Club profile

Sunderland AFC

Sunderland Association Football Club

SR5 1SU Sunderland, EnglandPremier League · tier 1Founded 17 October 1879Colours

www.safc.com ↗Stadium of Light, SR5 1SU Sunderland, England+44 191 5515

Squad

29 players

avg age 26

Foreigners

83% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

20 / 20

5 pts · 9 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Stadium of Light

48,095 seats

Manager

Régis Le Bris

Transfer balance

−€35.3m

season 2026/27

Squad

29 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Robin RoefsGoalkeeper	23	Netherlands	193 cm	left	Jan 2025from NEC Nijmegen	Jun 2031
Melker EllborgGoalkeeper	23	Sweden	191 cm	right	Jan 2026from Malmö FF	Jun 2030
Simon MooreGoalkeeper	36	England	191 cm	right	Jan 2024from Coventry City	Jun 2027
Defenders · 10
Dan BallardCentre-Back	27	Northern Ireland · England	187 cm	right	Jan 2022from Arsenal FC U21	Jun 2029
Dayann MéthalieLeft-BackYellow card suspension – Ligue 1	20	France · Martinique	188 cm	left	Aug 2026from FC Toulouse	Jun 2031
Trai HumeRight-Back	24	Northern Ireland	180 cm	right	Apr 2022from Linfield FC	Jun 2030
Kevin DansoCentre-Back	28	Austria	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from Tottenham Hotspur	Jun 2027
Nordi MukieleRight-Back	29	France · DR Congo	187 cm	right	Aug 2025from Paris Saint-Germain	Jun 2029
Omar AldereteCentre-Back	29	Paraguay	190 cm	left	Dec 2025from Getafe CF	Jun 2029
Reinildo MandavaLeft-Back	32	Mozambique	180 cm	left	Aug 2025from Atlético de Madrid	Jun 2027
Thomas MeunierRight-Back	34	Belgium	190 cm	right	Jul 2026from LOSC Lille	Jun 2028
Luke O'NienCentre-Back	31	England	174 cm	right	Jul 2018from Wycombe Wanderers	Jun 2027
Aji AleseCentre-Back	25	England · Nigeria	192 cm	left	Jul 2022from West Ham United U21	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 7
Noah SadikiCentral Midfield	21	DR Congo · Belgium	173 cm	right	Apr 2025from Union Saint-Gilloise	Jun 2030
Habib DiarraCentral Midfield	22	Senegal · France	178 cm	right	Jan 2025from RC Strasbourg Alsace	Jun 2030
Enzo Le FéeCentral Midfield	26	France	173 cm	right	Jan 2025from AS Roma	Jun 2031
Chris RiggAttacking Midfield	19	England	183 cm	left	Jan 2023from Sunderland AFC U21	Jun 2030
Granit XhakaDefensive MidfieldTeam captain	34	Switzerland	183 cm	left	Jul 2025from Bayer 04 Leverkusen	Jun 2028
Jules AhokaDefensive Midfield	20	DR Congo	190 cm	right	Aug 2026from Royal Antwerp FC	Jun 2031
Alan BrowneCentral Midfield	31	Ireland	179 cm	right	Nov 2024from Preston North End	Jun 2027
Forwards · 9
Brian BrobbeyCentre-ForwardHamstring injury - Return unknown	24	Netherlands · Ghana	181 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ajax Amsterdam	Jun 2029
Malick FofanaLeft Winger	21	Belgium · Guinea	169 cm	right	Jan 2026from Olympique Lyon	Jun 2031
Chemsdine TalbiRight Winger	21	Morocco · Belgium	175 cm	right	Sept 2025from Ablöse €20.00m	Jun 2030
Nilson AnguloLeft Winger	23	Ecuador	184 cm	right	Feb 2026from RSC Anderlecht	Jun 2030
Wilson IsidorCentre-Forward	26	Haiti · France	184 cm	right	Jan 2025from Zenit St. Petersburg	Jun 2030
Romaine MundleLeft Winger	23	England · Jamaica	172 cm	right	Jan 2024from Standard Liège	Jun 2030
Jocelin Ta BiRight Winger	21	Cote d'Ivoire	175 cm	left	Jan 2026from Maccabi Netanya	Jun 2030
Abdoullah BaRight Winger	23	Mauritania · France	180 cm	right	Aug 2022from Le Havre AC	Jun 2027
Timur TuterovLeft Winger	20	Ukraine	183 cm	right	—	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€68m

18 arrivals

Received

€32.8m

17 departures

Net balance

−€35.3m

received − spent

Arrivals · 18

Malick Fofana
Left Winger · 21 y/o
from Olympique Lyon
€30m
Dayann Méthalie
Left-Back · 20 y/o
from FC Toulouse
€28m
Jules Ahoka
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from Royal Antwerp FC
€10m
Kevin Danso
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from Tottenham Hotspur
€2.9m
Aji Alese
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from Portsmouth FC
End of loan
Alan Browne
Central Midfield · 31 y/o
from Middlesbrough FC
End of loan
Anthony Patterson
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
from Millwall FC
End of loan
Arthur Masuaku
Left-Back · 32 y/o
from RC Lens
End of loan

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Dan Neil
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
from Ipswich Town
End of loan
Jenson Seelt
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
from Swansea City
End of loan
Jenson Seelt
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
from VfL Wolfsburg
End of loan
Leo Hjelde
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Sheffield United
End of loan
Luís Semedo
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from Moreirense FC
End of loan
Nazariy Rusyn
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
from Arka Gdynia
End of loan
Niall Huggins
Right-Back · 25 y/o
from Wycombe Wanderers
End of loan
Simon Adingra
Left Winger · 24 y/o
from AS Monaco
End of loan
Thomas Meunier
Right-Back · 34 y/o
from LOSC Lille
Free
Timothée Pembélé
Right-Back · 23 y/o
from Le Havre AC
End of loan

Departures · 17

Eliezer Mayenda
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to Stade Rennais FC
€22m
Anthony Patterson
Goalkeeper · 26 y/o
to Wrexham AFC
€9.4m
Ahmed Abdullahi
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to Eyüpspor
€1.4m
Arthur Masuaku
Left-Back · 32 y/o
to Konyaspor
Free
Bertrand Traoré
Right Winger · 30 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Dan Neil
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
to Rangers FC
Free
Denniss Cirkins
Left-Back · 24 y/o
to Queens Park Rangers
Free
Harrison Jones
Attacking Midfield · 21 y/o
to Peterborough United
Free

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Jenson Seelt
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Swansea City
Loan
Leo Hjelde
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to KV Mechelen
?
Luís Semedo
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to Clermont Foot 63
?
Lutsharel Geertruida
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to RB Leipzig
End of loan
Milan Aleksic
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
to FK Partizan Belgrade
Loan
Nazariy Rusyn
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Karpaty Lviv
Free
Niall Huggins
Right-Back · 25 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Simon Adingra
Left Winger · 24 y/o
to Ajax Amsterdam
Loan
Timothée Pembélé
Right-Back · 23 y/o
to Le Havre AC
Free

Manager & staff

48 people

Manager

Régis Le Bris

France · 50 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2024

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 18

Michael ProctorAssistant ManagerEngland
Isidre Ramón MadirAssistant ManagerSpain
Alessandro BarcheriniAssistant ManagerItaly
James BrayneAssistant ManagerEngland
Neil CutlerGoalkeeping CoachEngland
Jamie HarleyPerformance ManagerEngland
Shad ForsythePerformance ManagerUnited States
Scott AinsleyFitness coachEngland
Keith McGrathFitness coachEngland
Luke CooperFitness coachEngland
Ross AppletonChief AnalystEngland
Mark BoddyMatch AnalystEngland
Rachel HindleSpielanalystEngland
Becky BonesSpielanalystEngland
Jack TempleMatch AnalystEngland
Joe NewtonMatch AnalystWales
Keith McGrathRehab coachEngland

Management · 2

Tom BurwellChief Executive OfficerEngland
Florent GhisolfiDirector of FootballFrance

Board of Directors · 10

Kyril Louis-DreyfusChairmanSwitzerland
Juan SartoriBoard MemberUruguay
Igor LevinBoard MemberUnited States
Maurice Louis-DreyfusBoard MemberSwitzerland
Simon VumbacaBoard MemberEngland
Leo PearlmanBoard MemberEngland
Tom BurwellBoard MemberEngland
Alexandra Louis-DreyfusVorstandsmitgliedAustralia
Juan SartoriOwnerUruguay
Kyril Louis-DreyfusOwnerSwitzerland

Scouting · 8

Matteo SerraLoan Player ManagerItaly
Matthew BarrattScoutEngland
Ged McNameeScoutEngland
Chris MorrisScoutEngland
Jordan RowanScoutEngland
Alex CreanScoutScotland
Julián Villegas WagnerScoutColombia
Andy ColledgeYouth Scout

Medical department · 6

Jamie HarleyHead of MedicalEngland
Peter BrandMedical Director PhysiotherapyEngland
Craig EvansPhysiotherapistEngland
Ben PalmerPhysiotherapistEngland
Colette MillerMasseurScotland
Liam HowellsNutritionistEngland

Youth · 4

John HewitsonAcademy ManagerEngland
Stuart EnglishHead of Academy CoachingEngland
John HewitsonDevelopment CoachEngland
Jonny MaddisonAcademy Goalkeeping coordinatorEngland

Honours

16 titles

6×English Champion35/36 · 1912/13 · 1901/02 · 1894/95 · 1892/93 · +1
5×English 2nd tier champion06/07 · 04/05 · 98/99 · 95/96 · 75/76
2×FA Cup Winner72/73 · 36/37
1×English Supercup Winner36/37
1×English 3rd tier champion87/88
1×Football League Trophy Winner20/21

All dossiers (11)Verified / credible (1)Under investigation (10)

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Dossiers linked to Sunderland AFC

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Logged 19d agoEvidence 26/100 · Under investigation
Red Bull Salzburg→Sunderland AFC
Karim Konaté: Red Bull Salzburg to Sunderland AFC
First reported
the4thofficial.net · 6 Oct
Sources
1 independent
4 outlets · 4 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Multiple outlets report growing interest from Sunderland, Nottingham Forest and Dortmund in RB Salzburg striker Karim Konaté. the4thofficial.net noted that Sunderland showed interest in recruiting him next year, while…
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Club data updated 12d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 18

Departures · 17

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 18

Honours

Dossiers linked to Sunderland AFC

Karim Konaté: Red Bull Salzburg to Sunderland AFC