Dennis Cirkin
{{Short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dennis Cirkin
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|04|06|df=y}}{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/dennis-cirkin-264619/|title=Dennis Cirkin|website=11v11.com |publisher=AFS Enterprises |access-date=3 November 2021}}
| birth_place = Dublin, Ireland
| currentclub = Sunderland
| clubnumber = 3
| position = Left-Back
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021
| youthclubs1 = Tottenham Hotspur
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Sunderland
| caps1 = 104
| goals1 = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2018
| nationalteam1 = England U16
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam2 = England U17
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019
| nationalteam3 = England U18
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021
| nationalteam4 = England U20
| nationalcaps4 = 2
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 17:16, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 17:43, 22:36, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
}}
Dennis Cirkin (born 6 April 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for {{English football updater|Sunderld}} club Sunderland. Born in Ireland, he has represented 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.{{cite news|title=The 17-year-old Dublin-born player who made the Spurs bench last night|url=https://www.the42.ie/dennis-cirkin-profile-4966786-Jan2020/|first=Paul|last=Fennessy|publisher=The42|date=15 January 2020|access-date=25 September 2021}} He attended Wanstead High School while signed to the Tottenham Hotspur academy.{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/under-18/players/dennis-cirkin/ |title=Dennis Cirkin profile |work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |accessdate=14 January 2020 |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191114052423/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/teams/under-18/players/dennis-cirkin/ }} On 11 August 2021, Cirkin joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/august/cirkin-makes-sunderland-transfer/ |work=Tottenham Hotspur F.C. |title=Cirkin makes Sunderland transfer |date=11 August 2021 |accessdate=11 August 2021 }}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58177901|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Dennis Cirkin: Sunderland sign defender from Tottenham Hotspur|date=11 August 2021|accessdate=25 September 2021}} On 14 August 2021, Cirkin made his debut for Sunderland in an away game against Milton Keynes Dons which Sunderland won 2–1.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58124728 |title=Milton Keynes Dons 1–2 Sunderland |work=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2021 |accessdate=14 August 2021 }}{{cite news|title=Dennis Cirkin's debut proves Sunderland transfer market patience has paid off, says Lee Johnson|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dennis-cirkins-debut-proves-sunderland-21314209|first=James|last=Hunter|publisher=Evening Chronicle|date=15 August 2021|access-date=25 September 2021}} On 15 October 2022, he scored his first professional goal for Sunderland in a 2-1 home win against Wigan Athletic. In November 2024, the club announced that Cirkin was unavailable to play against Millwall after having surgery on his wrist.{{Cite web |title=Millwall 1-1 Sunderland: Substitute Femi Azeez scores added-time equaliser for Lions |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c2e72w8k484t |access-date=2024-11-23 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}
International career
In November 2018, Cirkin was sent off for the England under-17 team in an away game against the Republic of Ireland.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2018/1108/1009686-ireland-u-17s-lose-to-strong-england-side-in-tallaght/|publisher=RTÉ Sport|title=Ireland U-17s lose to strong England side in Tallaght|date=8 November 2018|accessdate=25 September 2021}} 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.{{cite news|title=Six at SGP for MU20s|url=https://www.englandfootball.com/articles/2021/Sep/06/20210609-england-mu20s-romania-match-report|first=Nicholas|last=Veevers|publisher=England Football|date=6 September 2021|access-date=6 September 2021}}
On 14 March 2025 Cirkin received his first call up to the England U21 squad however a hamstring injury sustained in a match against Coventry City forced him to withdraw.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c15qyxvjpk3o|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Defender Cirkin out of England Under-21 games|date=20 March 2025|accessdate=21 March 2025}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Sunderland
|2021–22{{Soccerbase season|128858|2021|name=Dennis Cirkin|accessdate=13 January 2022}} |34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3{{Efn|Appearances in EFL League One Playoffs}} | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|128858|2022|name=Dennis Cirkin|accessdate=10 December 2022}}
|28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | |
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|128858|2023|name=Dennis Cirkin|accessdate=10 August 2023}}
|Championship |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|128858|2024|name=Dennis Cirkin|accessdate=10 August 2024}}
|Championship |34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!104||8||1||0||3||0||3||0||111||8 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|dennis-cirkin/561688}}
{{Sunderland A.F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cirkin, Dennis}}
Category:Association footballers from Dublin (city)
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:Republic of Ireland men's association footballers
Category:English people of Latvian descent
Category:Irish people of Latvian descent
Category:Irish emigrants to the United Kingdom
Category:Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:English Football League players