Revealed! How important Josh Maja is to Sunderland and how he compares with League One strike rivals

Speculation continues to surround the future of Josh Maja - but just how important is the striker to Sunderland?

By The Newsroom

Published 22nd Nov 2018, 16:54 BST

Updated 22nd Nov 2018, 16:59 BST

Maja made a blistering start to the season scoring in each of Sunderland's first four league games.
In total, the teenager has been involved in 12 of the Black Cats' 33 goals (10 goals and two assists) in League One this campaign (36.4 per cent).
His goals have come at crucial times too, with four coming when Sunderland were 1-0 down.
Maja has also opened the scoring on three occasions this season - against Rochdale, Peterborough and Bradford. — Maja made a blistering start to the season scoring in each of Sunderland's first four league games. In total, the teenager has been involved in 12 of the Black Cats' 33 goals (10 goals and two assists) in League One this campaign (36.4 per cent). His goals have come at crucial times too, with four coming when Sunderland were 1-0 down. Maja has also opened the scoring on three occasions this season - against Rochdale, Peterborough and Bradford.

The 19-year-old forward has scored ten goals for the Black Cats in the league this campaign, while also contributing with two assists. We've compared Maja's Sunderland stats with the Black Cats' League One rivals and their top scorers - here's what we found.