Sonny Cox
Personal information
Full name Sonny Cox[1]
Date of birth (2004-10-11) 11 October 2004
Place of birth Exeter, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Exeter City
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2021 Exeter City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Exeter City 26 (3)
2022 → Weston-super-Mare (loan) 16 (5)
2022–2023 → Bath City (loan) 19 (5)
2023 → Yeovil Town (loan) 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:25, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Sonny Cox (born 11 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Exeter City.

Early and personal life

Cox attended Exmouth Community College.[2]

Playing career

Cox signed his first professional contract with Exeter City in July 2021, at the age of sixteen, having been with the club since the age of seven.[3] He had spent a week on trial at Manchester United earlier in the year.[4][5] He made his first-team debut on 5 October, he came on as a 49th-minute substitute for Archie Collins in a 2–2 draw at Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy.[6]

On 21 January 2022, Cox joined Southern League Premier Division South side Weston-super-Mare on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[7]

The beginning of the 2022-23 season saw Cox feature in the first-team squad more prominently, including appearing off the bench in 5 league games. Cox netted a debut first-team goal for Exeter in the closing stages of a 2-4 defeat at home to Oxford United on the 15 October 2022.[8]

On 26 December 2022, it was confirmed that Cox had joined National League South side Bath City on an initial one-month loan.[9] The loan deal was extended until the end of the season on 28 January 2023.[10]

On 17 October 2023, Cox joined National League South side Yeovil Town on loan until January 2024.[11] On 14 December 2023, Cox was recalled from his loan spell at Yeovil Town.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Exeter City 2021–22[13] League Two 0000002[lower-alpha 1]020
2022–23[14] League One 12100203[lower-alpha 1]0171
2023–24[15] League One 14200302[lower-alpha 1]0192
Total 263005070383
Weston–super–Mare (loan) 2021–22[16] Southern League
Premier Division South		 16500—2[lower-alpha 2]1186
Bath City (loan) 2022–23[17] National League South 195——3[lower-alpha 3]3228
Yeovil Town (loan) 2023–24[17] National League South 9220—1[lower-alpha 4]0122
Career total 701520501349019
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in the Somerset Premier Cup, and one appearance and one goal in the Southern Football League play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances and three goals in Somerset Premier Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance in FA Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Club List of Registered Players" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Herbert, Tim (10 July 2021). "Exmouth pupil on the road to pro football". Exmouth Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "✍️ Sonny Cox signs his first professional contract at Exeter City". www.exetercityfc.co.uk. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Clark, Daniel (8 April 2021). "Manchester United take Exeter City wonderkid Sonny Cox on week-long trial". DevonLive. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Coombs, Dan (9 April 2021). "Who is Manchester United trialist Sonny Cox?". United In Focus. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  6. ↑ Clark, Daniel (5 October 2021). "Exeter City secure penalty shootout win over Cheltenham Town". DevonLive. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sonny Cox joins Weston-super-Mare on loan". Exeter City FC. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Exeter City 2-4 Oxford United Match Report". Sky Sports. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sonny Cox joins Bath City on loan". Exeter City FC. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Sonny Cox has extended his loan with the Romans until the end of the season". Bath City F.C. Official Twitter Page. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "Signing | Sonny Cox joins on loan". ytfc.net. 17 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "📝 Sonny Cox recalled from Yeovil Town loan". Exeter City F.C. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Sonny Cox in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Sonny Cox in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  15. ↑ "Games played by Sonny Cox in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Sonny Cox Profile". Aylesbury United. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  17. 1 2 Sonny Cox at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
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