Sunderland Squad Numbers: Every Premier League Shirt

By Martin Graham · 1 min read

Sunderland squad numbers during their Premier League era: 1996–97 to 2026-27. Each season’s squad list includes the shirt numbers worn by Sunderland players during their time in the Premier League. Explore our interactive table to view every Sunderland kit number by season, and browse complete Premier League Squad Numbers lists for all clubs

Sunderland FC Premier League Player’s Squad Numbers 1996-97 to 2026-27

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#	1996-97	1999-2000	2000-01	2001-02	2002-03	2005-06	2007-08	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2025-26	2026-27	#
1	Tony Coton	Thomas Sørensen	Thomas Sørensen	Thomas Sørensen	Thomas Sørensen	Kelvin Davis	Craig Gordon	Craig Gordon	Craig Gordon	Craig Gordon	Craig Gordon			Costel Pantilimon	Costel Pantilimon	Vito Mannone	Anthony Patterson (L)		1
2	Dariusz Kubicki	Chris Makin	Patrice Carteron	Bernt Haas	Stephen Wright	Stephen Wright		Phillip Bardsley	Phillip Bardsley	Phillip Bardsley	Phillip Bardsley	Phillip Bardsley		Billy Jones	Billy Jones	Billy Jones	Niall Huggins (L)		2
3	Martin Scott	Michael Gray	Michael Gray	Michael Gray	Michael Gray	George McCartney	Ian Harte	George McCartney	George McCartney	Kieran Richardson	Asamoah Gyan / Wayne Bridge	Danny Rose		Patrick van Aanholt	Patrick van Aanholt	Patrick van Aanholt	Dennis Cirkin		3
4	Paul Bracewell	Kevin Kilbane	Don Hutchison	Claudio Reyna	Claudio Reyna	Rory Delap	Dickson Etuhu	Teemu Tainio	Michael Turner	Michael Turner	Michael Turner	Alfred N'Diaye		Liam Bridcutt	Liam Bridcutt	Younès Kaboul	Dan Neil (L)		4
5	Kevin Ball	Steve Bould		Stanislav Varga	Phil Babb	Gary Breen	Nyron Nosworthy	Nyron Nosworthy	Anton Ferdinand	John Mensah	Wes Brown	Wes Brown	Wes Brown	Wes Brown	Wes Brown	Papy Djilobodji	Daniel Ballard	Daniel Ballard	5
6	Andy Melville	Paul Butler		Emerson Thome	Emerson Thome	Stephen Caldwell	Paul McShane	Dean Whitehead	Alan Hutton	Lee Cattermole	Lee Cattermole	Lee Cattermole	Cabral	Lee Cattermole	Lee Cattermole	Lee Cattermole	Lutsharel Geertruida		6
7	Michael Gray	Nicky Summerbee		Patrick Mboma	Matthew Piper	Liam Lawrence	Carlos Edwards	Carlos Edwards	Boudewijn Zenden	Boudewijn Zenden	Sebastian Larsson	Sebastian Larsson	Sebastian Larsson	Sebastian Larsson	Sebastian Larsson	Sebastian Larsson	Chemsdine Talbi	Chemsdine Talbi	7
8	Richard Ord	Thomas Helmer	Gavin McCann	Gavin McCann	Gavin McCann	Dean Whitehead	Dean Whitehead	Steed Malbranque	Steed Malbranque	Steed Malbranque	Craig Gardner	Craig Gardner	Craig Gardner	Jack Rodwell	Jack Rodwell	Jack Rodwell	Alan Browne (L)	Alan Browne	8
9	Craig Russell	Niall Quinn	Niall Quinn	Niall Quinn	Tore Andre Flo	Jonathan Stead	Anthony Stokes	Djibril Cissé	Fraizer Campbell	Fraizer Campbell	Fraizer Campbell	FC / Danny Graham	Steven Fletcher	Steven Fletcher	Fabio Borini	Fabio Borini	Brian Brobbey	Brian Brobbey	9
10	Paul Stewart	Kevin Phillips	Kevin Phillips	Kevin Phillips	Kevin Phillips	Stephen Elliott	Kieran Richardson	Kieran Richardson	Kieran Richardson	Jordan Henderson	Connor Wickham	Connor Wickham	Connor Wickham	Connor Wickham	Dame N'Doye	Wahbi Khazri	Nilson Angulo	Nilson Angulo	10
11	Steve Agnew	Allan Johnston	Kevin Kilbane	Kevin Kilbane	Kevin Kilbane	Andy Welsh	Daryl Murphy		Darren Bent	DB / Sulley Muntari	Kieran Richardson	James McFadden	Adam Johnson	Adam Johnson	Adam Johnson		Chris Rigg	Chris Rigg	11
12	Gareth Hall	Danny Dichio	Danny Dichio	Joachim Björklund	Joachim Björklund	Nyron Nosworthy	Liam Miller	Tal Ben Haim	John Mensah	Marcos Angeleri	Matthew Kilgallon	Matthew Kilgallon	Ondřej Čelůstka		Adam Matthews		Eliezer Mayenda	Thomas Meunier	12
13	David Preece	Andy Marriott		Michael Ingham	Michael Ingham	Ben Alnwick	Darren Ward	Darren Ward				Jordan Pickford	Jordan Pickford		Jordan Pickford	Jordan Pickford	Luke O'Nien	Luke O'Nien	13
14	Lee Howey	Darren Holloway		Nicolás Medina	Thomas Butler	Tommy Miller	Danny Higginbotham	Daryl Murphy		Paulo da Silva	Jack Colback	Jack Colback	Jack Colback	Jordi Gómez	Jordi Gómez	Duncan Watmore	Romaine Mundle	Romaine Mundle	14
15	Alex Rae	Carsten Fredgaard	Carsten Fredgaard	David Bellion	David Bellion	Danny Collins	Danny Collins	Danny Collins	Liam Noble	Nedum Onuoha	David Vaughan	David Vaughan	David Vaughan	Anthony Réveillère	Younès Kaboul		Omar Alderete	Omar Alderete	15
16	David Kelly	Alex Rae	Alex Rae	Jason McAteer	Jason McAteer	Kevin Kyle	Michael Chopra		Jordan Henderson	Cristian Riveros	John O'Shea	John O'Shea	John O'Shea	John O'Shea	John O'Shea	John O'Shea	Blondy Nna Noukeu (to Jan-2026)		16
17	Niall Quinn	Jody Craddock	Jody Craddock	Jody Craddock	Jody Craddock	Anthony Le Tallec	Kenwyne Jones	Kenwyne Jones	Kenwyne Jones	Danny Welbeck	Ji Dong-Won	Ji Dong-Won	Jozy Altidore	Jozy Altidore	Jeremain Lens	Jeremain Lens	Reinildo Mandava	Reinildo Mandava	17
18	Martin Smith	Darren Williams	Darren Williams	Darren Williams	Darren Williams	Andy Gray	Grant Leadbitter	Grant Leadbitter	David Meyler	David Meyler	David Meyler	DM/ Kader Mangane	Mikaël Mandron	Charalambos Mavrias	Jermain Defoe	Jermain Defoe	Wilson Isidor	Wilson Isidor	18
19	Michael Bridges	Paul Thirlwell		Kevin Kyle	Kevin Kyle	Martin Woods	Dwight Yorke	Dwight Yorke	Lorik Cana	Titus Bramble	Titus Bramble	Titus Bramble	David Moberg Karlsson	Danny Graham	Danny Graham	Paddy McNair	Habib Diarra	Habib Diarra	19
20	Darren Holloway	Stefan Schwarz	Stefan Schwarz	Stefan Schwarz	Stefan Schwarz	Chris Brown	Andy Reid	Andy Reid	Andy Reid	Andy Reid	Keiren Westwood	Keiren Westwood	Keiren Westwood	Ricardo Álvarez	Ola Toivonen		Nordi Mukiele	Nordi Mukiele	20
21	Sam Aiston	Gavin McCann	Paul Thirlwell	Paul Thirlwell	Paul Thirlwell	Kevin Smith	Russell Anderson	Calum Davenport			Oumare Tounkara	Adam Johnson	Modibo Diakité		Yann M'Vila		Simon Moore	Simon Moore	21
22	John Mullin	Neil Wainwright	Neil Wainwright	Simon Ramsden	Talal el Karkouri				Paulo da Silva	Simon Mignolet	Simon Mignolet	Simon Mignolet	El-Hajdi Ba	Sebastián Coates	SC / Wahbi Khazri	Donald Love	Robin Roefs	Robin Roefs	22
23	Darren Williams	Chris Lumsdon	Chris Lumsdon		Nicolas Medina	Grant Leadbitter	Roy O'Donovan	David Healy			James McClean	James McClean	Emanuele Giaccherini	Emanuele Giaccherini	Lamine Koné	Lamine Koné	Jenson Seelt (L)	Jenson Seelt (L)	23
24	Paul Heckinbottom	Sam Aiston	George McCartney	George McCartney	Sean Thornton	Trevor Carson	Trevor Carson	Trevor Carson	Trevor Carson	Trevor Carson	Trevor Carson	Carlos Cuéllar	Carlos Cuéllar		DeAndre Yedlin			Simon Adingra	24
25	Chris Waddle	Mark Maley	Mark Maley	Mark Maley	Ben Clark	Neill Collins	Jean-Yves Mvoto	Jean-Yves Mvoto	Roy O'Donovan	Jack Colback	Sotirios Kyrgiakos	Louis Saha	Vito Mannone	Vito Mannone	Vito Mannone	Ethan Robson	Bertrand Traoré		25
26	Allan Johnston	Michael Proctor	Thomas Butler	Thomas Butler	Thomas Myhre	Daryl Murphy	Phillip Bardsley	Anton Ferdinand	Adam Reed	Jordan Cook	Jordan Cook	Steven Fletcher			Steven Fletcher				26
27		Thomas Butler	Michael Reddy	Michael Reddy	George McCartney	Ben Christensen			Matthew Kilgallon	Ahmed Elmohamady	Ahmed Elmohamady		Ji Dong-Won	Santiago Vergini	Jan Kirchhoff	Jan Kirchhoff	Noah Sadiki	Noah Sadiki	27
28	Phil Naisbett	John Oster	John Oster	John Oster	John Oster	Dan Smith			Benjani Mwaruwari	Stéphane Sessegnon	Stéphane Sessegnon	Stéphane Sessegnon	Stéphane Sessegnon	Jermain Defoe			Enzo Le Fée	Enzo Le Fée	28
29	Stephen Pickering	Eric Roy	Tom Peeters	Tom Peeters	Chris Black	Sean Taylor	Peter Hartley	Peter Hartley	Jack Colback	Anton Ferdinand			Valentin Roberge	Valentin Roberge		Joel Asoro	Ahmed Abdullahi		29
30	Lionel Perez		Jurgen Macho	Jurgen Macho	Jurgen Macho	Joe Murphy	Jake Richardson	Paul McShane	Ryan Noble	Billy Knott				Will Buckley	Will Buckley		Milan Aleksić	Milan Aleksić (L)	30
31		Michael Reddy	Milton Núñez	Ben Clark	Marcus Stewart	Christian Bassila	David Connolly	David Connolly		Ryan Noble	Ryan Noble			Tom Beadling	Tom Beadling	Tom Beadling	Melker Ellborg	Melker Ellborg	31
32	Chris Woods	Brendan McGill	Stanislav Varga	Baki Mercimek	Michael Proctor	Justin Hoyte	Márton Fülöp	Márton Fülöp	Márton Fülöp					Maksymilian Stryjek	Maksymilian Stryjek	Maksymilian Stryjek	Trai Hume	Trai Hume	32
33	Jan Eriksson	Milton Núñez	Julio Arca	Julio Arca	Julio Arca	Julio Arca	Ross Wallace		Michael Liddle	Asamoah Gyan		Ryan Noble	Lee Cattermole		Steve Harper		Leo Hjelde (L)		33
34	Kim Heiselberg	George McCartney	Kevin Kyle	Michael Proctor	Mark Rossiter		Billy Dennehy	Jack Colback		Blair Adams		Blair Adams		Tom Robson	Tom Robson	Tom Robson	Granit Xhaka	Granit Xhaka	34
35		David Duke		Brendan McGill	Cliff Byrne		Michael Kay	Michael Kay					Charalambos Mavrias			Josh Maja			35
36			Emerson Thome	Clifford Byrne	Richard Ryan		Gavin Donoghue	Nathan Luscombe									Ian Poveda (to 1-Mar-26)		36
37			Brendan McGill		Jonjo Dickman		Robbie Weir	Robbie Weir		Adam Reed		Adam Reed			Rees Greenwood	Rees Greenwood	Jocelin Ta Bi	Jocelin Ta Bi	37
38			Ben Clark		Craig Turns		Jamie Chandler	Jamie Chandler			Craig Lynch			Mikaël Mandron	Mikaël Mandron				38
39			John Kennedy				Martyn Waghorn	Martyn Waghorn	Lee Cattermole						George Honeyman	George Honeyman	Pierre Ekwah (to 1-Mar-26)		39
40			Michael Ingham	John Kennedy	Mart Poom		David Dowson	David Dowson			Louis Laing			Martin Smith	Martin Smith				40
41					Patrick Collins		Michael Liddle	David Meyler						Duncan Watmore	Duncan Watmore		Zak Johnson (L)	Zak Johnson (L)	41
42							Jordan Henderson	Jordan Henderson			John Egan	John Egan		Liam Agnew	Liam Agnew		Aji Alese (L)	Aji Alese	42
43							Conor Hourihane	Conor Hourihane								Michael Ledger			43
44							Jonny Evans	Anthony Stokes								Adnan Januzaj			44
45							Rade Prica	Jordan Cook								Josh Robson	Abdoullah Ba		45
46								Nick Colgan							Lynden Gooch	Lynden Gooch		Abdoullah Ba	46
48														Joel Dixon	Josh Robson				48
49																			49
50																	Harrison Jones	Harrison Jones	50
51											Nicklas Bendtner						Jenson Jones		51
52																	Jaydon Jones	Jaydon Jones	52
53																	Jack Whittaker	Jack Whittaker	53

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Every Sunderland squad number, player by player

Pick a number to see every player who has worn it in the Premier League, in the order they first wore it, counted from the tables above.

Sunderland number 1

7 players have worn the number 1 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Anthony Patterson (2025-26).

Tony Coton 1996-97
Thomas Sørensen 1999-2000 to 2002-03 (4 seasons)
Kelvin Davis 2005-06
Craig Gordon 2007-08 to 2011-12 (5 seasons)
Costel Pantilimon 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)
Vito Mannone 2016-17
Anthony Patterson 2025-26

Sunderland number 2

8 players have worn the number 2 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Niall Huggins (2025-26).

Dariusz Kubicki 1996-97
Chris Makin 1999-2000
Patrice Carteron 2000-01
Bernt Haas 2001-02
Stephen Wright 2002-03, 2005-06 (2 seasons)
Phillip Bardsley 2008-09 to 2012-13 (5 seasons)
Billy Jones 2014-15 to 2016-17 (3 seasons)
Niall Huggins 2025-26

Sunderland number 3

9 players have worn the number 3 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Dennis Cirkin (2025-26).

Martin Scott 1996-97
Michael Gray 1999-2000 to 2002-03 (4 seasons)
George McCartney 2005-06, 2008-09 to 2009-10 (3 seasons)
Ian Harte 2007-08
Kieran Richardson 2010-11
Asamoah Gyan / Wayne Bridge 2011-12
Danny Rose 2012-13
Patrick van Aanholt 2014-15 to 2016-17 (3 seasons)
Dennis Cirkin 2025-26

Sunderland number 4

12 players have worn the number 4 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Dan Neil (2025-26).

Paul Bracewell 1996-97
Kevin Kilbane 1999-2000
Don Hutchison 2000-01
Claudio Reyna 2001-02 to 2002-03 (2 seasons)
Rory Delap 2005-06
Dickson Etuhu 2007-08
Teemu Tainio 2008-09
Michael Turner 2009-10 to 2011-12 (3 seasons)
Alfred N'Diaye 2012-13
Liam Bridcutt 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)
Younès Kaboul 2016-17
Dan Neil 2025-26

Sunderland number 5

11 players have worn the number 5 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Daniel Ballard (2026-27).

Kevin Ball 1996-97
Steve Bould 1999-2000
Stanislav Varga 2001-02
Phil Babb 2002-03
Gary Breen 2005-06
Nyron Nosworthy 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Anton Ferdinand 2009-10
John Mensah 2010-11
Wes Brown 2011-12 to 2015-16 (5 seasons)
Papy Djilobodji 2016-17
Daniel Ballard 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 6

10 players have worn the number 6 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Lutsharel Geertruida (2025-26).

Andy Melville 1996-97
Paul Butler 1999-2000
Emerson Thome 2001-02 to 2002-03 (2 seasons)
Stephen Caldwell 2005-06
Paul McShane 2007-08
Dean Whitehead 2008-09
Alan Hutton 2009-10
Lee Cattermole 2010-11 to 2012-13, 2014-15 to 2016-17 (6 seasons)
Cabral 2013-14
Lutsharel Geertruida 2025-26

Sunderland number 7

9 players have worn the number 7 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Chemsdine Talbi (2026-27).

Michael Gray 1996-97
Nicky Summerbee 1999-2000
Patrick Mboma 2001-02
Matthew Piper 2002-03
Liam Lawrence 2005-06
Carlos Edwards 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Boudewijn Zenden 2009-10 to 2010-11 (2 seasons)
Sebastian Larsson 2011-12 to 2016-17 (6 seasons)
Chemsdine Talbi 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 8

8 players have worn the number 8 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Alan Browne (2026-27).

Richard Ord 1996-97
Thomas Helmer 1999-2000
Gavin McCann 2000-01 to 2002-03 (3 seasons)
Dean Whitehead 2005-06, 2007-08 (2 seasons)
Steed Malbranque 2008-09 to 2010-11 (3 seasons)
Craig Gardner 2011-12 to 2013-14 (3 seasons)
Jack Rodwell 2014-15 to 2016-17 (3 seasons)
Alan Browne 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 9

11 players have worn the number 9 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Brian Brobbey (2026-27).

Craig Russell 1996-97
Niall Quinn 1999-2000 to 2001-02 (3 seasons)
Tore Andre Flo 2002-03
Jonathan Stead 2005-06
Anthony Stokes 2007-08
Djibril Cissé 2008-09
Fraizer Campbell 2009-10 to 2011-12 (3 seasons)
FC / Danny Graham 2012-13
Steven Fletcher 2013-14 to 2014-15 (2 seasons)
Fabio Borini 2015-16 to 2016-17 (2 seasons)
Brian Brobbey 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 10

9 players have worn the number 10 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Nilson Angulo (2026-27).

Paul Stewart 1996-97
Kevin Phillips 1999-2000 to 2002-03 (4 seasons)
Stephen Elliott 2005-06
Kieran Richardson 2007-08 to 2009-10 (3 seasons)
Jordan Henderson 2010-11
Connor Wickham 2011-12 to 2014-15 (4 seasons)
Dame N'Doye 2015-16
Wahbi Khazri 2016-17
Nilson Angulo 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 11

11 players have worn the number 11 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Chris Rigg (2026-27).

Steve Agnew 1996-97
Allan Johnston 1999-2000
Kevin Kilbane 2000-01 to 2002-03 (3 seasons)
Andy Welsh 2005-06
Daryl Murphy 2007-08
Darren Bent 2009-10
DB / Sulley Muntari 2010-11
Kieran Richardson 2011-12
James McFadden 2012-13
Adam Johnson 2013-14 to 2015-16 (3 seasons)
Chris Rigg 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 12

13 players have worn the number 12 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Thomas Meunier (2026-27).

Gareth Hall 1996-97
Danny Dichio 1999-2000 to 2000-01 (2 seasons)
Joachim Björklund 2001-02 to 2002-03 (2 seasons)
Nyron Nosworthy 2005-06
Liam Miller 2007-08
Tal Ben Haim 2008-09
John Mensah 2009-10
Marcos Angeleri 2010-11
Matthew Kilgallon 2011-12 to 2012-13 (2 seasons)
Ondřej Čelůstka 2013-14
Adam Matthews 2015-16
Eliezer Mayenda 2025-26
Thomas Meunier 2026-27

Sunderland number 13

7 players have worn the number 13 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Luke O'Nien (2026-27).

David Preece 1996-97
Andy Marriott 1999-2000
Michael Ingham 2001-02 to 2002-03 (2 seasons)
Ben Alnwick 2005-06
Darren Ward 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Jordan Pickford 2012-13 to 2013-14, 2015-16 to 2016-17 (4 seasons)
Luke O'Nien 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 14

12 players have worn the number 14 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Romaine Mundle (2026-27).

Lee Howey 1996-97
Darren Holloway 1999-2000
Nicolás Medina 2001-02
Thomas Butler 2002-03
Tommy Miller 2005-06
Danny Higginbotham 2007-08
Daryl Murphy 2008-09
Paulo da Silva 2010-11
Jack Colback 2011-12 to 2013-14 (3 seasons)
Jordi Gómez 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)
Duncan Watmore 2016-17
Romaine Mundle 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 15

10 players have worn the number 15 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Omar Alderete (2026-27).

Alex Rae 1996-97
Carsten Fredgaard 1999-2000 to 2000-01 (2 seasons)
David Bellion 2001-02 to 2002-03 (2 seasons)
Danny Collins 2005-06, 2007-08 to 2008-09 (3 seasons)
Liam Noble 2009-10
Nedum Onuoha 2010-11
David Vaughan 2011-12 to 2013-14 (3 seasons)
Anthony Réveillère 2014-15
Younès Kaboul 2015-16
Omar Alderete 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 16

9 players have worn the number 16 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Blondy Nna Noukeu (to Jan-2026) (2025-26).

David Kelly 1996-97
Alex Rae 1999-2000 to 2000-01 (2 seasons)
Jason McAteer 2001-02 to 2002-03 (2 seasons)
Kevin Kyle 2005-06
Michael Chopra 2007-08
Jordan Henderson 2009-10
Cristian Riveros 2010-11
John O'Shea 2011-12 to 2016-17 (6 seasons)
Blondy Nna Noukeu (to Jan-2026) 2025-26

Sunderland number 17

9 players have worn the number 17 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Reinildo Mandava (2026-27).

Niall Quinn 1996-97
Jody Craddock 1999-2000 to 2002-03 (4 seasons)
Anthony Le Tallec 2005-06
Kenwyne Jones 2007-08 to 2009-10 (3 seasons)
Danny Welbeck 2010-11
Ji Dong-Won 2011-12 to 2012-13 (2 seasons)
Jozy Altidore 2013-14 to 2014-15 (2 seasons)
Jeremain Lens 2015-16 to 2016-17 (2 seasons)
Reinildo Mandava 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 18

10 players have worn the number 18 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Wilson Isidor (2026-27).

Martin Smith 1996-97
Darren Williams 1999-2000 to 2002-03 (4 seasons)
Andy Gray 2005-06
Grant Leadbitter 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
David Meyler 2009-10 to 2011-12 (3 seasons)
DM/ Kader Mangane 2012-13
Mikaël Mandron 2013-14
Charalambos Mavrias 2014-15
Jermain Defoe 2015-16 to 2016-17 (2 seasons)
Wilson Isidor 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 19

11 players have worn the number 19 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Habib Diarra (2026-27).

Michael Bridges 1996-97
Paul Thirlwell 1999-2000
Kevin Kyle 2001-02 to 2002-03 (2 seasons)
Martin Woods 2005-06
Dwight Yorke 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Lorik Cana 2009-10
Titus Bramble 2010-11 to 2012-13 (3 seasons)
David Moberg Karlsson 2013-14
Danny Graham 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)
Paddy McNair 2016-17
Habib Diarra 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 20

8 players have worn the number 20 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Nordi Mukiele (2026-27).

Darren Holloway 1996-97
Stefan Schwarz 1999-2000 to 2002-03 (4 seasons)
Chris Brown 2005-06
Andy Reid 2007-08 to 2010-11 (4 seasons)
Keiren Westwood 2011-12 to 2013-14 (3 seasons)
Ricardo Álvarez 2014-15
Ola Toivonen 2015-16
Nordi Mukiele 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 21

11 players have worn the number 21 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Simon Moore (2026-27).

Sam Aiston 1996-97
Gavin McCann 1999-2000
Paul Thirlwell 2000-01 to 2002-03 (3 seasons)
Kevin Smith 2005-06
Russell Anderson 2007-08
Calum Davenport 2008-09
Oumare Tounkara 2011-12
Adam Johnson 2012-13
Modibo Diakité 2013-14
Yann M'Vila 2015-16
Simon Moore 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 22

11 players have worn the number 22 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Robin Roefs (2026-27).

John Mullin 1996-97
Neil Wainwright 1999-2000 to 2000-01 (2 seasons)
Simon Ramsden 2001-02
Talal el Karkouri 2002-03
Paulo da Silva 2009-10
Simon Mignolet 2010-11 to 2012-13 (3 seasons)
El-Hajdi Ba 2013-14
Sebastián Coates 2014-15
SC / Wahbi Khazri 2015-16
Donald Love 2016-17
Robin Roefs 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 23

10 players have worn the number 23 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Jenson Seelt (2026-27).

Darren Williams 1996-97
Chris Lumsdon 1999-2000 to 2000-01 (2 seasons)
Nicolas Medina 2002-03
Grant Leadbitter 2005-06
Roy O'Donovan 2007-08
David Healy 2008-09
James McClean 2011-12 to 2012-13 (2 seasons)
Emanuele Giaccherini 2013-14 to 2014-15 (2 seasons)
Lamine Koné 2015-16 to 2016-17 (2 seasons)
Jenson Seelt 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 24

8 players have worn the number 24 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Simon Adingra (2026-27).

