Dennis Cirkin

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Dennis Cirkin, the English defender, made 129 appearances for Sunderland. He found the net 9 times, averaging 0.07 goals per game. His most prolific season in our data was 2022-23, with 5 goals. In our match data he features from 2021 to 2026. More of his recorded appearances came under Lee Johnson than any other manager — 60 in all. Among the bigger results he featured in was a 5-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday at home in 2021. He lined up alongside Dan Neil more than any other team-mate in our data, the two starting 79 games together. Across 124 matches we hold detailed data for, his average match rating is 6.86.

Figures are from our match-by-match data, densest from 2010 onward.
Dennis Cirkin

Dennis Cirkin ( Latvian : Denniss Cirkins , born 6 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back . Born in Ireland, he has represented England at youth level. — Wikipedia

Position
DF
Nationality
England
Birthplace
Dublin
Born
6 Apr 2002
Height
182 cm
Weight
78 kg
Club Legend Score
—
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Match record (2010–present)
129
Appearances
9
Goals
32
Yellow cards
1
Red cards

By Season

Goals per season across 5 seasonsgoals per season
SeasonAppsGoalsMins
2025-26100539
2024-254143,049
2023-2480502
2022-232951,854
2021-224103,234

Appearances counted as matches started or come on as substitute.

Goals scored in

8
2024-25Sunderland2–2Watford8 Feb 20252024-25Sunderland2–2Coventry City9 Nov 20242024-25Sunderland4–0Sheffield Wednesday18 Aug 20242024-25Sunderland2–2Marseille3 Aug 20242022-23Sunderland2–1West Brom23 Apr 20232022-23Sunderland1–0Cardiff City10 Apr 20232022-23Sunderland1–1Millwall4 Feb 20232022-23Sunderland2–1Wigan Athletic15 Oct 2022

Appearances

144
2025-26Sub2–1Chelsea24 May 20262025-26Sub3–1Everton17 May 20262025-26Sub0–0Manchester United9 May 20262025-26Sub1–1Wolves2 May 20262025-26Sub0–5Nottingham Forest FC24 Apr 20262025-26Sub3–4Aston Villa19 Apr 20262025-26Sub1–0Tottenham Hotspur12 Apr 20262025-26Sub2–1Newcastle22 Mar 20262025-26Sub0–1Brighton14 Mar 20262025-26Start1–0Oxford United15 Feb 20262025-26Sub0–1Liverpool11 Feb 20262025-26Sub0–3Arsenal7 Feb 20262025-26Sub3–0Burnley2 Feb 20262025-26Sub1–3West Ham United24 Jan 20262025-26Sub2–1Crystal Palace17 Jan 20262025-26Start1–1Everton10 Jan 20262025-26Sub0–3Brentford FC7 Jan 20262025-26Start1–1Tottenham Hotspur4 Jan 20262025-26Start0–0Manchester City1 Jan 20262025-26Start1–1Leeds United28 Dec 20252025-26Sub0–0Brighton20 Dec 20252024-25Start2–1Sheffield United24 May 20252024-25Start1–1Coventry City13 May 20252024-25Start2–1Coventry City9 May 20252024-25Start0–1QPR3 May 20252024-25Sub0–2Oxford United26 Apr 20252024-25Start0–3Coventry City15 Mar 20252024-25Start1–1Preston North End11 Mar 20252024-25Sub2–1Cardiff City8 Mar 20252024-25Sub2–1Sheffield Wednesday28 Feb 20252024-25Start0–1Hull City22 Feb 20252024-25Start1–2Leeds United17 Feb 20252024-25Start2–0Luton Town12 Feb 20252024-25Start2–2Watford8 Feb 20252024-25Start3–2Middlesbrough3 Feb 20252024-25Start2–2Plymouth Argyle25 Jan 20252024-25Start1–0Derby County21 Jan 20252024-25Start0–0Burnley17 Jan 20252024-25Sub1–0Portsmouth5 Jan 20252024-25Sub2–1Sheffield United1 Jan 20252024-25Start0–1Stoke City29 Dec 20242024-25Start2–2Blackburn Rovers26 Dec 20242024-25Start2–1Norwich City21 Dec 20242024-25Start3–2Swansea Town14 Dec 20242024-25Sub1–1Bristol City10 Dec 20242024-25Sub2–1Stoke City7 Dec 20242024-25Start2–2Coventry City9 Nov 20242024-25Start0–0Preston North End6 Nov 20242024-25Start0–0QPR2 Nov 20242024-25Start2–0Oxford United26 Oct 20242024-25Start2–1Luton Town23 Oct 20242024-25Start1–0Hull City20 Oct 20242024-25Start2–2Leeds United4 Oct 20242024-25Start2–0Derby County1 Oct 20242024-25Start1–2Watford28 Sept 20242024-25Start1–0Middlesbrough21 Sept 20242024-25Start2–3Plymouth Argyle14 Sept 20242024-25Start3–1Portsmouth31 Aug 20242024-25Start1–0Burnley24 Aug 20242024-25Start4–0Sheffield Wednesday18 Aug 20242024-25Start2–0Cardiff City10 Aug 20242024-25Start1–1Nottingham Forest FC19 Jul 20242023-24Sub0–0Swansea Town4 Nov 20232023-24Sub3–1Norwich City28 Oct 20232023-24Sub0–1Leicester24 Oct 20232023-24Start5–0Southampton2 Sept 20232023-24Start0–0Coventry City26 Aug 20232023-24Start2–1Rotherham United19 Aug 20232023-24Start1–2Preston North End12 Aug 20232023-24Start1–2Ipswich Town6 Aug 20232022-23Start3–0Preston North End8 May 20232022-23Start2–2Watford29 Apr 20232022-23Start2–1West Brom23 Apr 20232022-23Start2–1Birmingham City15 Apr 20232022-23Start1–0Cardiff City10 Apr 20232022-23Sub4–4Hull City7 Apr 20232022-23Sub0–0Burnley31 Mar 20232022-23Start1–2Rotherham United21 Feb 20232022-23Sub1–1Bristol City18 Feb 20232022-23Sub3–0QPR14 Feb 20232022-23Sub1–1Millwall4 Feb 20232022-23Start2–1Blackburn Rovers26 Dec 20222022-23Sub1–1Hull City17 Dec 20222022-23Sub1–2West Brom12 Dec 20222022-23Sub3–0Millwall3 Dec 20222022-23Start0–1Cardiff City5 Nov 20222022-23Start2–0Huddersfield Town2 Nov 20222022-23Start1–1Luton Town29 Oct 20222022-23Start2–4Burnley22 Oct 20222022-23Start0–2Blackburn Rovers18 Oct 20222022-23Start2–1Wigan Athletic15 Oct 20222022-23Sub1–2Swansea Town8 Oct 20222022-23Start0–1Middlesbrough5 Sept 20222022-23Start3–0Rotherham United31 Aug 20222022-23Start0–1Norwich City27 Aug 20222022-23Start1–0Stoke City20 Aug 20222022-23Start1–2Sheffield United17 Aug 20222022-23Start2–2QPR13 Aug 20222022-23Sub0–2Sheffield Wednesday10 Aug 20222022-23Start3–2Bristol City6 Aug 20222022-23Start1–1Coventry City31 Jul 20222022-23Start0–2AS Roma13 Jul 20222021-22Start2–0Wycombe21 May 20222021-22Start1–1Sheffield Wednesday9 May 20222021-22Start1–0Sheffield Wednesday6 May 20222021-22Start0–0Plymouth Argyle18 Apr 20222021-22Start3–2Shrewsbury Town15 Apr 20222021-22Start2–1Oxford United9 Apr 20222021-22Start1–0Gillingham2 Apr 20222021-22Start0–0Lincoln City19 Mar 20222021-22Start2–0Crewe12 Mar 20222021-22Start3–1Fleetwood Town8 Mar 20222021-22Start0–0Charlton Athletic5 Mar 20222021-22Start3–0Wigan Athletic26 Feb 20222021-22Start1–1Burton22 Feb 20222021-22Start1–2Milton Keynes Dons19 Feb 20222021-22Start1–1AFC Wimbledon12 Feb 20222021-22Start1–2Cheltenham8 Feb 20222021-22Start1–2Doncaster Rovers5 Feb 20222021-22Start0–6Bolton Wanderers29 Jan 20222021-22Start1–0Portsmouth22 Jan 20222021-22Start1–1Accrington15 Jan 20222021-22Start1–3Lincoln City11 Jan 20222021-22Start3–3Wycombe8 Jan 20222021-22Sub5–0Sheffield Wednesday30 Dec 20212021-22Sub3–0Doncaster Rovers27 Dec 20212021-22Sub1–5Arsenal21 Dec 20212021-22Start0–1Mansfield Town6 Nov 20212021-22Start0–3Sheffield Wednesday2 Nov 20212021-22Start1–5Rotherham United30 Oct 20212021-22Sub0–0QPR26 Oct 20212021-22Start0–1Charlton Athletic23 Oct 20212021-22Start4–0Crewe19 Oct 20212021-22Start2–1Gillingham16 Oct 20212021-22Start0–4Portsmouth2 Oct 20212021-22Start1–0Bolton Wanderers25 Sept 20212021-22Start2–0Wigan Athletic21 Sept 20212021-22Start2–2Fleetwood Town18 Sept 20212021-22Start2–1Accrington11 Sept 20212021-22Start3–1Wycombe28 Aug 20212021-22Start3–2Blackpool24 Aug 20212021-22Sub1–0AFC Wimbledon21 Aug 20212021-22Start0–1Burton17 Aug 20212021-22Start2–1Milton Keynes Dons14 Aug 2021

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