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Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC

England · Premier League · Premier League
Squad size36
Avg age25.1
Nations27
Latest season2024
Squad value €290.00m

About Sunderland AFC

Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of the English football league system.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Honours — 4 titles across 1 competition

English top flight 4
Sheffield United, Liverpool, Aston Villa, Arsenal
Squad size36active players
Avg age25.1years
Domestic15England
Foreigners2158% of squad
EU passport31non-EU: 5
Nationalities27different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
10
18–22
18
23–26
3
27–30
5
31+

Position breakdown

GK
4 (11%)
DEF
14 (39%)
MID
9 (25%)
FWD
9 (25%)
75% foreign players
27 of 36
25.6y avg squad age
4 Goalkeepers
14 Defenders
9 Midfielders
9 Attackers
42 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
395 players ever
€9.50m biggest signing ever
€9.70m biggest sale ever
30 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Simon Adingra Attack - Left Winger 24 Cote d'Ivoire right 175.00m 2030-06-30 €28.00m
Brian Brobbey Attack - Centre-Forward 24 Netherlands Ghana right 180.00m 2029-06-30 €22.00m
Chris Rigg Midfield - Attacking Midfield 18 England left 177.00m 2030-06-30 €20.00m
Habib Diarra Midfield - Central Midfield 22 Senegal France right 178.00m 2030-06-30 €20.00m
Lutsharel Geertruida Defender - Right-Back 25 Netherlands Curacao right 184.00m 2026-06-30 €20.00m
Enzo Le Fée Midfield - Central Midfield 26 France right 173.00m 2029-06-30 €18.00m
Anthony Patterson Goalkeeper 26 England right 189.00m 2028-06-30 €14.00m
Eliezer Mayenda Attack - Centre-Forward 21 Spain France left 180.00m 2030-06-30 €12.00m
Granit Xhaka Midfield - Defensive Midfield 33 Switzerland left 186.00m 2028-06-30 €12.00m
Noah Sadiki Midfield - Central Midfield 21 DR Congo Belgium right 173.00m 2030-06-30 €12.00m
Trai Hume Defender - Right-Back 24 Northern Ireland right 180.00m 2030-06-30 €12.00m
Wilson Isidor Attack - Centre-Forward 25 France Haiti right 186.00m 2028-06-30 €12.00m
Nordi Mukiele Defender - Right-Back 28 France DR Congo right 187.00m 2029-06-30 €10.00m
Bertrand Traoré Attack - Right Winger 30 Burkina Faso left 181.00m 2026-06-30 €8.00m
Chemsdine Talbi Attack - Right Winger 21 Morocco Belgium right 175.00m 2030-06-30 €8.00m
Dan Ballard Defender - Centre-Back 26 Northern Ireland England right 187.00m 2028-06-30 €8.00m
Dennis Cirkin Defender - Left-Back 24 England Ireland left 182.00m 2026-06-30 €8.00m
Omar Alderete Defender - Centre-Back 29 Paraguay left 188.00m 2029-06-30 €8.00m
Dan Neil Midfield - Central Midfield 24 England left 185.00m 2026-06-30 €7.50m
Romaine Mundle Attack - Left Winger 23 England Jamaica right 172.00m 2028-06-30 €6.00m
Reinildo Mandava Defender - Left-Back 32 Mozambique left 180.00m 2027-06-30 €5.00m
Robin Roefs Goalkeeper 23 Netherlands left 193.00m 2030-06-30 €4.00m
Arthur Masuaku Defender - Left-Back 32 DR Congo France left 179.00m 2027-06-30 €3.00m
Abdoullah Ba Midfield - Right Midfield 22 France Mauritania right 180.00m 2027-06-30 €2.50m
Timothée Pembélé Defender - Right-Back 23 France DR Congo right 183.00m 2028-06-30 €2.50m
Leo Hjelde Defender - Left-Back 22 Norway England left 190.00m 2028-06-30 €2.00m
Luke O'Nien Defender - Centre-Back 31 England right 174.00m 2027-06-30 €1.50m
Ahmed Abdullahi Attack - Centre-Forward 21 Nigeria 0.00m 2028-06-30 €1.00m
Aji Alese Defender - Centre-Back 25 England Nigeria left 192.00m 2027-06-30 €1.00m
Ian Poveda Attack - Right Winger 26 Colombia England left 167.00m 2027-06-30 €900k
Jay Matete Midfield - Central Midfield 25 England right 176.00m 2026-06-30 €400k
Joe Anderson Defender - Centre-Back 25 England left 188.00m 2026-06-30 €175k
Blondy Nna Noukeu Goalkeeper 24 Cameroon Belgium right 195.00m 2026-06-30 €150k
Harrison Jones Midfield - Attacking Midfield 21 England left 185.00m 2026-06-30 €150k
Simon Moore Goalkeeper 36 England right 191.00m 2026-06-30 €150k
Zak Johnson Defender - Centre-Back 20 England right 188.00m 2026-06-30 €75k
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
06/07 2006-07-01 Darren Ward Goalkeeper Norwich Transfer
08/09 2009-05-01 Darren Ward Goalkeeper Wolves Return from loan
12/13 2012-10-26 James McFadden Attack - Second Striker Without Club Transfer
11/12 2012-01-31 Sotiris Kyrgiakos Defender - Centre-Back VfL Wolfsburg Loan
13/14 2013-09-02 Fabio Borini Attack - Left Winger Liverpool Loan
15/16 2015-08-31 Fabio Borini Attack - Left Winger Liverpool Transfer €10.70m
17/18 2018-06-30 Fabio Borini Attack - Left Winger AC Milan Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-28 Eliezer Mayenda Attack - Centre-Forward FC Sochaux Transfer €800k
23/24 2024-05-31 Eliezer Mayenda Attack - Centre-Forward Hibernian FC Return from loan
09/10 2010-02-01 Alan Hutton Defender - Right-Back Tottenham Loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Nectarios Triantis Midfield - Central Midfield Central Coast Transfer €350k
23/24 2024-05-31 Nectarios Triantis Midfield - Central Midfield Hibernian FC Return from loan
24/25 2025-06-30 Nectarios Triantis Midfield - Central Midfield Hibernian FC Return from loan
11/12 2011-07-01 Connor Wickham Attack - Centre-Forward Ipswich Transfer €9.00m
12/13 2013-03-14 Connor Wickham Attack - Centre-Forward Sheff Wed Return from loan
13/14 2014-01-27 Connor Wickham Attack - Centre-Forward Sheff Wed Return from loan
13/14 2014-03-23 Connor Wickham Attack - Centre-Forward Leeds Return from loan
06/07 2006-08-31 Celtic Transfer €1.30m
08/09 2009-01-11 Preston Return from loan
06/07 2006-07-01 Liam Miller Midfield - Central Midfield Man Utd Transfer
03/04 2003-07-01 Colin Healy Midfield - Central Midfield Celtic Transfer
00/01 2000-07-01 Stanislav Varga Defender - Centre-Back Slo. Bratislava Transfer €1.25m
01/02 2002-04-01 Stanislav Varga Defender - Centre-Back West Brom Return from loan
06/07 2006-08-01 Stanislav Varga Defender - Centre-Back Celtic Transfer €1.65m
07/08 2008-05-01 Stanislav Varga Defender - Centre-Back Burnley Return from loan
13/14 2014-01-20 Estudiantes LP Loan
15/16 2015-07-01 Estudiantes LP Transfer €2.85m
15/16 2016-06-30 Getafe Return from loan
23/24 2023-07-01 Chris Rigg Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sunderland U21 Transfer
24/25 2024-08-30 Milan Aleksic Midfield - Attacking Midfield Radnicki 1923 Transfer €3.50m
25/26 2026-06-30 Milan Aleksic Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cracovia Return from loan
24/25 2025-02-03 Jayden Danns Attack - Centre-Forward Liverpool U21 Loan
25/26 2025-08-06 Marc Guiu Attack - Centre-Forward Chelsea Loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Harrison Jones Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sunderland U21 Transfer
24/25 2024-07-01 Tom Watson Attack - Left Winger Sunderland U21 Transfer
18/19 2018-07-01 Jon McLaughlin Goalkeeper Heart of Midl. Transfer
03/04 2004-04-01 Carl Robinson Midfield - Central Midfield Portsmouth Transfer
03/04 2004-01-01 Wolves Loan
06/07 2006-08-01 David Connolly Attack - Centre-Forward Wigan Transfer €2.30m
25/26 2025-07-01 Habib Diarra Midfield - Central Midfield R. Strasbourg Transfer €31.50m
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
08/09 2009-03-01 Darren Ward Goalkeeper Wolves Loan
09/10 2009-07-01 Darren Ward Goalkeeper Retired Transfer
12/13 2013-02-18 James McFadden Attack - Second Striker Motherwell FC Transfer
11/12 2012-06-30 Sotiris Kyrgiakos Defender - Centre-Back VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan
13/14 2014-05-31 Fabio Borini Attack - Left Winger Liverpool Return from loan
17/18 2017-07-01 Fabio Borini Attack - Left Winger AC Milan Loan
18/19 2018-07-01 Fabio Borini Attack - Left Winger AC Milan Transfer €5.50m
23/24 2024-02-01 Eliezer Mayenda Attack - Centre-Forward Hibernian FC Loan
09/10 2010-05-31 Alan Hutton Defender - Right-Back Tottenham Return from loan
23/24 2024-02-01 Nectarios Triantis Midfield - Central Midfield Hibernian FC Loan
24/25 2024-08-30 Nectarios Triantis Midfield - Central Midfield Hibernian FC Loan
25/26 2025-08-21 Nectarios Triantis Midfield - Central Midfield Minnesota Transfer €2.50m
12/13 2013-02-08 Connor Wickham Attack - Centre-Forward Sheff Wed Loan
13/14 2013-11-01 Connor Wickham Attack - Centre-Forward Sheff Wed Loan
13/14 2014-02-26 Connor Wickham Attack - Centre-Forward Leeds Loan
15/16 2015-08-03 Connor Wickham Attack - Centre-Forward Crystal Palace Transfer €10.00m
08/09 2008-07-31 Preston Loan
08/09 2009-01-12 Preston Transfer
08/09 2009-01-01 Liam Miller Midfield - Central Midfield QPR Transfer €100k
05/06 2006-01-12 Colin Healy Midfield - Central Midfield Without Club Transfer
01/02 2002-03-01 Stanislav Varga Defender - Centre-Back West Brom Loan
02/03 2003-02-01 Stanislav Varga Defender - Centre-Back Celtic Transfer
07/08 2008-01-01 Stanislav Varga Defender - Centre-Back Burnley Loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Stanislav Varga Defender - Centre-Back Retired Transfer
14/15 2015-06-30 Estudiantes LP Return from loan
15/16 2015-07-16 Getafe Loan
16/17 2016-07-04 Boca Juniors Transfer €900k
25/26 2025-09-05 Milan Aleksic Midfield - Attacking Midfield Cracovia Loan
24/25 2025-05-31 Jayden Danns Attack - Centre-Forward Liverpool U21 Return from loan
25/26 2025-09-01 Marc Guiu Attack - Centre-Forward Chelsea Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Tom Watson Attack - Left Winger Brighton Transfer €12.00m
20/21 2020-07-01 Jon McLaughlin Goalkeeper Rangers Transfer
05/06 2006-01-01 Carl Robinson Midfield - Central Midfield Norwich Transfer €75k
03/04 2004-02-01 Wolves Return from loan
09/10 2009-07-01 David Connolly Attack - Centre-Forward Without Club Transfer
23/24 2024-05-31 Mason Burstow Attack - Centre-Forward Chelsea U21 Return from loan
13/14 2013-08-08 James McClean Midfield - Left Midfield Wigan Transfer €2.33m
15/16 2015-08-31 Emanuele Giaccherini Midfield - Left Midfield Bologna Loan
16/17 2016-07-16 Emanuele Giaccherini Midfield - Left Midfield Napoli Transfer €1.50m
24/25 2024-08-30 Luís Semedo Attack - Centre-Forward Juve Next Gen Loan
SeasonCompetition
99/00FA Cup
99/00League Cup
99/00Premier League
98/99FA Cup
98/99First Division
98/99League Cup
97/98FA Cup
97/98First Division
96/97FA Cup
96/97League Cup
96/97Premier League
95/96FA Cup
95/96First Division
95/96League Cup
94/95FA Cup
93/94First Division
93/94League Cup
92/93FA Cup
92/93First Division
91/92FA Cup
91/92Second Division
90/91FA Cup
90/91First Division (- 91/92)
90/91Rumbelows Cup
89/90League Cup
89/90Second Division
88/89League Cup
88/89Second Division
87/88Third Division
86/87FA Cup
85/86FA Cup
84/85First Division (- 91/92)
25/26EFL Cup
25/26Premier League
24/25Championship
24/25Championship Play-Offs
24/25EFL Cup
24/25FA Cup
23/24Championship
23/24EFL Cup
23/24FA Cup
22/23Championship
22/23Championship Play-Offs
22/23EFL Cup
22/23FA Cup
21/22EFL Cup
21/22EFL Trophy
21/22FA Cup
21/22League One
21/22League One Play-Offs
42 matches this season · 1,043 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-05-24 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 2–1 Chelsea FC W
2026-05-17 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Everton FC 16:00 Sunderland AFC TIMED
2026-05-09 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester United FC D
2026-05-09 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester United FC D
2026-05-02 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D
2026-05-02 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D
2026-04-24 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC L
2026-04-24 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC L
2026-04-19 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC L
2026-04-19 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Aston Villa FC 4–3 Sunderland AFC L
2026-04-12 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur FC W
2026-03-22 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Newcastle United FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W
2026-03-14 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L
2026-03-03 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Leeds United FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W
2026-02-28 GB1 REGULAR SEASON AFC Bournemouth 1–1 Sunderland AFC D
2026-02-22 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 1–3 Fulham FC L
2026-02-11 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 0–1 Liverpool FC L
2026-02-07 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Arsenal FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC L
2026-02-02 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 3–0 Burnley FC W
2026-01-24 GB1 REGULAR SEASON West Ham United FC 3–1 Sunderland AFC L
2026-01-17 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC W
2026-01-07 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Brentford FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC L
2026-01-04 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D
2026-01-01 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester City FC D
2025-12-28 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 1–1 Leeds United FC D
2025-12-20 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D
2025-12-14 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 1–0 Newcastle United FC W
2025-12-06 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Manchester City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC L
2025-12-03 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Liverpool FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC D
2025-11-29 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth W
2025-11-22 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Fulham FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L
2025-11-08 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 2–2 Arsenal FC D
2025-11-03 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 1–1 Everton FC D
2025-10-25 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Chelsea FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC W
2025-10-18 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC W
2025-10-04 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Manchester United FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L
2025-09-27 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W
2025-09-21 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D
2025-09-13 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D
2025-08-30 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 2–1 Brentford FC W
2025-08-23 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Burnley FC 2–0 Sunderland AFC L
2025-08-16 GB1 REGULAR SEASON Sunderland AFC 3–0 West Ham United FC W