Paul Heckinbottom 1996-97
Sam Aiston 1999-2000
George McCartney 2000-01 to 2001-02 (2 seasons)
Sean Thornton 2002-03
Trevor Carson 2005-06, 2007-08 to 2011-12 (6 seasons)
Carlos Cuéllar 2012-13 to 2013-14 (2 seasons)
DeAndre Yedlin 2015-16
Simon Adingra 2026-27

Sunderland number 25

12 players have worn the number 25 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Bertrand Traoré (2025-26).

Chris Waddle 1996-97
Mark Maley 1999-2000 to 2001-02 (3 seasons)
Ben Clark 2002-03
Neill Collins 2005-06
Jean-Yves Mvoto 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Roy O'Donovan 2009-10
Jack Colback 2010-11
Sotirios Kyrgiakos 2011-12
Louis Saha 2012-13
Vito Mannone 2013-14 to 2015-16 (3 seasons)
Ethan Robson 2016-17
Bertrand Traoré 2025-26

Sunderland number 26

10 players have worn the number 26 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Steven Fletcher (2015-16).

Allan Johnston 1996-97
Michael Proctor 1999-2000
Thomas Butler 2000-01 to 2001-02 (2 seasons)
Thomas Myhre 2002-03
Daryl Murphy 2005-06
Phillip Bardsley 2007-08
Anton Ferdinand 2008-09
Adam Reed 2009-10
Jordan Cook 2010-11 to 2011-12 (2 seasons)
Steven Fletcher 2012-13, 2015-16 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 27

10 players have worn the number 27 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Noah Sadiki (2026-27).

Thomas Butler 1999-2000
Michael Reddy 2000-01 to 2001-02 (2 seasons)
George McCartney 2002-03
Ben Christensen 2005-06
Matthew Kilgallon 2009-10
Ahmed Elmohamady 2010-11 to 2011-12 (2 seasons)
Ji Dong-Won 2013-14
Santiago Vergini 2014-15
Jan Kirchhoff 2015-16 to 2016-17 (2 seasons)
Noah Sadiki 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 28

7 players have worn the number 28 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Enzo Le Fée (2026-27).

Phil Naisbett 1996-97
John Oster 1999-2000 to 2002-03 (4 seasons)
Dan Smith 2005-06
Benjani Mwaruwari 2009-10
Stéphane Sessegnon 2010-11 to 2013-14 (4 seasons)
Jermain Defoe 2014-15
Enzo Le Fée 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 29

11 players have worn the number 29 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Ahmed Abdullahi (2025-26).

Stephen Pickering 1996-97
Eric Roy 1999-2000
Tom Peeters 2000-01 to 2001-02 (2 seasons)
Chris Black 2002-03
Sean Taylor 2005-06
Peter Hartley 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Jack Colback 2009-10
Anton Ferdinand 2010-11
Valentin Roberge 2013-14 to 2014-15 (2 seasons)
Joel Asoro 2016-17
Ahmed Abdullahi 2025-26

Sunderland number 30

9 players have worn the number 30 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Milan Aleksić (2026-27).

Lionel Perez 1996-97
Jurgen Macho 2000-01 to 2002-03 (3 seasons)
Joe Murphy 2005-06
Jake Richardson 2007-08
Paul McShane 2008-09
Ryan Noble 2009-10
Billy Knott 2010-11
Will Buckley 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)
Milan Aleksić 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 31

9 players have worn the number 31 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Melker Ellborg (2026-27).

Michael Reddy 1999-2000
Milton Núñez 2000-01
Ben Clark 2001-02
Marcus Stewart 2002-03
Christian Bassila 2005-06
David Connolly 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Ryan Noble 2010-11 to 2011-12 (2 seasons)
Tom Beadling 2014-15 to 2016-17 (3 seasons)
Melker Ellborg 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 32

9 players have worn the number 32 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Trai Hume (2026-27).

Chris Woods 1996-97
Brendan McGill 1999-2000
Stanislav Varga 2000-01
Baki Mercimek 2001-02
Michael Proctor 2002-03
Justin Hoyte 2005-06
Márton Fülöp 2007-08 to 2009-10 (3 seasons)
Maksymilian Stryjek 2014-15 to 2016-17 (3 seasons)
Trai Hume 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 33

10 players have worn the number 33 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Leo Hjelde (2025-26).

Jan Eriksson 1996-97
Milton Núñez 1999-2000
Julio Arca 2000-01 to 2002-03, 2005-06 (4 seasons)
Ross Wallace 2007-08
Michael Liddle 2009-10
Asamoah Gyan 2010-11
Ryan Noble 2012-13
Lee Cattermole 2013-14
Steve Harper 2015-16
Leo Hjelde 2025-26

Sunderland number 34

10 players have worn the number 34 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Granit Xhaka (2026-27).

Kim Heiselberg 1996-97
George McCartney 1999-2000
Kevin Kyle 2000-01
Michael Proctor 2001-02
Mark Rossiter 2002-03
Billy Dennehy 2007-08
Jack Colback 2008-09
Blair Adams 2010-11, 2012-13 (2 seasons)
Tom Robson 2014-15 to 2016-17 (3 seasons)
Granit Xhaka 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 35

6 players have worn the number 35 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Josh Maja (2016-17).

David Duke 1999-2000
Brendan McGill 2001-02
Cliff Byrne 2002-03
Michael Kay 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Charalambos Mavrias 2013-14
Josh Maja 2016-17

Sunderland number 36

6 players have worn the number 36 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Ian Poveda (to 1-Mar-26) (2025-26).

Emerson Thome 2000-01
Clifford Byrne 2001-02
Richard Ryan 2002-03
Gavin Donoghue 2007-08
Nathan Luscombe 2008-09
Ian Poveda (to 1-Mar-26) 2025-26

Sunderland number 37

6 players have worn the number 37 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Jocelin Ta Bi (2026-27).

Brendan McGill 2000-01
Jonjo Dickman 2002-03
Robbie Weir 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Adam Reed 2010-11, 2012-13 (2 seasons)
Rees Greenwood 2015-16 to 2016-17 (2 seasons)
Jocelin Ta Bi 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 38

5 players have worn the number 38 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Mikaël Mandron (2015-16).

Ben Clark 2000-01
Craig Turns 2002-03
Jamie Chandler 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Craig Lynch 2011-12
Mikaël Mandron 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 39

5 players have worn the number 39 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Pierre Ekwah (to 1-Mar-26) (2025-26).

John Kennedy 2000-01
Martyn Waghorn 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Lee Cattermole 2009-10
George Honeyman 2015-16 to 2016-17 (2 seasons)
Pierre Ekwah (to 1-Mar-26) 2025-26

Sunderland number 40

6 players have worn the number 40 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Martin Smith (2015-16).

Michael Ingham 2000-01
John Kennedy 2001-02
Mart Poom 2002-03
David Dowson 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Louis Laing 2011-12
Martin Smith 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 41

5 players have worn the number 41 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Zak Johnson (2026-27).

Patrick Collins 2002-03
Michael Liddle 2007-08
David Meyler 2008-09
Duncan Watmore 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)
Zak Johnson 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 42

4 players have worn the number 42 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Aji Alese (2026-27).

Jordan Henderson 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
John Egan 2011-12 to 2012-13 (2 seasons)
Liam Agnew 2014-15 to 2015-16 (2 seasons)
Aji Alese 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 43

2 players have worn the number 43 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Michael Ledger (2016-17).

Conor Hourihane 2007-08 to 2008-09 (2 seasons)
Michael Ledger 2016-17

Sunderland number 44

3 players have worn the number 44 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Adnan Januzaj (2016-17).

Jonny Evans 2007-08
Anthony Stokes 2008-09
Adnan Januzaj 2016-17

Sunderland number 45

4 players have worn the number 45 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Abdoullah Ba (2025-26).

Rade Prica 2007-08
Jordan Cook 2008-09
Josh Robson 2016-17
Abdoullah Ba 2025-26

Sunderland number 46

3 players have worn the number 46 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Abdoullah Ba (2026-27).

Nick Colgan 2008-09
Lynden Gooch 2015-16 to 2016-17 (2 seasons)
Abdoullah Ba 2026-27

Sunderland number 48

2 players have worn the number 48 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Josh Robson (2015-16).

Joel Dixon 2014-15
Josh Robson 2015-16

Sunderland number 50

One player has worn the number 50 for Sunderland in the Premier League: Harrison Jones.

Harrison Jones 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 51

2 players have worn the number 51 for Sunderland in the Premier League. The latest is Jenson Jones (2025-26).

Nicklas Bendtner 2011-12
Jenson Jones 2025-26

Sunderland number 52

One player has worn the number 52 for Sunderland in the Premier League: Jaydon Jones.

Jaydon Jones 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

Sunderland number 53

One player has worn the number 53 for Sunderland in the Premier League: Jack Whittaker.

Jack Whittaker 2025-26 to 2026-27 (2 seasons)

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