Footballer in England ‘would love to play for Hong Kong’, open to transfer
Sonny Blu Lo-Everton once scored against Jude Bellingham’s side and drew interest from European giants Ajax
Former Watford and Derby County talent Sonny Blu Lo-Everton said he would “love to play for Hong Kong”, and the attacking midfielder is open to signing for a local club.
The 22-year-old, whose maternal grandfather is from Hong Kong, is out of contract with Yeovil Town, where he has played for two seasons since 2023. In February, he spent two weeks on trial with Zhejiang, when the Chinese Super League club were in Dubai for a pre-season camp.
“If a club in Hong Kong wanted me, it’d be an option, for sure,” said Lo-Everton, who has a Scottish grandmother and represented the country’s age-group teams. “I loved playing against really good opposition, and with good players all around me.”
Lo-Everton has not heard from the Football Association of Hong Kong, China, but said: “I would love to play for Hong Kong, definitely. It would be a big decision to give up my UK passport, but it could be a great opportunity.”
Named after a sunny blue sky, the young Lo-Everton would spend hours kicking a ball in the park with his father, Johnnie Everton, who was an apprentice with Crystal Palace.
The practice paid off when Sonny Blu signed for Watford, aged nine. In the 2018-19 FA Youth Cup, Lo-Everton scored the only goal against Jude Bellingham’s Birmingham City, en route to a narrow semi-final loss at Liverpool.