2023–24 Sunderland A.F.C. season

Sunderland
2023–24 season
Owner	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%); Juan Sartori (36%)
Chairman	Kyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coach	Tony Mowbray
Stadium	Stadium of Light
Championship	Pre-season
	← 2022–23 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.

Players

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Anthony Patterson	GK	North Shields	(2000-05-10) 10 May 2000 (age 24)	Academy	1 July 2018	—	30 June 2026	77	0
12	Alex Bass	GK	Eastleigh	(1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26)	Portsmouth	26 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025	2	0
44	Adam Richardson	GK		(2003-09-07) 7 September 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2026	0	0
Defenders
2	Niall Huggins	RB	York	(2000-12-18) 18 December 2000 (age 24)	Leeds United	20 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025	8	0
3	Dennis Cirkin	LB	Dublin	(2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22)	Tottenham Hotspur	11 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	69	5
5	Daniel Ballard	CB	Stevenage	(1999-09-22) 22 September 1999 (age 25)	Arsenal	1 July 2022	£2,000,000	30 June 2025	22	0
6	Danny Batth	CB	Dudley	(1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34)	Stoke City	18 January 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	54	1
26	Bailey Wright	CB	Melbourne	(1992-07-28) 28 July 1992 (age 32)	Bristol City	2 August 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	107	4
32	Trai Hume	RB	Ballymena	(2002-03-18) 18 March 2002 (age 22)	Linfield	4 January 2022	£200,000	30 June 2026	37	2
37	Ben Crompton	CB		(2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21)	Shrewsbury Town	22 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025	0	0
41	Zak Johnson	CB		(2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025	1	0
42	Aji Alese	CB	Islington	(2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)	West Ham United	15 July 2022	£500,000	30 June 2025	24	1
43	Connor Pye	RB		(2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20)	Morecambe	12 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	0	0
45	Joe Anderson	CB	Stalybridge	(2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 23)	Everton	31 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	4	0
48	Callum Wilson	RB		(2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 20)	Shrewsbury Town	22 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	0	0
Midfielders
4	Corry Evans	CM	Belfast	(1990-07-30) 30 July 1990 (age 34)	Blackburn Rovers	15 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	64	2
8	Elliot Embleton	AM	Durham	(1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25)	Academy	1 July 2017	—	30 June 2025	92	11
13	Luke O'Nien	DM	Hemel Hempstead	(1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30)	Wycombe Wanderers	30 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	221	18
17	Abdoullah Ba	CM	Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21)	Le Havre	31 August 2022	£850,000	30 June 2027	32	1
21	Alex Pritchard	AM	Orsett	(1993-05-03) 3 May 1993 (age 31)	Huddersfield Town	9 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	90	8
24	Dan Neil	CM	South Shields	(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2018	—	30 June 2026	104	6
27	Jay Matete	CM	Lambeth	(2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23)	Fleetwood Town	31 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	25	0
34	Caden Kelly	CM	Buncrana	(2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2024	2	0
36	Tom Chiabi	CM	London	(2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21)	Middlesbrough	12 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	0	0
39	Pierre Ekwah	DM	Massy	(2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22)	West Ham United	23 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2027	19	0
Forwards
7	Leon Dajaku	SS	Waiblingen	(2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 23)	Union Berlin	1 July 2022	£750,000	30 June 2024	36	4
10	Patrick Roberts	RW	Kingston upon Thames	(1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 27)	Manchester City	21 January 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024	65	7
11	Lynden Gooch	RW	Santa Cruz	(1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 29)	Academy	1 July 2012	—	30 June 2024	245	25
14	Ross Stewart	ST	Irvine	(1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28)	Ross County	31 January 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	81	40
18	Ellis Taylor	LW	Hartlepool	(2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2024	4	0
19	Jewison Bennette	LW	Heredia	(2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20)	Herediano	25 August 2022	£1,000,000	30 June 2026	18	2
20	Jack Clarke	LW	York	(2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 24)	Tottenham Hotspur	9 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2026	70	12
22	Isaac Lihadji	RW	Marseille	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22)	Lille	26 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025	6	0
23	Jack Diamond	LW	Gateshead	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)	Academy	1 July 2018	—	30 June 2024	45	2
47	Max Thompson	RW	Macclesfield	(2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22)	Burnley	22 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024	0	0
	Timur Tuterov	ST	Bakhchysarai	(2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19)	Kolos Kovalivka	6 April 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025	0	0

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
8 June 2023	CB	Nectarios Triantis	Central Coast Mariners	Undisclosed

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	GK	Harrison Bond	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	DM	Will Cain	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	GK	Jacob Carney	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	AM	Will Dowling	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CB	Cameron Jessup	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	RB	Ethan Kachosa	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	LB	Nathan Newall	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	AM	Owen Robinson	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	RM	Louie Salkeld	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CM	Thomas Scott	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CM	Harrison Sohna	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CB	Ben Williams	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	DM	Carl Winchester	Free agent	Released	^[2]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Fee	Ref

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

On 20 February 2023, Sunderland announced a pre-season tour to the USA as part of their pre-season preparations, with friendlies against San Antonio and New Mexico United.^[3] A third and final stateside friendly was announced a few days later, against North Carolina.^[4] On May 18, the club confirmed a further two friendlies, against local sides Gateshead and South Shields.^[5] In June, a fifth pre-season opposition was added, with a trip to Hartlepool United planned.^[6]

8 July 2023 Friendly	South Shields	v	Sunderland	Jarrow
12:30 BST				Stadium: 1st Cloud Arena

8 July 2023 Friendly	Gateshead	v	Sunderland	Gateshead
16:00 BST				Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium

15 July 2023 Friendly	San Antonio	v	Sunderland	San Antonio, United States
20:00 CST				Stadium: Toyota Field

19 July 2023 Friendly	New Mexico United	v	Sunderland	Albuquerque, United States
19:00 MST				Stadium: Rio Grande Credit Union Field at Isotopes Park

21 July 2023 Friendly	North Carolina	v	Sunderland	Cary, United States
19:00 EST				Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

1 August 2023 Friendly	Hartlepool United	v	Sunderland	Hartlepool
19:00 BST				Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Record
Competition	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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)^[7]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

References

^ "Club Statement: 27 May 2023". Sunderland AFC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ "Pre-Season 2023: USA tour confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
^ "Pre Season 2023: SAFC to face North Carolina FC on USA tour". Sunderland AFC. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Lads to take on Gateshead & South Shields". Sunderland AFC. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "Hartlepool United friendly tie confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[1] "Club Statement: 27 May 2023". Sunderland AFC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

[RetainedList-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "Retained list confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[3] "Pre-Season 2023: USA tour confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

[4] "Pre Season 2023: SAFC to face North Carolina FC on USA tour". Sunderland AFC. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[5] "Lads to take on Gateshead & South Shields". Sunderland AFC. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.

[6] "Hartlepool United friendly tie confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-7] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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