Dennis Cirkin

Dennis Cirkin (born 6 April 2002) is an Irish-born English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championship club Sunderland. He is a youth international for England.

Dennis Cirkin
Personal information
Full name Dennis Cirkin
Date of birth (2002-04-06) 6 April 2002[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
0000–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Sunderland 68 (5)
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 23:03, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:43, 22:36, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

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]

International career

In November 2018, Cirkin was sent off for the England under-17 team in an away game against the Republic of Ireland.[8] 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.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 24 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2021–22[10] League One 34010303[lower-alpha 1]0410
2022–23[11] Championship 285000000285
2023–24[12] Championship 6000000060
Career total 685103030755
  1. Appearances in EFL League One Playoffs

Honours

Sunderland

References
  1. "Dennis Cirkin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  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. "Ireland U-17s lose to strong England side in Tallaght". RTÉ Sport. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  9. Veevers, Nicholas (6 September 2021). "Six at SGP for MU20s". England Football. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  10. "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  12. "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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