the Europa League.[6]

Leeds United

On 19 July 2022, he joined Leeds United signing a three-year contract.[7] He made his debut for Leeds on 9 November 2022 in the starting line-up for the 1–0 EFL Cup third round defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8] Perkins scored his first professional goal against Cardiff City at the Cardiff City Stadium in the FA Cup 3rd round tie on 8 January 2023 when he came on as a second-half substitute, scoring the equaliser in stoppage time to earn a 2–2 draw for Leeds, forcing a replay.[9]

International career

In July 2018, whilst still at Leyton Orient, Perkins was called up to England's under-15 side.[10] In February 2020, Perkins scored a hat-trick for England U16 against the United States.[3] On 18 October 2021, a month after his debut for the side, Perkins scored his first goal for England U18's in a 3–0 win against Russia.[11]

On 21 September 2022, Perkins made his England U19 debut and scored during a 2-0 2023 U19 EURO qualifying win over Montenegro in Denmark.[12]

Style of play

Perkins' captain at West Ham, Mark Noble, praised Perkins' hold-up play, as well as his versatility, saying "he started in the No10 role and he’s moved up to the centre-forward role for the U23s, and scored a lot of goals".[13]

Personal life

Perkins' father, Declan, is a former Irish youth international footballer.[14] His aunt is the actress Louise Lombard.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 January 2023
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
West Ham United 2021–22[16] Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 3 0
Leeds United 2022–23[17] Premier League 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 1
Career total 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 6 1

Honours

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

References

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  2. ↑ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
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