Sunderland AFC is delighted to announce the signing of Trai Hume.
A right back that can also play in midfield, Hume moves to the Stadium of Light from Danske Bank Premiership outfit Linfield FC for an undisclosed fee and signs a four-and-a-half-year contract on Wearside with a club option of a further year.
The 19-year-old has enjoyed an impressive start to the 2021-22 campaign, scoring three goals and providing two assists in 17 games under the management of former SAFC striker David Healy.
Hume has over 50 senior appearances under his belt in Northern Ireland, including outings in the UEFA Champions League and Europa League qualifying stages, and he enjoyed a hugely successful loan spell at Ballymena United last season.
A Northern Ireland Under-21 international, he becomes the Lads’ first signing of the January transfer window and he will be available for selection when the Black Cats travel to Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday.
Hume said: “It feels amazing to be here at this massive club and I can’t wait to get out there in front of the fans with my new team-mates. I came to the Sheffield Wednesday match and it was absolutely bouncing – I loved every second of it. I’ve played over 50 games in the Irish league and I think that will help me settle in, but this is the right time for me to test myself in a new environment and this is the right club. Sunderland are aiming for bigger and better things and I can’t wait to get going."
Lee Johnson added: “We have been tracking Trai since the summer window and we are delighted to welcome him to Sunderland AFC. We are looking forward to working with him and seeing how he adapts to English football and the challenges of League One, as well as having a good calibre of player around him. We have to give him time, but we also have to push him as hard as we can to integrate him within the first team as soon as possible.”