Sunderland football club: Premier League top scorers
Top Sunderland goal scorers
Below are Sunderland's top Premier League scorers and the totals they have scored.
Totals are updated after each game and occasionally amended in the light of decisions of the Dubious Goal Committee.
| Player | Goals | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kevin Phillips |
61 | 10 Aug 1999 | 22 Feb 2003 |
|
Jermain Defoe |
34 | 31 Jan 2015 | 06 May 2017 |
|
Darren Bent |
32 | 15 Aug 2009 | 01 Jan 2011 |
|
Niall Quinn |
29 | 21 Aug 1996 | 09 Feb 2002 |
|
Kenwyne Jones |
26 | 15 Sep 2007 | 09 May 2010 |
|
Steven Fletcher |
23 | 01 Sep 2012 | 01 Nov 2015 |
|
Adam Johnson |
19 | 10 Nov 2012 | 06 Feb 2016 |
|
Stéphane Sessègnon |
17 | 23 Apr 2011 | 20 Apr 2013 |
|
Kieran Richardson |
14 | 29 Dec 2007 | 04 Dec 2011 |
|
Fabio Borini |
14 | 27 Oct 2013 | 15 Apr 2017 |
|
Seb Larsson |
12 | 13 Aug 2011 | 17 Jan 2015 |
|
Connor Wickham |
11 | 29 Oct 2011 | 25 Apr 2015 |
|
Craig Gardner |
11 | 18 Sep 2011 | 05 Oct 2013 |
|
Asamoah Gyan |
10 | 11 Sep 2010 | 23 Apr 2011 |
|
Djibril Cissé |
10 | 23 Aug 2008 | 18 Apr 2009 |
|
Nicklas Bendtner |
8 | 01 Oct 2011 | 28 Apr 2012 |
|
Kevin Kilbane |
8 | 08 Apr 2000 | 18 Jan 2003 |
|
Michael Chopra |
8 | 11 Aug 2007 | 20 Sep 2008 |
|
Gavin McCann |
8 | 11 Sep 1999 | 15 Dec 2002 |
|
Don Hutchison |
8 | 04 Nov 2000 | 17 Mar 2001 |
|
Phil Bardsley |
7 | 05 Jan 2011 | 04 Dec 2013 |
|
Brian Brobbey |
7 | 08 Nov 2025 | 17 May 2026 |
|
James McClean |
7 | 03 Jan 2012 | 12 Jan 2013 |
|
Alex Rae |
7 | 14 Oct 1996 | 04 Dec 2000 |
|
Patrick Van Aanholt |
7 | 28 Nov 2015 | 17 Dec 2016 |
|
Wilson Isidor |
6 | 16 Aug 2025 | 17 May 2026 |
|
Danny Welbeck |
6 | 14 Nov 2010 | 01 Jan 2011 |
|
Fraizer Campbell |
6 | 09 Mar 2010 | 15 Dec 2012 |
|
Enzo Le Fée |
5 | 30 Aug 2025 | 17 May 2026 |
|
Michael Gray |
5 | 21 Aug 1996 | 28 Oct 2002 |
|
Chemsdine Talbi |
4 | 25 Oct 2025 | 22 Mar 2026 |
|
Grant Leadbitter |
4 | 22 Sep 2007 | 14 Mar 2009 |
|
Andy Reid |
4 | 29 Mar 2008 | 31 Oct 2009 |
|
Bolo Zenden |
4 | 16 Jan 2010 | 22 May 2011 |
|
Jack Colback |
4 | 26 Dec 2011 | 07 May 2014 |
|
Daryl Murphy |
4 | 12 Feb 2006 | 09 Feb 2008 |
|
Craig Russell |
4 | 14 Oct 1996 | 26 Dec 1996 |
|
Jordi Gómez |
4 | 03 Nov 2014 | 02 May 2015 |
|
Julio Arca |
4 | 05 Sep 2000 | 25 Sep 2005 |
|
Paul Stewart |
4 | 26 Oct 1996 | 03 May 1997 |
|
Tore André Flo |
4 | 31 Aug 2002 | 28 Dec 2002 |
|
Emanuele Giaccherini |
4 | 24 Aug 2013 | 27 Apr 2014 |
|
Jordan Henderson |
4 | 19 Dec 2009 | 23 Apr 2011 |
|
Jack Rodwell |
4 | 24 Aug 2014 | 15 May 2016 |
|
Dean Whitehead |
4 | 29 Oct 2005 | 12 Apr 2008 |
|
Jeremain Lens |
3 | 29 Aug 2015 | 15 May 2016 |
|
Tommy Miller |
