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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
0000–2021 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Sunderland 86 (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 15:42, 7 December 2024 (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.

Club career

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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

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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

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As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sunderland 2021–22[11] League One 34 0 1 0 3 0 3[a] 0 41 0
2022–23[12] Championship 28 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5
2023–24[13] Championship 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2024–25[14] Championship 16 2 0 0 0 0 — 16 2
Career total 86 7 1 0 3 0 3 0 93 7
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL League One Playoffs

Honours

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Sunderland

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "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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