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Leeds United's Sonny Perkins hits 33-minute hat-trick for England Under-19s

Leeds United youngster Sonny Perkins has continued his recent sublime run of form by scoring a first half hat-trick for England Under-19s against Georgia in their Under-19 European Championships qualifier.

Perkins arrived at Elland Road from West Ham United this summer, and has already produced a number of eye-catching performances for Leeds Under-21s.

The 18-year-old opened the scoring for Simon Rusk's side against Georgia after just nine minutes, before netting his second, a penalty 10 minutes later.

And with England in comfortable control, he added his third for the Young Lions right before the break to continue his fine goal scoring run, wrapping up his hat-trick in 33 minutes.

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The first half hat-trick means Perkins has now bagged 10 goals in seven games for club and country. England went on to win the game 6-0.

The forward made his England U19 debut this week alongside fellow Leeds team mate Darko Gyabi, in a game that saw Perkins score the second goal in a 2-0 win over Montenegro.

Leeds look to have pulled off a real coup in landing Perkins this summer, alongside a host of other talented youngsters.

The Whites currently boast a squad bursting at the seams with potential, which includes the likes of Perkins, Gyabi, Joe Gelhardt, Wilfried Gnonto and Crysencio Summerville amongst others.

If Leeds can continue to develop and nurture these youngsters correctly, the future could be really bright at Elland Road in the years to come.

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