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Sunderland record signings

Sunderland's most expensive arrivals ranked by reported fee, with direct links to players and transfer records.

Ranked fees78
Highest fee€31.5M
Recorded moves329
Fee coverage24%

Only sourced, confirmed or completed Sunderland arrivals with a stated fee are ranked. Undisclosed deals remain outside the monetary ranking.

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#PlayerMoveFeeDate
1Habib DiarraCentral Midfield · SenegalStrasbourgSunderland€31.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2025permanent
2Malick FofanaLeft Wing · BelgiumOlympique LyonnaisSunderland€30.0M7 sourcesSep 1, 2026permanent
3Dayann MethalieLeft Back · MartiniqueToulouseSunderland€28.0M1 sourceAug 21, 2026permanent
4Simon AdingraLeft WingBrighton & Hove AlbionSunderland€24.0M1 sourceJul 10, 2025permanent
5Enzo Le FéeCentral Midfield · FranceRomaSunderland€23.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2025permanent
6Brian BrobbeyCentre Forward · NetherlandsAjaxSunderland€20.0M1 sourceSep 1, 2025permanent
7Chemsdine TalbiRight Wing · MoroccoClub BruggeSunderland€20.0M1 sourceJul 9, 2025permanent
8Didier Ndong IbrahimLorientSunderland€20.0M1 sourceAug 31, 2016permanent
9Nilson Angulo RamírezLeft Wing · EcuadorAnderlechtSunderland€17.0M1 sourceFeb 2, 2026permanent
10Noah SadikiCentral Midfield · DR CongoUnion Saint-GilloiseSunderland€17.0M1 sourceJul 4, 2025permanent
11Steven FletcherWolverhampton WanderersSunderland€15.2M1 sourceAug 24, 2012permanent
12Granit XhakaDefensive Midfield · SwitzerlandBayer 04 LeverkusenSunderland€15.0M1 sourceJul 30, 2025permanent
13Jack RodwellManchester CitySunderland€12.5M1 sourceAug 5, 2014permanent
14Nordi Mukiele MulereRight Back · FranceParis Saint GermainSunderland€12.0M1 sourceAug 17, 2025permanent
15Wahbi KhazriBordeauxSunderland€11.8M1 sourceJan 30, 2016permanent
16Omar Alderete FernándezCentre Back · ParaguayGetafeSunderland€11.6M1 sourceAug 12, 2025permanent
17Jeremain LensDynamo KyivSunderland€11.4M1 sourceJul 15, 2015permanent
18Craig GordonHeartsSunderland€10.8M1 sourceAug 8, 2007permanent
19Fabio BoriniLiverpoolSunderland€10.7M1 sourceAug 31, 2015permanent
20Robin RoefsGoalkeeper · NetherlandsNEC NijmegenSunderland€10.5M1 sourceAug 1, 2025permanent
21Ricardo ÁlvarezInterSunderland€10.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
22Jules Ahoka JulesDefensive MidfieldAntwerpSunderland€10.0M2 sourcesAug 24, 2026permanent
23Jozy AltidoreAZ AlkmaarSunderland€10.0M1 sourceJul 9, 2013permanent
24Papy DjilobodjiChelseaSunderland€9.5M1 sourceAug 5, 2016permanent
25Connor WickhamIpswich TownSunderland€9.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2011permanent
26Stéphane SessègnonParis Saint GermainSunderland€7.0M1 sourceJan 28, 2011permanent
27Lamine KonéLorientSunderland€6.5M1 sourceJan 27, 2016permanent
28Wilson IsidorCentre Forward · HaitiZenitSunderland€6.0M1 sourceFeb 1, 2025permanent
29Juan Angulo CaicedCentre Forward · EcuadorCNot recordedSunderland€5.9M1 sourceSep 1, 2026permanent
30Paddy McNairCentre Back · Northern IrelandManchester UnitedSunderland€5.3M1 sourceAug 11, 2016permanent
31Alfred N'DiayeBursasporSunderland€4.7M1 sourceJan 9, 2013permanent
32Fraizer CampbellManchester UnitedSunderland€4.1M1 sourceJul 11, 2009permanent
33Jocelin BiRight Wing · Ivory CoastMaccabi NetanyaSunderland€4.0M1 sourceJan 16, 2026permanent
34Liam BridcuttBrighton & Hove AlbionSunderland€3.7M1 sourceJan 30, 2014permanent
35Ignacio ScoccoInternacionalSunderland€3.7M1 sourceJan 30, 2014permanent
36Jermain DefoeToronto TigersSunderland€3.5M1 sourceJan 16, 2015permanent
37Melker EllborgGoalkeeper · SwedenMalmö FFSunderland€3.5M1 sourceFeb 1, 2026permanent
38Will GriggWigan AthleticSunderland€3.4M1 sourceJan 31, 2019permanent
39Milan AleksićRadnički KragujevacSunderland€3.0M1 sourceAug 30, 2024permanent