3 | 25 Sep 2005 | 22 Apr 2006 |
|
Stefan Schwarz |
3 | 25 Sep 1999 | 27 Oct 2001 |
|
Jason McAteer |
3 | 05 Mar 2002 | 28 Aug 2002 |
|
Liam Lawrence |
3 | 23 Oct 2005 | 15 Jan 2006 |
|
Danny Higginbotham |
3 | 10 Nov 2007 | 26 Apr 2008 |
|
Kevin Ball |
3 | 15 Dec 1996 | 22 Mar 1997 |
|
Duncan Watmore |
3 | 15 Aug 2015 | 16 Apr 2016 |
|
Victor Anichebe |
3 | 05 Nov 2016 | 19 Nov 2016 |
|
Nordi Mukiele |
3 | 18 Oct 2025 | 02 May 2026 |
|
John O'Shea |
3 | 29 Dec 2012 | 04 Dec 2013 |
|
Wahbi Khazri |
3 | 13 Feb 2016 | 15 Apr 2017 |
|
KI Sung-yueng |
3 | 26 Dec 2013 | 26 Mar 2014 |
|
Anthony Le Tallec |
3 | 23 Aug 2005 | 04 May 2006 |
|
Lamine Koné |
3 | 11 May 2016 | 04 Feb 2017 |
|
Claudio Reyna |
3 | 22 Dec 2001 | 01 Apr 2002 |
|
David Vaughan |
3 | 11 Dec 2011 | 14 Apr 2013 |
|
Michael Bridges |
3 | 30 Nov 1996 | 01 Jan 1997 |
|
Danny Collins |
3 | 07 May 2006 | 17 Jan 2009 |
|
Darren Williams |
2 | 29 Jan 1997 | 19 Apr 1997 |
|
Habib Diarra |
2 | 02 Feb 2026 | 03 Mar 2026 |
|
Michael Turner |
2 | 27 Sep 2009 | 24 Oct 2009 |
|
Emerson Thome |
2 | 28 Oct 2000 | 01 Jan 2002 |
|
Steve Agnew |
2 | 21 Sep 1996 | 01 Jan 1997 |
|
Lee Cattermole |
2 | 07 Apr 2014 | 16 Aug 2014 |
|
Billy Jones |
2 | 25 Oct 2015 | 06 May 2017 |
|
Dan Ballard |
2 | 16 Aug 2025 | 08 Nov 2025 |
|
Ross Wallace |
2 | 15 Sep 2007 | 07 Oct 2007 |
|
Trai Hume |
2 | 19 Apr 2026 | 24 May 2026 |
|
Jody Craddock |
2 | 29 Sep 2001 | 06 Oct 2002 |
|
Andy Melville |
2 | 23 Nov 1996 | 07 Dec 1996 |
|
Stephen Elliott |
2 | 15 Oct 2005 | 23 Oct 2005 |
|
JI Dong-won |
2 | 10 Sep 2011 | 01 Jan 2012 |
|
Richard Ord |
2 | 21 Aug 1996 | 26 Dec 1996 |
|
Eliezer Mayenda |
2 | 16 Aug 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|
Michael Proctor |
2 | 15 Dec 2002 | 26 Dec 2002 |
|
Jozy Altidore |
1 | 04 Dec 2013 | 04 Dec 2013 |
|
Martin Scott |
1 | 04 Sep 1996 | 04 Sep 1996 |
|
Didier Ndong |
1 | 04 Feb 2017 | 04 Feb 2017 |
|
Jon Stead |
1 | 01 Apr 2006 | 01 Apr 2006 |
|
Nilson Angulo |
1 | 22 Aug 2026 | 22 Aug 2026 |
|
Paul Butler |
1 | 11 Sep 1999 | 11 Sep 1999 |
|
Marcus Stewart |
1 | 19 Apr 2003 | 19 Apr 2003 |
|
Danny Rose |
1 | 29 Apr 2013 | 29 Apr 2013 |
|
Andy D Gray |
1 | 13 Aug 2005 | 13 Aug 2005 |
|
Dame N'Doye |
1 | 01 Mar 2016 | 01 Mar 2016 |
|
Stern John |
1 | 15 Aug 2007 | 15 Aug 2007 |
|
Michael Reddy |
1 | 06 Nov 1999 | 06 Nov 1999 |
|
John Mullin |
1 | 08 Mar 1997 | 08 Mar 1997 |
|
Chris Brown |
1 | 04 May 2006 | 04 May 2006 |
|
Steed Malbranque |
1 | 20 Dec 2008 | 20 Dec 2008 |
|
Stanislav Varga |
1 | 13 Jan 2001 | 13 Jan 2001 |
|
Titus Bramble |
1 | 18 Sep 2011 | 18 Sep 2011 |
|
David Bellion |
1 | 28 Sep 2002 | 28 Sep 2002 |
|
Gary Breen |
1 | 17 Sep 2005 | 17 Sep 2005 |