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 | 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.
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]
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 | |
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 |