Sonny Blu Lo-Everton (born 15 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Derby County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonny Blu Lo-Everton | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2020 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Wealdstone (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 33 | (1) |
| 2022– | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Scotland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Scotland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Scotland U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 15 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:43, 4 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
Lo-Everton began his career at Watford, joining the club's academy in 2011.[1] He was featured in The Guardian's Next Generation 2019 list, named as one of the most talented prospects in Premier League academies.[2]
He joined National League club Wealdstone on a short-term loan, helping the club to retain its place in the fifth tier.[3][4] After making several appearances in Watford's pre-season friendlies, Lo-Everton was loaned out again to Yeovil Town at the beginning of the 2021–22 season, reuniting with former Watford youth coach Darren Sarll, and featured in the Glovers' 1–0 victory over League Two Stevenage in the second round of the FA Cup.[5][6]
In September 2022, he signed a one-year contract at Derby County.[7]
Lo-Everton is eligible to represent England, Scotland, Hong Kong and China at international level.[8] Lo-Everton chose to represent Scotland at international level, qualifying through his grandmother. He was selected at Under-17, Under-18 and Under-19 level.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 2020–21[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[11] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wealdstone (loan) | 2020–21[12] | National League | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Yeovil Town (loan) | 2021–22[12] | National League | 33 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 7[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 44 | 5 | |
| Career total | 43 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 54 | 7 | ||
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