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Revision as of 00:07, 3 September 2023

Sunderland
2023–24 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%)
Juan Sartori (36%)[1]
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coachTony Mowbray
StadiumStadium of Light
Championship18th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jobe Bellingham (2)

All:
Jobe Bellingham (2)
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the 145th season in the history of Sunderland and their second consecutive season in the Championship. The club are also participating in Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Current squad

As of 2 September 2023
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Anthony Patterson GK England North Shields (2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24) Academy 1 July 2018 30 June 2026 81 0
30 Nathan Bishop GK England Hillingdon (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25) Manchester United 2 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 1 0
Adam Richardson GK England (2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 0 0
Defenders
2 Niall Huggins RB Wales York (2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 24) Leeds United 20 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 11 0
3 Dennis Cirkin LB England Dublin (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) Tottenham Hotspur 11 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 73 5
5 Daniel Ballard CB Northern Ireland Stevenage (1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25) Arsenal 1 July 2022 £2,000,000 30 June 2027 26 0
23 Jenson Seelt CB Netherlands Ede (2003-05-23) 23 May 2003 (age 21) PSV 23 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
25 Nectarios Triantis CB Australia (2003-05-11) 11 May 2003 (age 21) Central Coast Mariners 14 June 2023 £300,000 30 June 2027 1 0
32 Trai Hume RB Northern Ireland Ballymena (2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22) Linfield 4 January 2022 £200,000 30 June 2027 41 2
41 Zak Johnson RB England (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2025 2 0
42 Aji Alese CB England Islington (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) West Ham United 15 July 2022 £500,000 30 June 2025 24 1
44 Ben Crompton CB England (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21) Shrewsbury Town 22 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 1 0
Connor Pye LB England (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20) Morecambe 12 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 0 0
Callum Wilson CB Northern Ireland (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20) Shrewsbury Town 22 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 0 0
Timothée Pembélé RB France Beaumont-sur-Oise (2002-09-09) 9 September 2002 (age 22) Paris Saint-Germain 2 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
Midfielders
4 Corry Evans DM Northern Ireland Belfast (1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34) Blackburn Rovers 15 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 64 2
7 Jobe Bellingham AM England Stourbridge (2005-09-23) 23 September 2005 (age 19) Birmingham City 14 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 5 2
13 Luke O'Nien DM England Hemel Hempstead (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30) Wycombe Wanderers 30 July 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 225 18
17 Abdoullah Ba AM France Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf (2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21) Le Havre 31 August 2022 £850,000 30 June 2027 36 1
21 Alex Pritchard AM England Orsett (1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 (age 31) Huddersfield Town 9 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 95 8
24 Dan Neil CM England South Shields (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2018 30 June 2026 109 7
27 Jay Matete CM England Lambeth (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) Fleetwood Town 31 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 25 0
31 Chris Rigg AM England Hebburn (2007-06-18) 18 June 2007 (age 17) Academy 1 July 2022 30 June 2025 4 1
39 Pierre Ekwah DM France Massy (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22) West Ham United 23 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 24 0
46 Bradley Dack AM England Greenwich (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 31) Blackburn Rovers 27 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 4 0
Adil Aouchiche AM France Le Blanc-Mesnil (2002-07-15) 15 July 2002 (age 22) Lorient 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
Caden Kelly CM England Buncrana (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2024 2 0
Tom Chiabi CM England London (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) Middlesbrough 12 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 0 0
Forwards
9 Luís Semedo ST Portugal Lisbon (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 21) Benfica 18 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 4 0
10 Patrick Roberts RW England Kingston upon Thames (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27) Manchester City 21 January 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 68 7
12 Eliezer Mayenda ST Spain Zaragoza (2005-05-08) 8 May 2005 (age 19) Sochaux 28 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 0
18 Ellis Taylor LW England Hartlepool (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2024 5 0
19 Jewison Bennette LW Costa Rica Heredia (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20) Herediano 25 August 2022 £1,000,000 30 June 2026 19 2
20 Jack Clarke LW England York (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 24) Tottenham Hotspur 9 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 75 13
43 Michael Spellman LW England (2002-09-21) 21 September 2002 (age 22) Chester-le-Street United 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 1 0
Max Thompson ST England Macclesfield (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22) Burnley 22 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 0 0
Mason Burstow ST England Greenwich (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 21) Chelsea 1 September 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 0 0
Jack Diamond LW England Gateshead (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24) Academy 1 July 2018 30 June 2024 45 2
Nazariy Rusyn ST Ukraine Novoyavorivsk (1998-10-25) 25 October 1998 (age 26) Zorya Luhansk 1 September 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 0 0
Timur Tuterov ST Ukraine Bakhchysarai (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19) Kolos Kovalivka 6 April 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 0 0
Out on Loan
8 Elliot Embleton AM England Durham (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25) Academy 1 July 2017 30 June 2025 92 11
12 Alex Bass GK England Eastleigh (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) Portsmouth 26 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 2 0
45 Joe Anderson CB England Stalybridge (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 23) Everton 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 4 0

