Sonny Hilton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marine | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tranmere Rovers | |||
| 2016–2020 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → TPS (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Bootle | 28 | (2) |
| 2024– | Southport | 38 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England U19 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:11, 13 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Sonny Hilton (born 30 January 2001) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Marine.
Club career
Born in Liverpool,[1] Hilton began his career with Tranmere Rovers and Fulham, before spending time on loan with Finnish club TPS in 2021.[2] In June 2022 he moved on loan to Carlisle United.[3]
He was released by Fulham at the end of the 2022–23 season.[4] He signed for Bootle in October 2023.[5][6]
On 4 July 2024, Hilton signed for National League North club Southport.[7]
Following his release from Southport at the end of the 2025–26 season, in June 2026 Hilton signed for National League North club Marine.[8]
International career
Hilton played for England at under-19 level.[1]
Personal life
Hilton also competes in taekwondo, and finished fourth in the World Championships as a child.[2]
Career statistics
- As of 29 December 2022
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham U23 | 2019–20[9] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Fulham | 2020–21[10] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[12] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| TPS (loan) | 2021[13] | Ykkönen | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| Carlisle United (loan) | 2022–23[12] | League Two | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
References
- 1 2 3 Sonny Hilton at WorldFootball.net
- 1 2 Rutzler, Peter. "Sonny Hilton on first-team football in Finland: sleeper trains, 2am sunlight and encouragement from rival fans". The Athletic.
- ↑ "Carlisle sign Fulham midfielder Hilton on loan". BBC Sport.
- ↑ FC, Fulham (15 June 2023). "Player Departures". Fulham FC.
- ↑ "Ex-Blues: former Carlisle United man joins non-league club". News and Star. 28 October 2023.
- ↑ "Bootle | Appearances | Sonny Hilton | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ↑ FC, Southport (4 July 2024). "Sonny Hilton Signs For SFC". Southport FC.
- ↑ FC, Marine (5 June 2026). "Marine Sign Sonny Hilton". Marine AFC.
- ↑ "Games played by Sonny Hilton in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Sonny Hilton in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Sonny Hilton in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- 1 2 "Games played by Sonny Hilton in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ↑ Sonny Hilton at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Bootle F.C. players
- Ykkönen players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football midfielders
- English expatriate men's footballers
- English expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
- Footballers from Liverpool
- England men's youth international footballers
- Northern Premier League players
- Southport F.C. players
- Marine A.F.C. players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- National League (English football) players
- English football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs