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Dennis Cirkin
Left-Back / Latvia / Sunderland AFC
55 OVR
Profile
Key strength: Pace and recovery
Overlapping full-back
As Sunderland AFC ride a promising wave of form—WWDDL from their last five and climbing to 13th in the Championship—Dennis Cirkin has quietly become the heartbeat of their left flank. The 24-year-old Latvian international, valued at €8 million, has already racked up 16 appearances and over 1,000 minutes this campaign, contributing a goal and two assists from his left-back berth. His overlapping runs provide vital width in build-up play, complementing the technical quality of teammates like Enzo Le Fée and Dan Ballard. What truly sets Cirkin apart is his discipline—just one yellow card across all those outings speaks to a defender who reads the game as much as he attacks it. At an age when full-backs traditionally hit their stride, the number 3 represents both present stability and significant future upside for the Black Cats.