PLAYER PROFILE · SUNDERLAND · DEFENDER
Alese Sunderland
Back at the club after a spell at Sunderland U21. Started 0 of 4 since returning.
DefenderEngland · #5 · Age 25SQUAD
SEASON STATS
GOALS
0
level with last yr
ASSISTS
1
1 / 90
AVG RATING
6.96
▲ up on last yr
APPS
1
1 start
MINUTES
90
90 / game
SHOTS
1
1 / game
2025/261 APPS · 0 G · 0 A · 6.3 RATING · 12 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  Sunderland U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 6.96 |
| 2025/26 |  Portsmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6.30 |
| 2024/25 |  Sunderland | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 760 | 6.83 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 553 | 6.76 |
Injury-prone · 2024/25
Broken LegAnkleSurgery
Picked up several different injuries last season. A hint from reported availability, so it can be incomplete. Treat it as a flag to check, not a verdict.
RECENT FORM · SINCE JOINING FROM SUNDERLAND U210 OF 4 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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LecStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
649 days ago
Started vs Stoke City
NEXT MATCH · IN 3 DAYS
vs Leeds
Sun 16:30 · EPL
OVERVIEW
Alese plays as a defender for Sunderland. Alese wears the number 5 shirt for Sunderland.
Last season Alese played 1 time for Portsmouth, starting 0 of them, with 1 substitute appearance, averaging 12 minutes a match across all competitions. They rejoined Sunderland from Sunderland U21 in June 2026 and have not started any of the 4 matches since the move. Sunderland's next match is against Leeds in the EPL on Sun 25 Oct, 16:30.
CAREER & TRANSFERS
NEXT UP · vs LEEDS · IN 3 DAYS
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NEXT UP · vs LEEDS
Will Alese start against Leeds?
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