Transfers

Ins & outs (2002–present)

A record of 930 Sunderland transfers from 2002 to the present — 491 in and 439 out. The breakdown below covers loan and permanent deals and the clubs Sunderland trade with most. Transfer fees aren't systematically recorded in our source, so this focuses on movement and destinations rather than spend; where a fee is known it's shown against that move.

930

Total moves

491

Arrivals

439

Departures

Arrivals & departures by year

InOut

Deal types

Loan

339

Permanent

241

Free

137

Undisclosed

213

Signed most from

Everton18 signings

Manchester United16 signings

Liverpool10 signings

Tottenham Hotspur10 signings

Manchester City10 signings

Tottenham7 signings

Sold most to

Hartlepool11 departures

Hartlepool United10 departures

Gateshead9 departures

Boston United8 departures

Shrewsbury6 departures

Shrewsbury Town6 departures

Most recent

INTimothée Pembélé · Sunderland · Free agentDefender · France · 8 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INThomas Meunier · Lille · Free agentDefender · Belgium2026

OUTEliezer Mayenda · Rennes · TransferForward · Spain · 68 apps, 12 goals for SAFC2026

OUTMatthew Young · Huddersfield · LoanGoalkeeper · England2026

OUTZak Johnson · York · TransferDefender · United Kingdom · 4 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

OUTHarrison Jones · Peterborough · TransferMidfielder · United Kingdom · 7 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

OUTMilan Aleksić · FK Partizan · LoanForward · Serbia · 9 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

OUTNazariy Rusyn · Karpaty · Free agentForward · Ukraine · 29 apps, 2 goals for SAFC2026

OUTDan Neil · Rangers · Free agentMidfielder · United Kingdom · 201 apps, 12 goals for SAFC2026

INArthur Masuaku · Lens · Return from loanCongo DR · 3 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INNazariy Rusyn · Arka Gdynia · Return from loanForward · Ukraine · 29 apps, 2 goals for SAFC2026

INAji Alese · Portsmouth · Return from loanEngland · 41 apps, 1 goals for SAFC2026

OUTNiall Huggins · Huggins Niall · Free agentDefender · Wales · 25 apps, 1 goals for SAFC2026

OUTZak Johnson · York · TransferDefender · United Kingdom · 4 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

OUTDan Neil · Rangers · Free agentMidfielder · United Kingdom · 201 apps, 12 goals for SAFC2026

INNiall Huggins · Wycombe · Return from loanDefender · Wales · 25 apps, 1 goals for SAFC2026

INDan Neil · Ipswich · Return from loanMidfielder · United Kingdom · 201 apps, 12 goals for SAFC2026

INSimon Adingra · Monaco · Return from loanForward · Ivory Coast · 15 apps, 1 goals for SAFC2026

Arrivals

INTimothée Pembélé · Sunderland · Free agentDefender · France · 8 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INThomas Meunier · Lille · Free agentDefender · Belgium2026

INTimothée Pembélé · Sunderland · Free agentDefender · France · 8 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INThomas Meunier · Lille · Free agentDefender · Belgium2026

INArthur Masuaku · Lens · Return from loanCongo DR · 3 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INLuís Semedo · Moreirense · Return from loanForward · Portugal · 24 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INDan Neil · Ipswich · Return from loanMidfielder · United Kingdom · 201 apps, 12 goals for SAFC2026

INT. Tuterov · Exeter City · Return from loan2026

INAji Alese · Portsmouth · Return from loanEngland · 41 apps, 1 goals for SAFC2026

INNazariy Rusyn · Arka Gdynia · Return from loanForward · Ukraine · 29 apps, 2 goals for SAFC2026

INSimon Adingra · Monaco · Return from loanForward · Ivory Coast · 15 apps, 1 goals for SAFC2026

INNiall Huggins · Wycombe · Return from loanDefender · Wales · 25 apps, 1 goals for SAFC2026

INAnthony Patterson · Millwall · Return from loanGoalkeeper · England · 143 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INTimothée Pembélé · Le Havre · Return from loanDefender · France · 8 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INJenson Seelt · VfL Wolfsburg · Return from loanDefender · Netherlands · 26 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INTrey Samuel-Ogunsuyi · Shrewsbury · Return from loanForward · Belgium · 1 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INMatthew Young · Salford City · Return from loanGoalkeeper · England2026

INOliver Bainbridge · South Shields · Return from loanDefender · England2026

INAlan Browne · Middlesbrough · Return from loanRepublic of Ireland · 29 apps, 1 goals for SAFC2026

INZak Johnson · York · Return from loanDefender · United Kingdom · 4 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INLeo Hjelde · Sheffield Utd · Return from loanNorway · 28 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INF. Geragusian · Sunderland · RaiseForward2026

INNilson Angulo · Anderlecht · TransferForward · Ecuador · 8 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INMelker Ellborg · Malmo FF · TransferGoalkeeper · Sweden · 3 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INAdil Aouchiche · Aberdeen · Return from loanMidfielder · France · 38 apps, 2 goals for SAFC2026

INMelker Ellborg · Malmo FF · TransferGoalkeeper · Sweden · 3 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INMilan Aleksić · Cracovia Krakow · Return from loanForward · Serbia · 9 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INMilan Aleksić · Cracovia · Return from loanForward · Serbia · 9 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INJocelin Ta Bi · Netanya · TransferForward · 1 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026

INJocelin Ta Bi · Maccabi Netanya · TransferForward · 1 apps, 0 goals for SAFC2026