Sunderland football club: Premier League youngest players

Youngest Sunderland players

Below are Sunderland's youngest Premier League players and their age in years and days on the occasion of their first actual Premier League appearance, starting or coming on as a substitute.

For each player age is measured in years and days from their date of birth to the day of their first Premier League game.

Player Age (Y:d) Age (days) Match
Joel Asoro 17:116 6326 21 Aug 2016
H v Middlesbrough
Martyn Waghorn 17:336 6546 26 Dec 2007
H v Manchester United
Michael Bridges 18:12 6587 17 Aug 1996
H v Leicester City
Chris Rigg 18:59 6634 16 Aug 2025
H v West Ham United
Louis Laing 18:68 6643 14 May 2011
H v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Richie Ryan 18:109 6684 26 Apr 2003
H v Newcastle United
Jordan Henderson 18:137 6712 01 Nov 2008
A v Chelsea
Connor Wickham 18:141 6716 20 Aug 2011
H v Newcastle United
Adam Mitchell 18:168 6743 19 May 2013
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Mikael Mandron 18:200 6775 29 Apr 2013
A v Aston Villa
David Bellion 18:268 6843 22 Aug 2001
A v Fulham
Ben Alnwick 18:308 6883 05 Nov 2005
A v Arsenal
Thomas Butler 19:11 6951 06 May 2000
H v West Ham United
Anthony Stokes 19:16 6956 11 Aug 2007
H v Tottenham Hotspur
Craig Lynch 19:35 6975 30 Apr 2011
H v Fulham
Ryan Noble 19:112 7052 26 Feb 2011
A v Everton
Dan Smith 19:164 7104 18 Mar 2006
A v Bolton Wanderers
Charis Mavrias 19:191 7131 31 Aug 2013
A v Crystal Palace
Michael Reddy 19:207 7147 18 Oct 1999
H v Aston Villa
Julio Arca 19:217 7157 05 Sep 2000
H v West Ham United
Martin Woods 19:231 7171 20 Aug 2005
A v Liverpool
Marc Guiu 19:231 7171 23 Aug 2025
A v Burnley
Chris Lumsdon 19:235 7175 07 Aug 1999
A v Chelsea
Sean Thornton 19:245 7185 18 Jan 2003
A v Everton
Darren Williams 19:258 7198 11 Jan 1997
H v Arsenal
Danny Welbeck 19:261 7201 14 Aug 2010
H v Birmingham City
Sam Aiston 19:269 7209 17 Aug 1996
H v Leicester City
George McCartney 19:301 7241 24 Feb 2001
A v Leicester City
Kevin Kyle 19:325 7265 28 Apr 2001
A v Southampton
Grant Leadbitter 19:337 7277 10 Dec 2005
A v Charlton Athletic
Ben Clark 20:4 7309 28 Jan 2003
H v Southampton
Jonny Evans 20:10 7315 13 Jan 2008
H v Portsmouth
JI Dong-won 20:77 7382 13 Aug 2011
A v Liverpool
Chemsdine Talbi 20:99 7404 16 Aug 2025
H v West Ham United
Eliezer Mayenda 20:100 7405 16 Aug 2025
H v West Ham United
Rees Greenwood 20:134 7439 15 May 2016
A v Watford
Billy Knott 20:172 7477 19 May 2013
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Jack Colback 20:197 7502 09 May 2010
A v Wolverhampton Wanderers
David Meyler 20:213 7518 28 Dec 2009
A v Blackburn Rovers
Lynden Gooch 20:233 7538 13 Aug 2016
A v Manchester City
Chris Black 20:238 7543 03 May 2003
A v Aston Villa
Noah Sadiki 20:242 7547 16 Aug 2025
H v West Ham United
John Oster 20:245 7550 10 Aug 1999
H v Watford
Tommy Robson 20:247 7552 15 May 2016
A v Watford
Chris Brown 20:252 7557 20 Aug 2005
A v Liverpool
Jordan Cook 20:281 7586 26 Dec 2010
A v Manchester United
Paul Thirlwell 20:294 7599 04 Dec 1999
