Dennis Cirkin
Personal information
Full name Dennis Cirkin
Date of birth (2002-04-06) 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
0000–2021 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)

Dennis Cirkin (born 6 April 2002) is an Irish-born English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championship club Sunderland. He is a youth international for England.

Club career

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]

International career

In 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

As of match played 4 November 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 2021–22[10] League One 34010303[lower-alpha 1]0410
2022–23[11] Championship 285000000285
2023–24[12] Championship 8000000080
Career total 705103030775
  1. ↑ Appearances in EFL League One Playoffs

Honours

Sunderland

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Ireland U-17s lose to strong England side in Tallaght". RTÉ Sport. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (6 September 2021). "Six at SGP for MU20s". England Football. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Games played by Dennis Cirkin in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Paddy, Chris (21 May 2022). "Sunderland 2–0 Wycombe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2022.


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