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
14 June 2023 CB Australia Nectarios Triantis Australia Central Coast Mariners £300,000 [2][3]
14 June 2023 AM England Jobe Bellingham England Birmingham City Undisclosed [4][5]
18 June 2023 ST Portugal Luís Semedo Portugal Benfica Undisclosed [6]
23 June 2023 CB Netherlands Jenson Seelt Netherlands PSV Undisclosed [7][8]
27 July 2023 AM England Bradley Dack England Blackburn Rovers Free Transfer [9]
28 July 2023 ST Spain Eliezer Mayenda France Sochaux Undisclosed [10]
2 August 2023 GK England Nathan Bishop England Manchester United Undisclosed [11]
1 September 2023 ST Ukraine Nazariy Rusyn Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Undisclosed [12]
1 September 2023 RB France Timothée Pembélé France Paris Saint-Germain Undisclosed [13]
2 September 2023 AM France Adil Aouchiche France Lorient Undislosed [14]

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
29 June 2023 CB Australia Bailey Wright Singapore Lion City Sailors Mutual Consent [15][16]
30 June 2023 GK England Harrison Bond England Gateshead Released [17][18]
30 June 2023 DM England Will Cain United States Clemson Tigers Released [17][19]
30 June 2023 GK England Jacob Carney Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 AM England Will Dowling Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 CB England Cameron Jessup Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 RB Zimbabwe Ethan Kachosa Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 LB England Nathan Newall England Buxton Released [17][20]
30 June 2023 AM England Owen Robinson England Marine Released [17][21]
30 June 2023 RM England Louie Salkeld Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 CM England Thomas Scott England Banbury United Released [17][22]
30 June 2023 CM England Harrison Sohna Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 CB England Ben Williams Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 DM Northern Ireland Carl Winchester England Shrewsbury Town Released [17][23]
1 July 2023 SS Germany Leon Dajaku Croatia HNK Hajduk Split Undisclosed [24]
5 August 2023 RW France Isaac Lihadji Qatar Al-Duhail Undisclosed [25]
1 September 2023 RW United States Lynden Gooch England Stoke City Undisclosed [26]
1 September 2023 ST Scotland Ross Stewart England Southampton Undisclosed [27]
2 September 2023 CB England Danny Batth England Norwich City Undisclosed [28]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Until Ref
1 September 2023 ST England Mason Burstow England Chelsea End of Season [29]

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Until Ref
12 July 2023 GK England Alex Bass England AFC Wimbledon End of Season [30]
24 July 2023 CB England Joe Anderson England Shrewsbury Town End of Season [31]
1 September 2023 AM England Elliot Embleton England Derby County End of Season [32]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 20 February 2023, Sunderland announced a tour of the United States as part of their pre-season preparations, with friendlies against lower-league sides San Antonio FC and New Mexico United.[33] A third and final stateside friendly was announced a few days later, against North Carolina.[34] On May 18, the club confirmed a further two friendlies, against local sides Gateshead and South Shields.[35] In June, a sixth pre-season opposition was added, with a trip to Hartlepool United planned.[36] A home friendly against RCD Mallorca was also announced.[37]

8 July 2023 Friendly South Shields 3–4 Sunderland Jarrow
12:30 BST Blackett 26', 56'
Morse 80'
Report Semedo 48'
Clarke 61', 73'
Rigg 89'
Stadium: 1st Cloud Arena
8 July 2023 Friendly Gateshead 2–3 Sunderland Gateshead
16:00 BST Pani 20'
Campbell 23'
Report Neil 39'
Huggins 64'
Spellman 82'
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
15 July 2023 Friendly San Antonio FC 1–3 Sunderland San Antonio, United States
20:00 CST PC 25' Report Rigg 16'
Semedo 45'
Bennette 90'
Stadium: Toyota Field
Attendance: 8,328[38]
19 July 2023 Friendly New Mexico United 2–3 Sunderland Albuquerque, United States
19:00 MST Garvanian 88'
Zuleta 90+6' (pen.)
Report Ekwah 39'
Semedo 45+3'
Lihadji 67'
Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park
21 July 2023 Friendly North Carolina 2–4 Sunderland Cary, United States
19:00 EST Mentzingen 52'
Perez 59'
Report Matete 4'
Batth 15'
Roberts 44'
Clarke 45+2'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
29 July 2023 Friendly Sunderland 1–1 RCD Mallorca Sunderland
15:00 BST Semedo 3' Report Muriqi 47' Stadium: Stadium of Light
1 August 2023 Friendly Hartlepool United 5–2 Sunderland Hartlepool
19:00 BST Wreh 3'
Mancini 22', 23'
Dieseruvwe 74'
Grey 78'
Report Pritchard 13'
Bennette 64'
Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium
Attendance: 2,832 (away fans)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship Matchday 1 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 025.00
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 5 1 2 2 5 6 −1 020.00