Aggregated from 41 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 13W-14D-14L 1.29 pts/game
Goals scored 43 1.05 per match
Goals conceded 57 1.39 per match
Goal difference -14
Clean sheets 12 29% of matches
Failed to score 15 37% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 9W-7D-5L 25-25 goals
Away record 4W-7D-9L 18-32 goals

Highlights

17 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Thomas Sörensen Goalkeeper Denmark 38 3,420 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Chris Makin Defender - Left-Back England 36 2,940 1 0 1 0 10 0 0.03 0.00 0.03
Paul Butler Defender - Centre-Back Ireland England 34 2,788 1 1 2 0 6 0 0.03 0.03 0.06
Nicky Summerbee Defender - Right-Back England 34 2,546 1 6 7 0 1 0 0.04 0.21 0.25
Alex Rae Midfield - Central Midfield Scotland 29 645 3 5 8 0 7 1 0.42 0.70 1.12
Gavin McCann Midfield - Central Midfield England 26 472 4 3 7 0 9 0 0.76 0.57 1.33
Andy Marriott Goalkeeper Wales England 3 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Michael Reddy Attack - Centre-Forward Ireland 10 146 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.62 0.00 0.62
Kevin Phillips Attack - Centre-Forward England 37 107 30 4 34 6 5 0 25.23 3.36 28.60
Danny Dichio Attack - Centre-Forward England Italy 14 105 2 1 3 0 1 0 1.71 0.86 2.57
Kevin Ball Midfield - Central Midfield England 12 75 1 0 1 0 5 0 1.20 0.00 1.20
George McCartney Defender - Left-Back Northern Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jody Craddock Defender - Centre-Back England 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Thomas Butler Midfield - Right Midfield Ireland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Darren Holloway Defender - Right-Back England 16 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
John Oster Midfield - Central Midfield Wales England 12 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Chris Lumsdon Midfield - Central Midfield England 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Sunderland AFC

What is Sunderland AFC?

Sunderland AFC is a professional football club based in England, competing in Premier League.

How many players are in Sunderland AFC's squad?

Sunderland AFC currently has 36 players in the first-team squad in our database.

How many trophies has Sunderland AFC won?

Sunderland AFC has won 4 recorded league/cup titles across 1 competitions in our database — including 4 English top flight titles.

What league does Sunderland AFC play in?

Sunderland AFC plays in Premier League.