Sunderland AFC today confirmed the club’s retained player list for the 2019-20 season.

The list shows those players currently under contract with SAFC, or who have contract offers pending.

When their current deals expire on 30 June 2019, Adam Matthews, Luke Molyneux, Max Stryjek and Robbin Ruiter will leave the club.

Matthews made over 50 appearances for the Black Cats, while Ruiter featured 26 times during a two-year spell at the Stadium of Light.

Molyneux, who made his first-team debut in May 2018, and Stryjek both progressed through the club’s youth system at the Academy of Light.

Under-23 players Max Johnstone, Connor Shields and Alex Storey will also depart this summer.

SAFC would like to wish each of the players leaving the club the very best for the future.

Players aged over 24 as of 30 June 2019 who have been retained:

Jack Baldwin

Lee Cattermole

Tom Flanagan

Will Grigg

George Honeyman

Reece James

Grant Leadbitter

Glenn Loovens

Donald Love

Chris Maguire

Aiden McGeady

Dylan McGeouch

Jon McLaughlin

Luke O’Nien

Bryan Oviedo

Alim Ozturk

Max Power

Duncan Watmore

Charlie Wyke

Players aged under 24 as of 30 June 2019 who have been retained or have a contract offer pending:

Jack Bainbridge

Lee Connelly

Jack Connolly

Jack Diamond

Elliot Embleton

Owen Gamble

Lynden Gooch

Jake Hackett

Denver Hume

Jordan Hunter

Benji Kimpioka

Bali Mumba

Ethan Robson

Brandon Taylor

Jacob Young