Zak Brunt

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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 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Boreham Wood
Number 8
Youth career
Sheffield United
Aston Villa
Manchester City
Manchester United
2016–2017 Derby County
2017–2018 Matlock Town
2018–2021 Sheffield United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2023–2025 Barnet 91 (12)
2025 → Boreham Wood (loan) 14 (3)
2025– Boreham Wood 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:47, 13 November 2025 (UTC)

Zak Rian Brunt (born 17 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Boreham Wood.

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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] He played in all but two of the Bees' league games as they won the 2024-25 National League title.

On 28 August 2025, Brunt re-joined Boreham Wood on a season-long loan deal. [14] The move was made permanent on 13 November 2025 for a club record fee for Wood. [15]

Career statistics

As of 8 November 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Matlock Town 2017–18 [16] [17] [18] [19] NPL Premier Division9000—2 [a] 0110
Sheffield United 2021–22 [20] Championship 0000200020
2022–23 [21] Championship000000—00
Total0000200020
Southend United (loan) 2021–22 [22] National League 8010—1 [b] 0100
Notts County (loan) 2021–22 [22] National League13000—1 [c] 0140
Boreham Wood (loan) 2022–23 [22] National League43252—3 [d] 0514
Barnet 2023–24 [22] National League44650—5 [e] 1547
2024–25 [22] National League44622—2 [b] 1489
2025–26 [22] League Two 3000100040
Total911272107210616
Boreham Wood 2025–26 [22] National League14311—1 [f] 0164
Career total178171453015221024
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  2. 1 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
  6. ↑ Appearances in National League Cup

Honours

Barnet

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish 2020/21 retained lists". premierleague.com. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. 1 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. ↑ "Welcome back, Zak Brunt!". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  15. ↑ "Here to stay: Brunt signs permanently for a club record fee!". www.borehamwoodfootballclub.co.uk. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "MTFC Rollcall". Gladiators: Matlock Town FC Official Matchday Programme. vs Ashton United. 24 April 2018.
  17. ↑ "Matlock Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. 24 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  18. ↑ "Matlock Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  19. ↑ "April 2018 Results - The Pitching In Northern Premier League". www.thenpl.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  20. ↑ "Zak Brunt | Football Stats | Season 2021/2022". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "Zak Brunt | Football Stats | Season 2022/2023". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Zak Brunt at Soccerway
  23. ↑ "National League: 2024/25: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
    "Barnet: Squad details: 2024/25". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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