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 represents England at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Cirkin | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| –2021 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Sunderland | 70 | (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 16:30, 4 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:43, 22:36, 7 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editCirkin 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.
International career
editIn 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
edit- As of match played 4 November 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 2021–22[10] | League One | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| 2022–23[11] | Championship | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2023–24[12] | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Career total | 70 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 5 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL League One Playoffs
Honours
editSunderland
References
edit- ^ a b "Dennis Cirkin". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Fennessy, Paul (15 January 2020). "The 17-year-old Dublin-born player who made the Spurs bench last night". The42. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Dennis Cirkin profile". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Archived from the original on 14 November 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Cirkin makes Sunderland transfer". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Dennis Cirkin: Sunderland sign defender from Tottenham Hotspur". BBC Sport. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ "Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Ireland U-17s lose to strong England side in Tallaght". RTÉ Sport. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (6 September 2021). "Six at SGP for MU20s". England Football. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
- ^ Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
External links
edit- Dennis Cirkin at Soccerway
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