Zak Brunt
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zak Rian Brunt[1] | ||
Date of birth | 17 November 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Chesterfield, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barnet | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Sheffield United | |||
Aston Villa | |||
Manchester City | |||
Manchester United | |||
2016–2017 | Derby County | ||
2017–2018 | Matlock Town | ||
2018–2021 | Sheffield United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Matlock Town | 9 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Southend United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2022 | → Notts County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2022–2023 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 43 | (2) |
2023– | Barnet | 44 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:12, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
Zak Rian Brunt (born 17 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Barnet.
Club career
Having started his career at Sheffield United, Brunt joined a number of academies in his early teens, including Aston Villa and Manchester City.[3] Brunt also travelled to Spain and had trials with Villarreal and Atlético Madrid. The latter offered him a youth contract, and he was offered a trial at Real Madrid by Guti, but he was unable to stay in Spain due to FIFA regulations on international transfers of young players.[4] He then joined Derby County.[5] Due to a large release clause, he dropped down to non-league football in 2017 to sign with Matlock Town, where he made his debut in a league match as an 87th-minute substitute against Witton Albion, aged just sixteen years and one day.[6]
In 2018, Brunt returned to Sheffield United.[7] On 10 August 2021, Brunt made his first-team debut for Sheffield United in an EFL Cup first-round victory over Carlisle United[8] before going on to appear in the second round also.[9]
On 28 October 2021, Brunt joined National League side Southend United on loan until January 2022.[10] In January 2022, Brunt joined Notts County on loan until the end of the season following the expiration of his loan at Southend United.[11] On 25 July 2022, Brunt returned to the National League when he joined Boreham Wood on a season-long loan deal.[12]
In July 2023, Brunt signed for Barnet for an undisclosed fee.[13]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2023-24 season
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Matlock Town | 2017–18[14][15][16][17] | NPL Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Sheffield United | 2021–22[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2022–23[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
Southend United (loan) | 2021–22[20] | National League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
Notts County (loan) | 2021–22[20] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Boreham Wood (loan) | 2022–23[20] | National League | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
Barnet | 2023–24[20] | National League | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 1 | 54 | 7 | |
Career total | 117 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 142 | 11 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
- ^ Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs
References
- ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ a b Zak Brunt at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "How Southend United new boy once attracted interest from Real Madrid". Echo. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ^ "From Atletico Madrid to Sheffield United via Matlock, Zak Brunt 'buzzing' to fulfil his dream". examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ Hemmingham, Nathan (2 February 2021). "Who is Zak Brunt? Sheffield United starlet profiled after being named in squad vs West Brom". examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Match Facts". Gladiators: Matlock Town FC Official Matchday Programme. vs Ashton United. 24 April 2018.
- ^ Richardson, Ian (3 February 2021). "Former Matlock Town star Zak Brunt named on Sheffield United bench". matlockmercury.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Sheffield United 1–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Carabao Cup: Sheffield United 2–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Two sign on loan from Sheffield United". Southend United F.C. 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Brunt arrives on loan". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 4 January 2022.
- ^ "WELCOME, ZAK BRUNT!". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Zak Brunt signs for Barnet FC". www.barnetfc.com. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "MTFC Rollcall". Gladiators: Matlock Town FC Official Matchday Programme. vs Ashton United. 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Matlock Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "Matlock Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ "April 2018 Results - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Zak Brunt | Football Stats | Season 2021/2022". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Zak Brunt | Football Stats | Season 2022/2023". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ a b c d Zak Brunt at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Chesterfield
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Aston Villa F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Manchester United F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Matlock Town F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Boreham Wood F.C. players
- Barnet F.C. players
- Northern Premier League players
- National League (English football) players
- English football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs