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SunderlandTeam stats

Explore the people, payroll and history behind the team.

← Team profile
Squad players25Primary and secondary team assignments
Average age25.625 recorded birth dates
Team honours7Distinct recorded honour / season pairs
Recent managers9Since 2016, including current managers

THE SQUAD

Who makes up the team?

1 staff records excluded from player metrics.

Recorded ethnicity

24 of 25 players have a recorded value. No values are inferred.

Recorded ethnicity distributionWhite: 11 (44%)Black: 10 (40%)Hispanic: 2 (8%)Arabic: 1 (4%)Unknown: 1 (4%)25PLAYERS
  • White1144%
  • Black1040%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Arabic14%
  • Unknown14%

Nationality

Recorded nationalities across the current squad.

Nationality distributionEngland: 5 (20%)France: 4 (16%)The Netherlands: 2 (8%)Northern Ireland: 2 (8%)Ireland: 1 (4%)Morocco: 1 (4%)Switzerland: 1 (4%)Senegal: 1 (4%)Other: 8 (32%)25PLAYERS
  • England520%
  • France416%
  • The Netherlands28%
  • Northern Ireland28%
  • Ireland14%
  • Morocco14%
  • Switzerland14%
  • Senegal14%
  • Other832%

Age profile

Age today, grouped into career stages.

Under 212
21–2411
25–285
29–325
33+2
Unknown0

Positions

The 12 most common recorded positions.

Centre-Back5
Midfielder3
Central Midfield3
Goalkeeper3
Centre-Forward2
Right-Back2
Attacking Midfield1
Right Winger1
Defender1
Defensive Midfield1
Winger1
Left Wing1

THE PAYROLL

Wages at a glance

25 of 25 players have a recognised wage.

Annual wages as recorded on player profiles. Totals cover known wages only; currencies are kept separate, with no exchange-rate conversion. Contract-table wages are not included.

Known annual payroll · GBP£55,588,000 GBP
Average annual wage£2,223,520 GBP
Median annual wage£2,080,000 GBP

Highest individual wages · GBP

Top 15 of 25 players with a recorded GBP wage.

Granit Xhaka£5,720,000 GBP
Enzo Le Fée£5,200,000 GBP
Nordi Mukiele£5,200,000 GBP
Kevin Danso£3,640,000 GBP
Brian Brobbey£3,380,000 GBP
Omar Alderete£3,380,000 GBP
Danny Ballard£2,600,000 GBP
Habib Diarra£2,600,000 GBP
Reinildo Mandava£2,600,000 GBP
Trai Hume£2,340,000 GBP
Wilson Isidor£2,288,000 GBP
Chemsdine Talbi£2,080,000 GBP
Noah Sadiki£2,080,000 GBP
Chris Rigg£1,820,000 GBP
Robin Roefs£1,820,000 GBP

Payroll by position · GBP

Total annual wages by recorded position; 12 largest groups.

Centre-Back£11,440,000 GBP
Right-Back£7,540,000 GBP
Midfielder£6,760,000 GBP
Central Midfield£6,500,000 GBP
Defensive Midfield£5,720,000 GBP
Centre-Forward£5,668,000 GBP
Goalkeeper£3,120,000 GBP
Left-Back£2,600,000 GBP
Right Winger£2,080,000 GBP
Defender£1,560,000 GBP
Left Wing£1,560,000 GBP
Attacking Midfield£520,000 GBP
View all squad wages 25 players
Current squad wages, exactly as recorded
PlayerPositionAnnual wage
Abdoullah BaAttacking Midfield£520,000
Aji AleseCentre-Back£780,000
Alan BrowneMidfielder£780,000
Brian BrobbeyCentre-Forward£3,380,000
Chemsdine TalbiRight Winger£2,080,000
Chris RiggCentral Midfield£1,820,000
Danny BallardCentre-Back£2,600,000
Dayann MethalieDefender£1,560,000
Enzo Le FéeMidfielder£5,200,000
Granit XhakaDefensive Midfield£5,720,000
Habib DiarraCentral Midfield£2,600,000
Jocelin Ta BiWinger£520,000
Kevin DansoCentre-Back£3,640,000
Luke O'NienCentre-Back£1,040,000
Melker EllborgGoalkeeper£520,000
Nilson AnguloLeft Wing£1,560,000
Noah SadikiCentral Midfield£2,080,000
Nordi MukieleRight-Back£5,200,000
Omar AldereteCentre-Back£3,380,000
Reinildo MandavaLeft-Back£2,600,000
Robin RoefsGoalkeeper£1,820,000
Romaine MundleMidfielder£780,000
Simon MooreGoalkeeper£780,000
Trai HumeRight-Back£2,340,000
Wilson IsidorCentre-Forward£2,288,000

THE TROPHY CABINET

Honours & experience

Based on recorded honours; coverage may be incomplete.

Team honours by competition

Top 12 honours recorded for the club itself, without counting player medals again.

English Championship4
English FA Cup2
English EFL Trophy1

Honours through the seasons

The latest 15 seasons with recorded team honours.

1936-19371
1972-19731
1995-19961
1998-19991
2004-20051
2006-20071
2020-20211

Most decorated squad members

Top 12 players by recorded career honours, including honours won at other clubs and individual awards.

Granit Xhaka9
Nordi Mukiele6
Brian Brobbey2
Reinildo Mandava2
Simon Moore1
Kevin Danso1
Habib Diarra1
Noah Sadiki1

THE DUGOUT

Manager history

Recorded head managers, interim managers and head coaches since 2016.

Recorded manager arrivals

Start years from team-history records. Current managers without a recorded start year are excluded from this chart.

20161
20173
20181
20190
20201
20210
20221
20231
20240
20250
20260

Snapshot of currently assigned players, including secondary team assignments. Missing values are shown as unknown; charts reflect contributed records, not a complete audited squad or financial statement. Ages calculated on 12 November 2026.