40Charalampos MavriasPanathinaikosSunderland€3.0M1 sourceAug 22, 2013permanent
41Phil BardsleyManchester UnitedSunderland€3.0M1 sourceJan 22, 2008permanent
42Kevin DansoCentre Back · AustriaTottenham HotspurSunderland€2.9M1 sourceSep 1, 2026loan
43Bertrand TraoréAjaxSunderland€2.9M1 sourceSep 1, 2025permanent
44Santiago VerginiEstudiantes de La PlataSunderland€2.9M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
45Adam MatthewsCelticSunderland€2.8M1 sourceJul 4, 2015permanent
46Sebastián Coates NiónLiverpoolSunderland€2.8M1 sourceJul 1, 2015permanent
47Nazariy RusynZorya LuhanskSunderland€2.5M1 sourceSep 1, 2023permanent
48Simon MignoletSint-TruidenSunderland€2.5M1 sourceJul 1, 2010permanent
49Vito MannoneArsenalSunderland€2.4M1 sourceJul 3, 2013permanent
50Dong-won JiJeonnam DragonsSunderland€2.4M1 sourceJul 1, 2011permanent
51Dan BallardCentre Back · Northern IrelandArsenal U21Sunderland€2.3M1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
52Jenson SeeltJong PSVSunderland€2.0M1 sourceJul 1, 2023permanent
53Bryan OviedoEvertonSunderland€2.0M1 sourceJan 30, 2017permanent
54Patrick van AanholtChelseaSunderland€1.9M1 sourceJul 25, 2014permanent
55Romaine MundleLeft Wing · EnglandStandard LiègeSunderland€1.8M1 sourceFeb 1, 2024permanent
56Fabio BoriniLiverpoolSunderland€1.8M1 sourceSep 2, 2013loan
57Leo HjeldeLeeds UnitedSunderland€1.8M1 sourceJan 30, 2024permanent
58Jobe BellinghamCentral Midfield · EnglandBirmingham CitySunderland€1.8M1 sourceJul 1, 2023permanent
59David Moberg-KarlssonIFK GöteborgSunderland€1.8M1 sourceJul 1, 2013permanent
60Ahmed AbdullahiGentSunderland€1.5M1 sourceAug 30, 2024permanent
61Michael Simões DominguesBoavistaSunderland€1.5M1 sourceSep 7, 2016permanent
62Ricardo ÁlvarezInterSunderland€1.5M1 sourceSep 1, 2014loan
63Jewison BennetteHeredianoSunderland€1.3M1 sourceAug 25, 2022permanent
64Donald LoveManchester United U23Sunderland€1.2M1 sourceAug 11, 2016permanent
65Abdoullah BaRight Midfield · FranceLe HavreSunderland€1.0M1 sourceAug 31, 2022permanent
66Leon DajakuFC Union BerlinSunderland€870.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2022permanent
67Eliezer Mayenda DossouCentre Forward · SpainSochauxSunderland€800.0K1 sourceJul 28, 2023permanent
68Wilson IsidorCentre Forward · HaitiZenitSunderland€750.0K1 sourceAug 23, 2024loan
69Charlie WykeBradford CitySunderland€675.0K1 sourceAug 1, 2018permanent
70Aji AleseCentre Back · EnglandWest Ham United U21Sunderland€590.0K1 sourceJul 15, 2022permanent
71Jason SteeleGoalkeeper · EnglandBlackburn RoversSunderland€560.0K1 sourceJul 26, 2017permanent
72James McCleanDerry CitySunderland€420.0K1 sourceAug 9, 2011permanent
73Nectarios TriantisCentral Coast MarinersSunderland€350.0K1 sourceJul 1, 2023permanent
74Ross StewartRoss CountySunderland€338.0K1 sourceJan 31, 2021permanent
75Aiden McGeadyEvertonSunderland€280.0K1 sourceJul 13, 2017permanent
76Trai HumeRight Back · Northern IrelandLinfieldSunderland€240.0K1 sourceJan 4, 2022permanent
77Jack BaldwinPeterborough UnitedSunderland€225.0K1 sourceJul 28, 2018permanent
78Marcin CelustkaTrabzonsporSunderland€150.0K1 sourceAug 12, 2013loan

Methodology

Version fees-v2

Figures are generated from a validated, versioned snapshot. A later correction creates a new snapshot without removing the previous record.

  1. Only sourced transfers marked confirmed or completed are included in ranked values and spending totals.
  2. Undisclosed fees are counted as recorded movements but are never assigned an estimated value.
  3. Recorded EUR values are used directly. Recent non-EUR fees may use the documented fees-v2 reference rates; historical non-EUR claims remain excluded until a dated EUR value is stored.
  4. Known net balance is calculated as known income minus known spending; positive values represent a surplus.
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