Sonny Hilton
Fulham info
Full name
Sonny Hilton
Date of birth
30 Jan 2001
Place of birth
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Height
5ft 5 1/2in (1.66m)
Playing position
Attacking midfielder , Right winger
Current player?
Number(s) worn
48 (2018-2019) 56 (2019-2020)
Joined from
Tranmere Rovers , free - 1 Jul 2016
Left for
Released - 1 Jul 2023
League apps (gls)
0 (0)
All apps (gls)
0 (0)
Other clubs
Tranmere Rovers (youth) (?-2016) → TPS Turku (loan ) (2021) (from Fulham ) → Carlisle United (loan ) (2022) (from Fulham ) Bootle (2023-2024) Southport (2024-present)
International
England U19 (2019)
Apps (gls)
4 (0)
Sonny Hilton played for Fulham 's academy from 2016 until 2023, initially as an attacking midfielder then latterly a right winger . A creative player who loved to get forward and score goals, he was signed from Tranmere Rovers as a 15 year-old in the summer of 2016. He also played for England up to U19 level.
Career [ ]
Before Fulham [ ]
Sonny was born in Liverpool and played for Tranmere Rovers academy when his performances alerted scouts nationwide.
Fulham (2016-2023) [ ]
Sonny signed for Fulham 's academy ahead of the 2016-17 season and joined up with the U16 squad. He also made his debut for the U18 squad and made four further appearances that season.
He signed a scholarship deal with the club on 1 July 2017 and spent all of 2017-18 with the U18 's, also making one appearance for the U23 squad in their final match of the campaign.
He scored a hat-trick whilst captain for the U18 's in October 2018 as Fulham ran out 7-0 winners against Reading U18.
He was sent on his first loan move on 20 April 2021 until 21 July 2021 for Finnish side TPS Turku . Upon his return, he became captain of the U23 squad during the 2021-22 season , and flourished on the right wing in a fantastic team which clinched the title in the Premier League 2 Division 2 to gain promotion.
Sonny's impressive 2021-22 campaign led him to be signed on loan to Carlisle United for the 2022-23 season . However, he struggled to force his way into the side and after only seven league appearances, his loan was terminated half-way through the season and returned to Fulham .
After Fulham [ ]
Sonny was released from the club in the summer of 2023. After a period of a few months without a club, he signed for Bootle in the eighth tier of English football on 27 October 2023. After playing out the season with them, he signed for National League North side Southport on 4 July 2024.
Trivia [ ]
Sonny is a black belt in Taekwondo, and finished fourth in the World Championships as a 13-year old in 2014.
Fulham Statistics [ ]
Appearances [ ]
Season
League
U18 Premier League Cup
FA Youth Cup
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2016-17
6
0
-
-
0
0
6
0
2017-18
16
2
3
2
4
0
23
4
2018-19
