Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Sonny Cox[1] | ||
Date of birth | 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 | 38 | (6) |
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 17:42, 11 March 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.
Cox attended Exmouth Community College.[2]
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] On 6 March 2024, he signed a new contract, keeping him at Exeter until 2026.[13]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Exeter City | 2021–22[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2022–23[15] | League One | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
2023–24[16] | League One | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
Total | 38 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 50 | 6 | ||
Weston–super–Mare (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Southern League Premier Division South |
16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 18 | 6 | |
Bath City (loan) | 2022–23[18] | National League South | 19 | 5 | — | — | 3[c] | 3 | 22 | 8 | ||
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2023–24[18] | National League South | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
Career total | 82 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 102 | 22 |