Sonny Cox (footballer)
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Sonny Cox
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Exeter, England
| height = 1.78 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Exeter City
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 = 2011–2021
| youthclubs1 = Exeter City
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Exeter City
| caps1 = 58
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2022
| clubs2 = → Weston-super-Mare (loan)
| caps2 = 16
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = → Bath City (loan)
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2023
| clubs4 = → Yeovil Town (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 2
| club-update = 21:10, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Sonny Cox (born 11 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{English football updater|ExeterCi}} club Exeter City.
Early and personal life
Cox attended Exmouth Community College.{{cite news |last1=Herbert |first1=Tim |title=Exmouth pupil on the road to pro football |url=https://www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/sport/sonny-cox-signs-professional-contract-8120734 |access-date=12 December 2021 |work=Exmouth Journal |date=10 July 2021 |language=en-UK}}
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.{{cite news |title=✍️ Sonny Cox signs his first professional contract at Exeter City |url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2021/july/sonny-cox-signs/ |access-date=12 December 2021 |work=www.exetercityfc.co.uk |date=2 July 2021 |language=en-gb}} He had spent a week on trial at Manchester United earlier in the year.{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Daniel |title=Manchester United take Exeter City wonderkid Sonny Cox on week-long trial |url=https://www.devonlive.com/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-take-exeter-city-5278116 |access-date=12 December 2021 |work=DevonLive |date=8 April 2021 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Coombs |first1=Dan |title=Who is Manchester United trialist Sonny Cox? |url=https://www.unitedinfocus.com/news/who-is-manchester-united-trialist-sonny-cox/ |access-date=12 December 2021 |work=United In Focus |date=9 April 2021}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Daniel |title=Exeter City secure penalty shootout win over Cheltenham Town |url=https://www.devonlive.com/sport/football/match-reports/cheltenham-town-2-exeter-city-6017561 |access-date=12 December 2021 |work=DevonLive |date=5 October 2021 |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2022/january/sonny-cox-joins-wsm/ |title=Sonny Cox joins Weston-super-Mare on loan |publisher=Exeter City FC |date=21 January 2022 |accessdate=22 January 2012}}
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.{{cite news |title=Exeter City 2-4 Oxford United Match Report |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/exeter-city-vs-oxford-united/report/469091 |access-date=5 March 2023 |publisher=Sky Sports |date=15 October 2022}}
On 26 December 2022, it was confirmed that Cox had joined National League South side Bath City on an initial one-month loan.{{cite news |title=Sonny Cox joins Bath City on loan |url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2022/december/cox-bath-city/ |access-date=28 December 2022 |publisher=Exeter City FC |date=26 December 2022}} The loan deal was extended until the end of the season on 28 January 2023.{{cite news |title= Sonny Cox has extended his loan with the Romans until the end of the season |url=https://twitter.com/BathCity_FC/status/1619274584666021888?cxt=HHwWgICxzfnp6PgsAAAA |access-date=28 January 2023 |publisher=Bath City F.C. Official Twitter Page |date=28 January 2023}}
On 17 October 2023, Cox joined National League South side Yeovil Town on loan until January 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.ytfc.net/signing-sonny-cox-joins-on-loan/ |title=Signing {{!}} Sonny Cox joins on loan |work=ytfc.net |date=17 October 2023 |access-date=17 October 2023 }} On 14 December 2023, Cox was recalled from his loan spell at Yeovil Town.{{cite web |url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2023/december/sonny-cox-recalled/ |title=📝 Sonny Cox recalled from Yeovil Town loan |publisher=Exeter City F.C. |date=14 December 2023 |access-date=14 December 2023 }} On 6 March 2024, he signed a new contract, keeping him at Exeter until 2026.{{cite web|url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2024/march/sonny-cox-new-deal/|title=✍️ Sonny Cox 2026!|website=www.exetercityfc.co.uk|date=6 March 2024|accessdate=6 March 2024}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 4 March 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="5"|Exeter City
|2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=133477|season=2021|accessdate=12 December 2021}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=statsELT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=133477|season=2022|accessdate=29 December 2022}}
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=statsELT}} | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=133477|season=2023|accessdate=4 September 2023}}
|League One |32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=statsELT}} | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=133477|season=2024|accessdate=3 November 2024}}
|League One |14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=statsELT}} | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!58||7||1||0||5||0||10||0||74||7 | ||||||||||
| Weston–super–Mare (loan)
|2021–22{{Cite news |title=Sonny Cox Profile |url=http://www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk/players/sonny-cox#playingcareer |publisher=Aylesbury United |access-date=20 May 2022}} |Southern League Premier Division South |16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2{{efn|One appearance in the Somerset Premier Cup, and one appearance and one goal in the Southern Football League play-offs}} | 1 | 18 | 6 | ||
| Bath City (loan)
|2022–23{{Soccerway|sonny-cox/668524|accessdate=29 December 2022}} |19 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3{{efn|One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances and three goals in Somerset Premier Cup}} | 3 | 22 | 8 | |||
| Yeovil Town (loan)
|National League South |9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!102 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 126 | 23 |
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References
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{{Exeter City F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Exeter City F.C. players
Category:Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
Category:Bath City F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:National League (English football) players