Zak Brunt

Zak Brunt

Personal information
Full name	Zak Rian Brunt [1]
Date of birth	(2001-11-17) 17 November 2001 (age 23)
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	78	(12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:18, 1 March 2025 (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 1 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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
	2024–25 [20]	National League	34	6	2	2	—		2 [b]	1	38	9
	Total		78	12	7	2	0	0	7	2	92	16
Career total			151	14	13	4	2	0	14	2	180	20

1. Appearance(s) in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
2. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
3. Appearance(s) in National League play-offs
4. One appearance in FA Trophy, two appearances in National League play-offs
5. Four appearances and one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League play-offs

References

1. "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
2. Zak Brunt at WorldFootball.net
3. "How Southend United new boy once attracted interest from Real Madrid". Echo. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
4. "From Atletico Madrid to Sheffield United via Matlock, Zak Brunt 'buzzing' to fulfil his dream". examinerlive.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
5. 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.
6. "Match Facts". Gladiators: Matlock Town FC Official Matchday Programme. vs Ashton United. 24 April 2018.
7. Richardson, Ian (3 February 2021). "Former Matlock Town star Zak Brunt named on Sheffield United bench". matlockmercury.co.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
8. "Sheffield United 1–0 Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
9. "Carabao Cup: Sheffield United 2–1 Derby County". BBC Sport. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
10. "Two sign on loan from Sheffield United". Southend United F.C. 28 October 2021.
11. "Brunt arrives on loan". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. 4 January 2022.
12. "WELCOME, ZAK BRUNT!". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
13. "Zak Brunt signs for Barnet FC". www.barnetfc.com. 4 July 2023.
14. "MTFC Rollcall". Gladiators: Matlock Town FC Official Matchday Programme. vs Ashton United. 24 April 2018.
15. "Matlock Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
16. "Matlock Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
17. "April 2018 Results - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
18. "Zak Brunt | Football Stats | Season 2021/2022". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
19. "Zak Brunt | Football Stats | Season 2022/2023". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
20. Zak Brunt at Soccerway