 Perkins warming up forWest Ham United | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonny Tufail Perkins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2004-02-10)10 February 2004 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Waltham Forest, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leyton Orient | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 2019–2021 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | West Ham United | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Leeds United | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | →Oxford United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | →Leyton Orient (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2025– | Leyton Orient | 15 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | England U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | England U16 | 3 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | England U18 | 10 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | England U19 | 6 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:11, 19 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:34, 26 March 2023 (UTC) | |||
Sonny Tufail Perkins (born 10 February 2004) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as aforward forEFL League One clubLeyton Orient.
In 2019, Perkins joinedWest Ham United fromLeyton 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 aUEFA Europa League group game againstRapid 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]
On 19 July 2022, he joinedLeeds 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 toWolverhampton Wanderers.[8] Perkins scored his first professional goal againstCardiff City at theCardiff City Stadium in theFA Cup third 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]
On 25 August 2023, Perkins joinedLeague One teamOxford United on loan for the remainder of the2023–24 season.[10] He made his first Oxford appearance as a late substitute in a 1–2 home league defeat toPort Vale on 2 September and his full debut in anEFL Trophy home defeat toMilton Keynes Dons on 19 September.[11] He scored once, in a 5–0 victory overChelsea U21 in theEFL Trophy group stage on 7 November 2023.[11] On 4 January 2024, Leeds recalled Perkins from his loan because of his limited playing time at Oxford.[12]
In June 2024, Perkins signed on loan for Leyton Orient for the2024–25 season.[13]
In July 2018, whilst still at Leyton Orient, Perkins was called up to England's under-15 side.[14] In February 2020, Perkins scored ahat-trick forEngland U16 against the United States.[3] On 18 October 2021, a month after his debut for the side, Perkins scored his first goal forEngland U18's in a 3–0 win against Russia.[15]
On 21 September 2022, Perkins made hisEngland U19 debut and scored during a 2–02023 U19 EURO qualifying win overMontenegro inDenmark.[16]
Perkins is eligible to representPakistan as he is of Pakistani descent through his maternal grandfather.[17]
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".[18]
Perkins' father,Declan, is a former Irish youth international footballer.[19] His aunt is the actressLouise Lombard.[20]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United U21 | 2021-22[22] | — | — | — | — | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| West Ham United | 2021-22[23] | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Leeds United U21 | 2022-23[24] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Leeds United | 2022-23[24] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2023-24[25] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2023-24[25] | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Leyton Orient (loan) | 2024-25[26] | League One | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 1 | 29 | 4 | |
| Leyton Orient | 2024-25[26] | League One | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2025-26[27] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 36 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 63 | 9 | ||