Transfers
Recent player movements in and out of the squad
| Date | Player | From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.07.2018 | S. Brotherton | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | J. McLaughlin | Heart Of Midlothian | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2018 | W. Khazri | Rennes | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2018 | T. Flanagan | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 01.07.2018 | C. Maguire | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 30.06.2018 | J. Lens | Besiktas | Sunderland | N/A |
| 21.06.2018 | A. Öztürk | — | Sunderland | Free |
| 16.03.2018 | M. Stryjek | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 07.03.2018 | M. Ledger | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 23.02.2018 | Joshua Hesson | Wolves | Sunderland | N/A |
| 31.01.2018 | O. Ejaria | Liverpool | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.01.2018 | Lee Camp | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.01.2018 | A. Fletcher | — | Sunderland | Loan |
| 25.01.2018 | K. LuaLua | Brighton | Sunderland | Free |
| 31.08.2017 | J. Williams | Crystal Palace | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.08.2017 | Callum Henry McManaman | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 02.08.2017 | R. Ruiter | Utrecht | Sunderland | Free |
| 26.07.2017 | J. Steele | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 13.07.2017 | A. McGeady | Everton | Sunderland | Free |
| 13.07.2017 | James Vaughan | — | Sunderland | € 1M |
| 08.07.2017 | Jiang Guangtai | Everton | Sunderland | Loan |
| 05.07.2017 | B. Galloway | Everton | Sunderland | Loan |
| 01.07.2017 | J. Lens | Fenerbahce | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2017 | T. Robson | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2017 | M. Ledger | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2017 | T. Beadling | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2017 | Will Buckley | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2017 | A. Matthews | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 30.01.2017 | Darron Gibson | Everton | Sunderland | N/A |
| 30.01.2017 | B. Oviedo | Everton | Sunderland | N/A |
| 24.01.2017 | Joleon Lescott | AEK Larnaca | Sunderland | Free |
| 31.08.2016 | J. Denayer | Manchester City | Sunderland | Loan |
| 31.08.2016 | D. Ndong | Lorient | Sunderland | € 16M |
| 31.08.2016 | Mika | Boavista | Sunderland | € 1.5M |
| 25.08.2016 | Javier Manquillo | Atletico Madrid | Sunderland | Loan |
| 19.08.2016 | S. Pienaar | Everton | Sunderland | Free |
| 12.08.2016 | A. Januzaj | Manchester United | Sunderland | Loan |
| 11.08.2016 | D. Love | Manchester United | Sunderland | € 3.2M |
| 11.08.2016 | P. McNair | Manchester United | Sunderland | € 3.2M |
| 05.08.2016 | P. Djilobodji | Chelsea | Sunderland | € 9.5M |
| 01.07.2016 | Emanuele Giaccherini | Bologna | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.07.2016 | L. Gooch | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2016 | Will Buckley | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2016 | Jordi Gómez García-Penche | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2016 | A. Matthews | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 01.06.2016 | S. Fletcher | Marseille | Sunderland | N/A |
| 30.01.2016 | W. Khazri | — | Sunderland | N/A |
| 27.01.2016 | L. Koné | Lorient | Sunderland | € 6M |
| 14.01.2016 | D. N'Doye | Trabzonspor | Sunderland | Loan |
| 07.01.2016 | J. Kirchhoff | Bayern München | Sunderland | € 1M |