H v Chelsea
Justin Hoyte 20:294 7599 10 Sep 2005
A v Chelsea
Anthony Le Tallec 20:324 7629 23 Aug 2005
H v Manchester City
Matthew Piper 20:329 7634 24 Aug 2002
H v Everton
Jocelin Ta Bi 21:12 7683 22 Feb 2026
H v Fulham
El Hadji Ba 21:66 7737 11 May 2014
H v Swansea City
Jason Denayer 21:76 7747 12 Sep 2016
H v Everton
John Mullin 21:83 7754 02 Nov 1996
A v Leeds United
Paddy McNair 21:108 7779 13 Aug 2016
A v Manchester City
Lee Cattermole 21:146 7817 15 Aug 2009
A v Bolton Wanderers
Duncan Watmore 21:159 7830 15 Aug 2015
H v Norwich City
Adnan Januzaj 21:189 7860 13 Aug 2016
A v Manchester City
Gavin McCann 21:208 7879 07 Aug 1999
A v Chelsea
Jonjo Dickman 21:210 7881 21 Apr 2003
A v Manchester City
Paul McShane 21:216 7887 11 Aug 2007
H v Tottenham Hotspur
Stephen Elliott 21:219 7890 13 Aug 2005
H v Charlton Athletic
Habib Diarra 21:225 7896 16 Aug 2025
H v West Ham United
George Honeyman 21:249 7920 15 May 2016
A v Watford
Andy Welsh 21:262 7933 13 Aug 2005
H v Charlton Athletic
Jordan Pickford 21:314 7985 16 Jan 2016
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Darren Holloway 21:321 7992 21 Aug 1999
A v Leeds United
Fraizer Campbell 21:336 8007 15 Aug 2009
A v Bolton Wanderers
Martin Smith 22:3 8039 16 Nov 1996
A v Tottenham Hotspur
Roy O'Donovan 22:4 8040 15 Aug 2007
A v Birmingham City
Michael Gray 22:14 8050 17 Aug 1996
H v Leicester City
Michael Proctor 22:37 8073 10 Nov 2002
H v Tottenham Hotspur
Danny Rose 22:75 8111 15 Sep 2012
H v Liverpool
Ross Wallace 22:79 8115 11 Aug 2007
H v Tottenham Hotspur
Jenson Seelt 22:85 8121 16 Aug 2025
H v West Ham United
DeAndre Yedlin 22:85 8121 03 Oct 2015
H v West Ham United
Didier Ndong 22:87 8123 12 Sep 2016
H v Everton
Javi Manquillo 22:114 8150 27 Aug 2016
A v Southampton
Jon Stead 22:128 8164 13 Aug 2005
H v Charlton Athletic
Simon Mignolet 22:160 8196 14 Aug 2010
H v Birmingham City
Fabio Borini 22:169 8205 14 Sep 2013
H v Arsenal
Donald Love 22:170 8206 13 Aug 2016
A v Manchester City
Stephen Wright 22:190 8226 17 Aug 2002
A v Blackburn Rovers
Craig Russell 22:198 8234 21 Aug 1996
A v Nottingham Forest
Daryl Murphy 22:200 8236 01 Oct 2005
H v West Ham United
Robin Roefs 22:211 8247 16 Aug 2025
H v West Ham United
Phil Bardsley 22:214 8250 29 Jan 2008
H v Birmingham City
Romaine Mundle 22:219 8255 29 Nov 2025
H v AFC Bournemouth
James McClean 22:232 8268 11 Dec 2011
H v Blackburn Rovers
Nilson Angulo 22:233 8269 07 Feb 2026
A v Arsenal
Greg Halford 22:249 8285 15 Aug 2007
A v Birmingham City
Melker Ellborg 22:285 8321 03 Mar 2026
A v Leeds United
Kieran Richardson 22:293 8329 11 Aug 2007
H v Tottenham Hotspur
Alfred N'Diaye 22:312 8348 12 Jan 2013
H v West Ham United
Kevin Kilbane 22:319 8355 18 Dec 1999
H v Southampton
Kenwyne Jones 22:330 8366 01 Sep 2007
A v Manchester United
Ahmed Elmohamady 22:339 8375 14 Aug 2010
H v Birmingham City
Jurgen Macho 22:360 8396 19 Aug 2000
H v Arsenal
Marcos Alonso 23:14 8415 11 Jan 2014
A v Fulham
Thomas Sørensen 23:55 8456 07 Aug 1999
A v Chelsea
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