Last updated: 26 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Millwall 46 16 11 19 45 55 −10 59
14 Swansea City 46 15 12 19 59 65 −6 57
15 Watford 46 13 17 16 61 61 0 56
16 Sunderland 46 16 8 22 52 54 −2 56
17 Stoke City 46 15 11 20 49 60 −11 56
18 Queens Park Rangers 46 15 11 20 47 58 −11 56
19 Blackburn Rovers 46 14 11 21 60 74 −14 53
Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[39]


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 1 1 2 4 5  −1 4 1 0 1 3 3  0 0 1 1 1 2  −1

Last updated: 26 August 2023.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456
GroundHAHAHA
ResultLLWDW
Position202115189
Updated to match(es) played on 2 September 2023. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[40]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 August 2023 1 Sunderland 1–2 Ipswich Town Sunderland
17:00 BST Hume Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 72'
Ballard Yellow card 80'
Neil 86'
Report Burns Yellow card 35'
Broadhead 45+1'
Hirst 53'
Hladký Yellow card 56'
Morsy Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 44,409 (1,995 away)
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Note: Live on Sky Sports
12 August 2023 2 Preston North End 2–1 Sunderland Preston
15:00 BST Keane 25' Yellow card 35'
Frøkjær-Jensen 59'
Browne Yellow card 90+4'
Potts Yellow card 90+5'
Report Clarke 31' (pen.)
Ballard Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 19,892 (5,706 away)
Referee: James Linington
19 August 2023 3 Sunderland 2–1 Rotherham United Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 40,688 (814 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
26 August 2023 4 Coventry City 0–0 Sunderland Coventry
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 25,714 (2,785 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
2 September 2023 5 Sunderland 5–0 Southampton Sunderland
12:30 BST Clarke 1'
Ekwah 7', 45'
Ba Yellow card 39'
O'Nien Yellow card 42'
Dack 48'
Rigg 90+5'
Report Mara Yellow card 35'
Adams Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 41,459
Referee: David Coote
16 September 2023 6 Queens Park Rangers v Sunderland Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Stadium: Loftus Road

FA Cup


  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home against Crewe Alexandra in the first round.[41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Sunderland 1–1
(3–5 p)
Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 10,763
Referee: Scott Oldham
Penalties

Player statistics

Appearance summary

As of match(es) played on 27 August 2023
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK England ENG Anthony Patterson 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK England ENG Nathan Bishop 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Defenders
2 DF Wales WAL Niall Huggins 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England ENG Dennis Cirkin 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Northern Ireland NIR Daniel Ballard 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF England ENG Danny Batth 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 DF Australia AUS Nectarios Triantis 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 DF Northern Ireland NIR Trai Hume 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 DF England ENG Zak Johnson 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
44 DF England ENG Ben Crompton 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
7 MF England ENG Jobe Bellingham 5 2 4+0 2 0+0 0 0+1 0
10 MF England ENG Patrick Roberts 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF United States USA Lynden Gooch 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 MF England ENG Luke O'Nien 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF France FRA Abdoullah Ba 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 MF England ENG Ellis Taylor 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF Costa Rica CRC Jewison Bennette 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
20 MF England ENG Jack Clarke 5 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
21 MF England ENG Alex Pritchard 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
24 MF England ENG Dan Neil 5 1 4+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 MF England ENG Chris Rigg 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
39 MF France FRA Pierre Ekwah 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
46 MF England ENG Bradley Dack 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW Portugal POR Luis Semedo 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals record

As of match(es) played on 27 August 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 7 England AM Jobe Bellingham 2 0 0 2
2 20 England LW Jack Clarke 1 0 0 1
24 England CM Dan Neil 1 0 0 1
31 England AM Chris Rigg 0 0 1 1
Total 4 0 1 5

Penalties record

As of match(es) played on 27 August 2023

Excludes penalties taken during Penalty shoot-outs.

Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total Conversion Ratio
Scored checkY Missed ☒N Scored checkY Missed ☒N Scored checkY Missed ☒N Scored checkY Missed ☒N
1 20 England LW Jack Clarke 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100%
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100%

Assists record

As of match(es) played on 27 August 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
1 3 England LB Dennis Cirkin 1 0 0 1
24 England CM Dan Neil 1 0 0 1
46 England AM Bradley Dack 1 0 0 1
Total 3 0 0 3

Disciplinary record

As of match(es) played on 27 August 2023
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 3 England LB Dennis Cirkin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 Northern Ireland CB Daniel Ballard 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 England AM Alex Pritchard 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
2 32 Northern Ireland RB Trai Hume 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 England CB Danny Batth 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
7 England AM Jobe Bellingham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 England CM Luke O'Nien 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 France AM Abdoullah Ba 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
19 Costa Rica LW Jewison Bennette 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
39 France CM Pierre Ekwah 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 8 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 12 1 0

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