D. Cirkin · career
Dennis Cirkin
Center Back · Sunderland · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 1 club — 121 appearances with 14 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at Sunderland — Season rating 47, 3 goals and 2 assists in 40 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 40 points at Sunderland. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (8 → 8). The gap to his peak is 39 Season points.
2025/26 was disrupted — 12 fixtures missed through injury or absence. Made the jump to a higher division in 2022/23 (Championship) and kept playing — 28 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 8 |
| 2024/25 | Sunderland | 40 | 3 | 2 | 71 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | Sunderland | 8 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Sunderland | 28 | 5 | 1 | 69 | 23 |
| 2021/22 | Sunderland | 37 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 35 |
| 2020/21 | Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Tottenham Hotspur U19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Tottenham Hotspur U18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Tottenham Hotspur U23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Tottenham Hotspur U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Tottenham Hotspur U18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
Honours
League Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 8 | 329 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
10 played11 unused sub12 injured15 not in squad· 539 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sevilla | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 21 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sporting CP | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Heart Of Midlothian | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Real Betis | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Augsburg | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Friendlies Clubs | H Rayo Vallecano | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Premier League | H West Ham | 3-0 | Wirst injury | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Premier League | A Burnley | 0-2 | Wirst injury | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Huddersfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | Premier League | H Brentford | 2-1 | Wirst injury | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Premier League | A Crystal Palace | 0-0 | Wirst injury | — | |||
| Sep 21 | Premier League | H Aston Villa | 1-1 | Wrist Injury | — | |||
| Sep 27 | Premier League | A Nottingham Forest | 1-0 | Wrist Injury | — | |||
| Oct 4 | Premier League | A Manchester United | 0-2 | Wrist Injury | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Premier League | H Wolves | 2-0 | Wrist Injury | — | |||
| Oct 25 | Premier League | A Chelsea | 2-1 | Wrist Injury | — | |||
| Nov 3 | Premier League | H Everton | 1-1 | Wrist Injury | — | |||
| Nov 8 | Premier League | H Arsenal | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Premier League | A Fulham | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | Premier League | H Bournemouth | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 3 | Premier League | A Liverpool | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Premier League | A Manchester City | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 14 | Premier League | H Newcastle | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Premier League | A Brighton | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Dec 28 | Premier League | H Leeds | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 1 | Premier League | H Manchester City | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 4 | Premier League | A Tottenham | 1-1 | Played | 59 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 7 | Premier League | A Brentford | 0-3 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 10 | FA Cup | A Everton | 1-1 | Played | 120 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 17 | Premier League | H Crystal Palace | 2-1 | Played | 2 | — | ||
| Jan 24 | Premier League | A West Ham | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 2 | Premier League | H Burnley | 3-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 7 | Premier League | A Arsenal | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 11 | Premier League | H Liverpool | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 15 | FA Cup | A Oxford United | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 22 | Premier League | H Fulham | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | Premier League | A Bournemouth | 1-1 | Injury | — | |||
| Mar 3 | Premier League | A Leeds | 1-0 | Injury | — | |||
| Mar 8 | FA Cup | A Port Vale | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Premier League | H Brighton | 0-1 | Played | 14 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 22 | Premier League | A Newcastle | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 12 | Premier League | H Tottenham | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 19 | Premier League | A Aston Villa | 3-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 24 | Premier League | H Nottingham Forest | 0-5 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | Premier League | A Wolves | 1-1 | Played | 18 | 6.7 | ||
| May 9 | Premier League | H Manchester United | 0-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 17 | Premier League | A Everton | 3-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 24 | Premier League | H Chelsea | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — |