He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys before debuting in the NBL in 2014 for the Cairns Taipans.

[1] In April 2012, Sobey signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Wyoming in the NCAA Division I.

[1] After graduating from Wyoming, Sobey returned to Australia and joined the Ballarat Miners of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).

[11] In August 2014, Sobey joined the Cairns Taipans of the National Basketball League (NBL) as a training player ahead of the 2014–15 season.

[12][13] He joined the Taipans' full-time roster in September as the eleventh man,[14] and in January 2015 was elevated to the playing squad as an injury replacement for Corey Maynard.

[28] On 14 April 2024, Sobey signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix for the 2024–25 NBL season.

[29] In 2016, Sobey played for the Warrnambool Seahawks and helped them win the Big V Division One championship.

[32] In 2020, Sobey played for the Ipswich Force in the Queensland State League (QSL).

[11] In 2023, Sobey helped the Force reach the NBL1 North grand final series, where they defeated the Gold Coast Rollers 2–1 to win the championship.

[36] At the 2019 Australian Basketball Hall of Fame awards night, Sobey was recognised alongside Nick Kay with the 2019 Gaze Family Medal for performances at the World Cup Qualifiers and the Commonwealth Games.