| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Cirkin [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 2002 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sunderland | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sunderland | 106 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | England U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | England U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:07, 3 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
Dennis Cirkin (born 6 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Sunderland. Born in Ireland, he has represented England at youth level.
Cirkin was born in Dublin, Ireland to parents from Latvia and the family then moved to London when he was three years old. [3] His father is of Azerbaijani-Turkish descent from Hatay, Turkey. [4] He attended Wanstead High School while signed to the Tottenham Hotspur academy. [5] On 11 August 2021, Cirkin joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. [6] [7] On 14 August 2021, Cirkin made his debut for Sunderland in an away game against Milton Keynes Dons which Sunderland won 2–1. [8] [9] On 15 October 2022, he scored his first professional goal for Sunderland in a 2-1 home win against Wigan Athletic. In November 2024, the club announced that Cirkin was unavailable to play against Millwall after having surgery on his wrist. [10]
In November 2018, Cirkin was sent off for the England under-17 team in an away game against the Republic of Ireland. [11] Having represented England at U16, U17 and U18 level, Cirkin made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park on 6 September 2021. [12]
On 14 March 2025 Cirkin received his first call up to the England U21 squad however a hamstring injury sustained in a match against Coventry City forced him to withdraw. [13] On 23 May 2025, he was called up to Lee Carsley's squad for the second time for the U21 European Championship, but he had to withdraw again due to a "medical issue". [14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2021–22 [15] | League One | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [16] | Championship | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 [17] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 [18] | Championship | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [b] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| Career total | 106 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 116 | 8 | ||
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