Leo Hjelde is approaching his first full season since joining Sunderland. The defender joined Sunderland from Leeds United in January, when the club were suffering a major injury crisis at left-back. Hjelde was deployed on the left-side of the backline before fans quickly realised that that was far from his best position. The Norwegian made eleven starts before he was dropped and failed to make an appearance in the final five matches of the campaign. Hjelde will be eager to improve on a disappointing start to life on Wearside though, while his place in the pecking order looks uncertain followi…
