Brian Brobbey extends Sunderland contract until 2031

English Premier League side Sunderland have announced that they have agreed a new long-term contract with striker Brian Brobbey.

The 24-year-old Dutch forward's previous deal was due to expire in June 2029, but under the new agreement Brobbey will continue to play at the Stadium of Light until the summer of 2031.

Brobbey, who joined the club in the summer of 2025 following Sunderland's promotion to the Premier League, has since scored 10 goals in 40 appearances. Seven of those goals came in the 2025-26 season, in which Sunderland produced an impressive campaign to earn a place in this season's UEFA Europa League.

All three of Brobbey's goals this season came in the 5-3 Premier League defeat to Manchester City. With that performance, Brobbey became the first Sunderland player to score a Premier League hat-trick for the club since Jermain Defoe did so in 2016. The Dutch forward also went into the record books as the fourth player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick against a team that started the match top of the table, after Robbie Fowler (November 1998, against Aston Villa), Dirk Kuyt (March 2011, against Manchester United) and Romelu Lukaku (May 2013, against Manchester United).

Speaking to the club's official website after putting pen to paper, Brobbey said: "I'm very happy with the trust the club has shown in me. From the moment I arrived here I have felt a huge drive, and I want to keep developing as a player. Representing Sunderland in the Premier League is a great honour and a privilege, and helping my team reach European competition is something I am incredibly proud of. I know I can still become a better version of myself, and that motivates me every day. I want to score goals, help my team and give our supporters moments they can be proud of."