Sonny Perkins
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sonny Tufail Perkins[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
Number | 64 | ||
Youth career | |||
Leyton Orient | |||
2019–2021 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
2020 | England U16 | 3 | (3) |
England U17 | |||
2021– | England U18 | 5 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:25, 16 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 25 November 2021 (UTC) |
Sonny Tufail Perkins (born 10 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays for West Ham United, as an attacking midfielder.
Club career[]
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]
International career[]
In July 2018, whilst still at Leyton Orient, Perkins was called up to England's under-15 side.[5] 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.[6]
Personal life[]
Perkins' father, Declan, is a former Irish youth international footballer.[7] His aunt is the actress Louise Lombard.[8]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 16 January 2022
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United | 2021–22 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References[]
- ^ "2021/22 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ Ancestry.com. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
- ^ a b "Sonny Perkins". West Ham United F.C. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Rapid Wien 0–2 West Ham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "NEWS: Academy player receives England call-up". Leyton Orient F.C. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Sonny Perkins on target for England U18s in Marbella". West Ham United F.C. 11 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Declan Perkins [@DeclanPerkins] (20 July 2018). "My son has been invited to an England u15 camp" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Has a journalist ever won an international cap?". The Guardian. 24 October 2007. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Association football midfielders
- English footballers
- English people of Irish descent
- West Ham United F.C. players
- England youth international footballers
- Premier League players