African Players at Sunderland A.F.C.
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35African players
5Nations (3+)
2Current
Sunderland A.F.C. have fielded 35 African players from 17 countries according to Wikidata.
The best-represented nation is Ghana with 5 players.
The earliest arrival on record is Ted Purdon (1954).
2 African players currently on the books: Amad Diallo and Nordi Mukiele.
Ted Purdon scored the most goals for the club among them (39).
Nationalities on the map
All players
| Player | Nation | Years | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asamoah Gyan |  Ghana | 2010–2012 | 34 | 10 |
| Sulley Muntari | Ghana | 2011–2011 | 9 | 1 |
| Djibril Cissé |  Ivory Coast | 2008–2009 | 35 | 10 |
| Patrick Mboma |  Cameroon | 2002–2002 | 9 | 1 |
| Steven Pienaar |  South Africa | 2016–2017 | 15 | 0 |
| Amad Diallo now | Ivory Coast | 2022–now | – | – |
| Emmanuel Eboué | Ivory Coast | 2016–2016 | 0 | 0 |
| Wahbi Khazri |  Tunisia | 2016–2018 | 38 | 3 |
| Antoine Semenyo | Ghana | 2020–2020 | 7 | 1 |
| El Hadji Diouf |  Senegal | 2008–2009 | 14 | 0 |
| Victor Anichebe |  Nigeria | 2016–2017 | 18 | 3 |
| Stéphane Sessègnon |  Benin | 2011–2013 | 87 | 17 |
| Ahmed Elmohamady |  Egypt | 2010–2013 | 56 | 1 |
| John Mensah | Ghana | 2009–2011 | 34 | 1 |
| Nordi Mukiele now |  DR Congo | 2025–now | – | – |
| Simon Adingra now | Ivory Coast | 2025–now | 14 | 1 |
| Quinton Fortune | South Africa | 2007–2008 | 5 | 0 |
| Dickson Etuhu | Nigeria | 2007–2008 | 20 | 1 |
| Yann M'Vila |  Congo | 2015–2016 | 27 | 1 |
| Younes Kaboul |  Morocco | 2015–2016 | 24 | 0 |
| Dame N'Doye | Senegal | 2016–2016 | 5 | 1 |
| Nedum Onuoha | Nigeria | 2010–2011 | 31 | 1 |
| Alfred N'Diaye | Senegal | 2013–2014 | 16 | 0 |
| Benjani Mwaruwari |  Zimbabwe | 2010–2010 | 8 | 0 |
| Salis Abdul Samed now | Ghana | ?–now | – | – |
| Adil Aouchiche |  Algeria | 2023–2025 | – | – |
| Didier Ibrahim Ndong |  Gabon | 2016–2018 | – | – |
| Lamine Koné | Ivory Coast | 2016– | – | – |
| Talal El Karkouri | Morocco | 2003–2003 | 8 | 0 |
| El Hadji Ba |  Mauritania | 2013–2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Abdou Kader Mangane | Senegal | 2013–2013 | 2 | 0 |
| Adilson Tavares Varela |  Cape Verde | 2013–2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Reuben Agboola | Nigeria | 1985–1991 | 140 | 0 |
| Don Kitchenbrand | South Africa | 1958–1960 | 53 | 28 |
| Ted Purdon | South Africa | 1954–1957 | 90 | 39 |
Years and appearances from Wikidata career statements (league appearances where recorded).