18
5
2
0
1
0
21
5
Total
40
7
5
2
5
0
50
9
Season
League
Premier League Cup
Premier League International Cup
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2022-23
11
2
3
2
4
3
18
7
Total
11
2
3
2
4
3
18
7
Season
League
Premier League Cup
EFL Trophy
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2017-18
1
0
-
-
0
0
1
0
2018-19
5
0
1
0
0
0
6
0
2019-20
12
1
2
2
3
0
17
3
2020-21
8
0
-
-
0
0
8
0
2021-22
26
9
9
3
-
-
35
12
Total
52
10
12
5
3
0
67
15
Disciplinary [ ]
Fulham Matches [ ]
#
Season
Date
Comp
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Match Info
1
2022-23
6 Jan 2023
PL2D1
Man Utd U21
Home
Lost
1-2
29'
2
2022-23
11 Jan 2023
PLIC
Porto B
Home
Won
3-0
43'
3
2022-23
16 Jan 2023
PL2D1
Crystal Palace U21
Away
Won
2-1
18'
4
2022-23
22 Jan 2023
PL2D1
Chelsea U21
Home
Lost
2-4
5
2022-23
27 Jan 2023
PL2D1
Everton U21
Away
Drew
1-1
6
2022-23
1 Feb 2023
PLIC
Wolfsburg U21
Home
Drew
2-2
44'
7
2022-23
10 Feb 2023
PL2D1
West Ham U21
Away
Lost
0-1
8
2022-23
17 Feb 2023
PL2D1
Man City U21
Home
Drew
2-2
15' , 78'
9
2022-23
20 Feb 2023
PLC
QPR U21
Home
Won
5-0
84'
10
2022-23
11 Mar 2023
PLC
Stoke U21
Away
Won
6-1
60' , 67' , 76'
11
2022-23
15 Mar 2023
PLIC
Sparta Prague B
Home
Won
4-2
29'
12
2022-23
18 Mar 2023
PL2D1
Brighton U21
Away
Lost
0-1
13
2022-23
31 Mar 2023
PL2D1
Leicester U21
Home
Drew
2-2
90+3'
14
2022-23
7 Apr 2023
PL2D1
Arsenal U21
Home
Won
2-1
15
2022-23
13 Apr 2023
PLIC
PSV Eindhoven U21
Home
Lost
1-2
16
2022-23
17 Apr 2023
PL2D1
Wolves U21
Home
Won
2-1
17
2022-23
21 Apr 2023
PL2D1
Arsenal U21
Away
Drew
1-1
62'
18
2022-23
27 Apr 2023
PLC
Brentford B
Home
Lost
1-2
32' , 83'
#
Season
Date
Comp
Opposition
Venue
Result
Score
Match Info
1
2017-18
23 Apr 2018
PL2D2
Newcastle U23
Away
Drew
1-1
2
2018-19
17 Aug 2018
PL2D2
Middlesbrough U23
Away
Lost
3-4
60'
3
2018-19
27 Aug 2018
PL2D2
Aston Villa U23
Away
Lost
1-2
62'
4
2018-19
24 Sept 2018
PL2D2
Stoke U23
Away
Drew
1-1
85'
5
2018-19
11 Mar 2019
PL2D2
West Brom U23
Away
Drew
0-0
59'
6
2018-19
14 Mar 2019
PLC
Leeds U23
Away
Drew
2-2*
107'
7
2018-19
26 Apr 2019
PL2D2
Norwich U23
Home
Won
1-0
74'
8
2019-20
9 Aug 2019
PL2D2
West Ham U23
Away
Lost
0-3
58'
9
2019-20
26 Aug 2019
PL2D2
Stoke U23
Away
Won
1-0
10
2019-20
30 Aug 2019
PL2D2
Newcastle U23
Home
Lost
1-2
21'
11
2019-20
13 Sept 2019
PL2D2
Man Utd U23
Away
Lost
0-1
82'
12
2019-20
20 Sept 2019
PL2D2
Reading U23
Home
Won
5-4
70'
13
2019-20
27 Sept 2019
PL2D2
Middlesbrough U23
Home
Lost
2-4
46'
14
2019-20
1 Oct 2019
LT
MK Dons
Away
Lost
0-1
69'
15
2019-20
6 Oct 2019
PLC
Everton U23
Home
Won
2-1
30' , 78'
16
2019-20
21 Oct 2019
PL2D2
Aston Villa U23
Away
Lost
0-1
17
2019-20
25 Oct 2019
PL2D2
Sunderland U23
Home
Won
4-0
69'
18
2019-20
29 Oct 2019
LT
Stevenage
Away
Drew
1-1
46'
19
2019-20
1 Nov 2019
PL2D2
Norwich U23
Away
Won
2-1
20
2019-20
5 Nov 2019
LT
Wycombe
