Dennis Cirkin

Dennis Cirkin (born 6 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Sunderland. Born in Ireland, he represents England at youth level.

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. He attended Wanstead High School while signed to the Tottenham Hotspur academy. On 11 August 2021, Cirkin joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. On 14 August 2021, Cirkin made his debut for Sunderland in an away game against Milton Keynes Dons which Sunderland won 2–1. On 15 October 2022, he scored his first professional goal for Sunderland in a 2-1 home win against Wigan Athletic.

International career
In November 2018, Cirkin was sent off for the England under-17 team in an away game against the Republic of Ireland. 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.

Honours
Sunderland
 * EFL League One play-offs: 2022