Dennis Cirkin

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Dennis Cirkin
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-Back
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 3
Youth career
–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Sunderland 95 (7)
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, correct as of 17:08, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:43, 22:36, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Dennis Cirkin (born 6 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Sunderland. Born in Ireland, he has represented England at youth level.

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Club career

Cirkin was born in Dublin, Ireland to parents from Latvia and the family then moved to London when he was three years old. [2] He attended Wanstead High School while signed to the Tottenham Hotspur academy. [3] On 11 August 2021, Cirkin joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. [4] [5] On 14 August 2021, Cirkin made his debut for Sunderland in an away game against Milton Keynes Dons which Sunderland won 2–1. [6] [7] 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. [8]

International career

In November 2018, Cirkin was sent off for the England under-17 team in an away game against the Republic of Ireland. [9] 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. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2021–22 [11] League One 34010303 [a] 0410
2022–23 [12] Championship 285000000285
2023–24 [13] Championship8000000080
2024–25 [14] Championship2520000—252
Career total9571030301027
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL League One Playoffs

Honours

Sunderland

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References

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  2. ↑ Fennessy, Paul (15 January 2020). "The 17-year-old Dublin-born player who made the Spurs bench last night". The42. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Dennis Cirkin profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "Cirkin makes Sunderland transfer". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Dennis Cirkin: Sunderland sign defender from Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Hunter, James (15 August 2021). "Dennis Cirkin's debut proves Sunderland transfer market patience has paid off, says Lee Johnson". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Millwall 1-1 Sunderland: Substitute Femi Azeez scores added-time equaliser for Lions". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Ireland U-17s lose to strong England side in Tallaght". RTÉ Sport. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (6 September 2021). "Six at SGP for MU20s". England Football. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  15. ↑ Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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