Away
Won
2-1
21
2019-20
22 Nov 2019
PL2D2
Swansea U23
Home
Drew
1-1
22
2019-20
29 Nov 2019
PLC
Plymouth U23
Home
Won
2-0
57'
23
2019-20
6 Dec 2019
PL2D2
West Ham U23
Home
Drew
3-3
81'
24
2019-20
14 Feb 2020
PL2D2
Aston Villa U23
Home
Won
2-0
76'
25
2020-21
23 Nov 2020
PL2D2
Burnley U23
Away
Lost
1-2
26
2020-21
27 Nov 2020
PL2D2
Aston Villa U23
Away
Won
2-3
73' , 77'
27
2020-21
4 Dec 2020
PL2D2
Crystal Palace U23
Home
Won
5-2
28
2020-21
11 Dec 2020
PL2D2
Middlesbrough U23
Home
Won
3-1
90+3'
29
2020-21
21 Dec 2020
PL2D2
Leeds U23
Away
Lost
1-7
53'
30
2020-21
22 Jan 2021
PL2D2
Reading U23
Home
Lost
0-3
32' , 46'
31
2020-21
5 Feb 2021
PL2D2
Norwich U23
Away
Drew
0-0
61' , 66'
32
2020-21
26 Mar 2021
PL2D2
Newcastle U23
Home
Drew
2-2
89'
33
2021-22
16 Aug 2021
PL2D2
Sunderland U23
Away
Won
4-3
90+1'
34
2021-22
20 Aug 2021
PL2D2
West Brom U23
Home
Won
3-0
45'
35
2021-22
27 Aug 2021
PL2D2
Aston Villa U23
Away
Drew
1-1
36
2021-22
6 Sept 2021
PLC
Southend U23
Away
Won
3-1
37
2021-22
10 Sept 2021
PL2D2
Southampton B
Home
Won
3-0
38
2021-22
20 Sept 2021
PL2D2
Wolves U23
Away
Lost
1-2
90' (pen)
39
2021-22
24 Sept 2021
PL2D2
Newcastle U23
Home
Won
3-1
44'
40
2021-22
1 Oct 2021
PL2D2
Norwich U23
Away
Won
2-0
41
2021-22
8 Oct 2021
PLC
Stoke U23
Home
Won
2-1
42
2021-22
15 Oct 2021
PL2D2
Reading U23
Home
Won
3-0
43
2021-22
22 Oct 2021
PL2D2
Nottm Forest U23
Home
Won
2-1
84' (pen)
44
2021-22
1 Nov 2021
PL2D2
Middlesbrough U23
Home
Won
2-0
45
2021-22
8 Nov 2021
PL2D2
Burnley U23
Away
Won
2-1
46
2021-22
16 Nov 2021
PLC
Colchester U23
Away
Drew
0-0
47
2021-22
19 Nov 2021
PL2D2
Stoke U23
Home
Won
3-0
48
2021-22
3 Dec 2021
PL2D2
Wolves U23
Home
Won
4-2
29'
49
2021-22
8 Dec 2021
PLC
Southend U23
Home
Won
4-0
50
2021-22
20 Dec 2021
PL2D2
West Brom U23
Away
Won
4-2
40'
51
2021-22
10 Jan 2022
PL2D2
Nottm Forest U23
Away
Won
2-1
90+2' (saved)
52
2021-22
17 Jan 2022
PL2D2
Southampton B
Away
Lost
1-2
53
2021-22
24 Jan 2022
PL2D2
Stoke U23
Away
Won
1-0
84' , 90+6'
54
2021-22
30 Jan 2022
PL2D2
Birmingham U23
Away
Won
3-1
54'
55
2021-22
4 Feb 2022
PL2D2
Sunderland U23
Home
Won
2-0
56
2021-22
10 Feb 2022
PLC
Stoke U23
Away
Won
2-1
3'
57
2021-22
14 Feb 2022
PLC
Colchester U23
Home
Won
3-1
58
2021-22
21 Feb 2022
PL2D2
Newcastle U23
Away
Won
6-1
56' (pen)
59
2021-22
25 Feb 2022
PL2D2
Aston Villa U23
Home
Won
2-1
72'
60
2021-22
4 Mar 2022
PLC
Newcastle U23
Home
Won
2-0
61
2021-22
11 Mar 2022
PL2D2
Norwich U23
Home
Lost
1-2
62
2021-22
18 Mar 2022
PL2D2
Middlesbrough U23
Away
Drew
0-0
63
2021-22
1 Apr 2022
PL2D2
Birmingham U23
Home
Won
3-0
64
2021-22
22 Apr 2022
PLC
West Ham U23
Away
Won
1-0
53'
65
2021-22
25 Apr 2022
PL2D2
Reading U23
Away
Lost
1-3
66
2021-22
29 Apr 2022
PL2D2
Burnley U23
Home
Won
5-3
67
2021-22
3 May 2022
PLC
West Brom U23
Away
Lost
1-2
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