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Sunderland
2023–24 season
OwnerKyril Louis-Dreyfus (64%)
Juan Sartori (36%)[1]
ChairmanKyril Louis-Dreyfus
Head coachTony Mowbray
StadiumStadium of Light
ChampionshipPre-season
FA CupThird round
EFL CupSecond round
← 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 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 77 0
12 Alex Bass GK England Eastleigh (1998-04-01) 1 April 1998 (age 26) Portsmouth 26 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 2 0
44 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 8 0
3 Dennis Cirkin LB England Dublin (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) Tottenham Hotspur 11 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 69 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 2025 22 0
6 Danny Batth CB England Dudley (1990-09-21) 21 September 1990 (age 34) Stoke City 18 January 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024 54 1
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 0 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 37 2
37 Ben Crompton CB England (2003-12-17) 17 December 2003 (age 21) Shrewsbury Town 22 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025 0 0
41 Zak Johnson RB England (2004-07-30) 30 July 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2025 1 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
43 Connor Pye LB England (2004-02-14) 14 February 2004 (age 20) Morecambe 12 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 0 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
48 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
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 0 0
8 Elliot Embleton AM England Durham (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25) Academy 1 July 2017 — 30 June 2025 92 11
13 Luke O'Nien DM England Hemel Hempstead (1994-11-21) 21 November 1994 (age 30) Wycombe Wanderers 30 July 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 221 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 32 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 90 8
24 Dan Neil CM England South Shields (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2018 — 30 June 2026 104 6
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
34 Caden Kelly CM England Buncrana (2003-11-20) 20 November 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2024 2 0
36 Tom Chiabi CM Zambia London (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 21) Middlesbrough 12 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 0 0
39 Pierre Ekwah DM France Massy (2002-01-15) 15 January 2002 (age 22) West Ham United 23 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2027 19 0
Forwards
9 Luís Semedo ST Portugal Lisbon (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 21) Benfica 18 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 0 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 65 7
11 Lynden Gooch RW United States Santa Cruz (1995-12-24) 24 December 1995 (age 29) Academy 1 July 2012 — 30 June 2024 245 25
14 Ross Stewart ST Scotland Irvine (1996-07-11) 11 July 1996 (age 28) Ross County 31 January 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 81 40
18 Ellis Taylor LW England Hartlepool (2003-04-14) 14 April 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2024 4 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 18 2
20 Jack Clarke LW England York (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 24) Tottenham Hotspur 9 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026 70 12
22 Isaac Lihadji RW France Marseille (2002-04-10) 10 April 2002 (age 22) Lille 26 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 6 0
47 Max Thompson ST England Macclesfield (2002-02-09) 9 February 2002 (age 22) Burnley 22 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 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
Jack Diamond LW England Gateshead (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24) Academy 1 July 2018 — 30 June 2024 45 2

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]

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
29 June 2023 CB Australia Bailey Wright Singapore Lion City Sailors Mutual Consent [9][10]
30 June 2023 GK England Harrison Bond Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 DM England Will Cain Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 GK England Jacob Carney Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 AM England Will Dowling Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 CB England Cameron Jessup Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 RB Zimbabwe Ethan Kachosa Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 LB England Nathan Newall England Buxton Released [11]
30 June 2023 AM England Owen Robinson England Marine Released [11]
30 June 2023 RM England Louie Salkeld Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 CM England Thomas Scott Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 CM England Harrison Sohna Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 CB England Ben Williams Free agent Released [11]
30 June 2023 DM Northern Ireland Carl Winchester England Shrewsbury Town Released [11][12]
1 July 2023 SS Germany Leon Dajaku Croatia HNK Hajduk Split Undisclosed [13]

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.[14] A third and final stateside friendly was announced a few days later, against North Carolina.[15] On May 18, the club confirmed a further two friendlies, against local sides Gateshead and South Shields.[16] In June, a sixth pre-season opposition was added, with a trip to Hartlepool United planned.[17] A home friendly against RCD Mallorca was also announced.[18]

8 July 2023 Friendly South Shields 3–4 Sunderland Jarrow
12:30 BST Blackett 26', 56'
Morse 80'		 Report Hemir 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 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
29 July 2023 Friendly Sunderland v RCD Mallorca Sunderland
15:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
1 August 2023 Friendly Hartlepool United v Sunderland Hartlepool
19:00 BST Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
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

Main article: 2023–24 EFL 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)[19]


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

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.[20]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

6 August 2023 1 Sunderland v Ipswich Town Sunderland
17:00 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Live on Sky Sports

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup


  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Sunderland were drawn at home against Crewe Alexandra in the first round.[21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Sunderland v Crewe Alexandra Sunderland
19:45 BST Stadium: Stadium of Light

References

  1. ^ "Club Statement: 27 May 2023". Sunderland AFC. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. ^ "SAFC reach agreement for Nectarios Triantis". Sunderland AFC. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Nectarios Triantis: Sunderland complete signing of Australian defender". British Broadcasting Corporation. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ "SAFC reach agreement for Jobe Bellingham". Sunderland AFC. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Jobe Bellingham signs long-term contract". Sunderland AFC. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Luis Hemir Silva Semedo joins SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 18 June 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Jenson Seelt heads to Wearside". Sunderland AFC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Jenson Seelt signs for SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Bailey Wright leaves SAFC". Sunderland AFC. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Bailey Wright: From Wembley to the World Cup, and now a Sailor". Lincoln City Sailors FC. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Carl Winchester completes permanent move to Salop!". Shrewsbury Town FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Dajaku departs for HNK Hajduk Split". Sunderland AFC. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  14. ^ "Pre-Season 2023: USA tour confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  15. ^ "Pre Season 2023: SAFC to face North Carolina FC on USA tour". Sunderland AFC. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  16. ^ "Lads to take on Gateshead & South Shields". Sunderland AFC. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Hartlepool United friendly tie confirmed". Sunderland AFC. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  18. ^ "Lads to play RCD Mallorca". Sunderland AFC. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  19. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  20. ^ "2023-24 Sky Bet Championship fixtures". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  21. ^ "Lads host Crewe in first round". Sunderland AFC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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