Squad · Premier League · 2026/27

Sunderland squad 2026/27

The Sunderland squad for 2026/27: 34 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for Sunderland this season. This is the full Sunderland roster, updated after every match.

Updated 25 Oct 2026 · after Sunderland 0-0 Leeds

Manager R. Le Bris since Sep 2024Stadium of Light

34
Players: 24.4
Avg age: 22
Foreign: 11
Injured now: 0
On loan

Who starts vs Brentford?Wed 28 Oct · 19:45 UKPredicted XI →

Goalkeepers

3 players · avg age 27.3

Moore
Goalkeeper36 yrsEngland
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Goalkeeper36England000
Roefs
Goalkeeper23 yrsNetherlands
11 apps
11 st · 990'
Goalkeeper23Netherlands1111990
EllborgOut
Goalkeeper23 yrsSweden
1 apps
1 st · 90'
Goalkeeper23Sweden1190

Defenders

13 players · avg age 26.2

DansoSuspendedNew
Centre-back28 yrsAustria
7 apps
7 st · 551'
Centre-back28Austria77551
BallardOut
Centre-back27 yrsNorthern Ireland
6 apps
5 st · 488'
Centre-back27Northern Ireland65488
MethalieNew
Left-back20 yrsFrance
5 apps
4 st · 321'
Left-back20France54321
MeunierDoubtful75%New
Defender35 yrsBelgium
8 apps
6 st · 481'
Defender35Belgium86481
O'Nien
Centre-back31 yrsEngland
6 apps
5 st · 458'
Centre-back31England65458
Alderete
Centre-back29 yrsParaguay
6 apps
4 st · 352'
Centre-back29Paraguay64352
Reinildo
Left-back32 yrsMozambique
10 apps
8 st · 745'
Left-back32Mozambique108745
Mukiele
Right-back28 yrsFrance
10 apps
9 st · 776'
Right-back28France109776
Hume
Defender24 yrsNorthern Ireland
11 apps
8 st · 720'
Defender24Northern Ireland118720
Alese
Defender25 yrsEngland
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Defender25England000
KindonNew
Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Defender18–000
Laplacette
Defender25 yrsNationality not yet known
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Defender25–000
LightfootNew
Defender18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Defender18–000

Midfielders

12 players · avg age 22.8

BrowneOut
Midfielder31 yrsRepublic of Ireland
1 apps
0 st · 11'
Midfielder31Republic of Ireland1011
Angulo
Attacking mid23 yrsEcuador
10 apps
9 st · 614'
Attacking mid23Ecuador109614
Rigg
Attacking mid19 yrsEngland
8 apps
4 st · 394'
Attacking mid19England84394
Diarra
Attacking mid22 yrsFrance
5 apps
1 st · 133'
Attacking mid22France51133
Sadiki
Defensive mid21 yrsBelgium
11 apps
10 st · 889'
Defensive mid21Belgium1110889
Le Fée
Attacking mid26 yrsFrance
11 apps
9 st · 838'
Attacking mid26France119838
AhokaNew
Defensive mid20 yrsNationality not yet known
4 apps
3 st · 295'
Defensive mid20–43295
Xhaka
Defensive mid34 yrsSwitzerland
11 apps
10 st · 905'
Defensive mid34Switzerland1110905
BiOut
Midfielder21 yrsCôte d'Ivoire
2 apps
1 st · 107'
Midfielder21Côte d'Ivoire21107
FofanaNew
Attacking mid21 yrsBelgium
8 apps
4 st · 410'
Attacking mid21Belgium84410
ProctorNew
Midfielder17 yrsNationality not yet known
1 apps
0 st · 4'
Midfielder17–104
DinsdaleNew
Midfielder18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Midfielder18–000

Forwards

6 players · avg age 22.2

TalbiOut
Forward21 yrsMorocco
3 apps
1 st · 128'
Forward21Morocco31128
BrobbeyDoubtful
Centre-forward24 yrsNetherlands
7 apps
6 st · 489'
Centre-forward24Netherlands76489
MundleOut
Forward23 yrsEngland
1 apps
0 st · 1'
Forward23England101
IsidorDoubtful50%
Centre-forward26 yrsFrance
8 apps
3 st · 353'
Centre-forward26France83353
AnguloOutNew
Forward18 yrsNationality not yet known
1 apps
0 st · 9'
Forward18–109
T. Tuterov
Centre-forward21 yrsUkraine
4 apps
3 st · 259'
Centre-forward21Ukraine43259

Youth and academy

7 players · tap to show

J. Jones
Defender20 yrsEngland
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Defender20England000
Jones
Defender21 yrsNationality not yet known
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Defender21–000
Whittaker
Midfielder20 yrsEngland
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Midfielder20England000
Ogunsuyi
Forward19 yrsBelgium
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Forward19Belgium000
Scott
Forward18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Forward18–000
Geragusian
Forward18 yrsNationality not yet known
0 apps
0 st · 0'
Forward18–000
Tuterov
Forward20 yrsNationality not yet known
1 apps
0 st · 11'
Forward20–1011

Transfers, summer 2026

In · 9

AnguloFrom Independiente del Valle · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
DansoFrom Tottenham · Loan · 31 Aug 2026
FofanaFrom Lyon · Transfer · 30 Aug 2026
AhokaFrom Antwerp · Transfer · 23 Aug 2026
MethalieFrom Toulouse · Transfer · 19 Aug 2026
LightfootFrom Sunderland U21 · Transfer · 19 Jul 2026
KindonFrom Sunderland U21 · Transfer · 19 Jul 2026
DinsdaleFrom Sunderland U21 · Transfer · 19 Jul 2026
MeunierFrom Lille · Free · 14 Jul 2026

Out · 15 permanent

TraoréTo Wolves · Free · 6 Sep 2026
SemedoTo Clermont Foot · Transfer · 31 Aug 2026
CirkinTo QPR · Free · 10 Aug 2026
PattersonTo Wrexham · Transfer · 10 Aug 2026
MasuakuTo Konyaspor · Free · 9 Aug 2026
HjeldeTo KV Mechelen · Transfer · 9 Aug 2026
AbdullahiTo Eyüpspor · Transfer · 3 Aug 2026
PembéléTo Le Havre · Free · 15 Jul 2026
WalshTo Glentoran · Free · 8 Jul 2026
MayendaTo Rennes · Transfer · 4 Jul 2026
BainbridgeTo Boreham Wood · Free · 30 Jun 2026
JohnsonTo York · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
NeilTo Rangers · Free · 30 Jun 2026
JonesTo Peterborough · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
RusynTo Karpaty · Free · 30 Jun 2026

Most Common Sunderland Starting XI

Based on 12 official matches this season

The 11 players with the most starts across all official lineups this season.

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