Sonny Perkins certainly knows how to make a strong first impression. The forward only arrived at Leeds United in July after turning down the opportunity to sign professional terms with West Ham United and he has already bagged himself six goals.
His form in Michael Skubala’s Under-21s side has certainly made people sit up and take notice on the 18-year-old’s progress. It was also enough to earn him a first call-up for England Under-19s this month as Simon Rusk’s outfit begin the defence of their European Championships crown with qualification.
Perkins is no stranger to the international set-up, having appeared at U15, U16 and U18 level before his latest call-up, but he took the promotion in his stride and marked his first appearance at that level with yet another goal. The Leeds man got the chance to start in Denmark against Montenegro, alongside his Whites teammate Darko Gyabi and after a goal from Liverpool’s Luke Chambers, Perkins put the result beyond doubt with an effort in the 76th minute of the contest to seal a 2-0 win.
