| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zak Rian Brunt [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, England [2] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.76 m) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Boreham Wood (on loan from Barnet) | ||
| 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* | |||
| 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 | 91 | (12) |
| 2025– | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:13, 28 August 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 on loan from EFL League Two 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] 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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Matlock Town | 2017–18 [15] [16] [17] [18] | NPL Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United | 2021–22 [19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23 [20] | 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 [21] | National League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Notts County (loan) | 2021–22 [21] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2022–23 [21] | National League | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 [d] | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
| Barnet | 2023–24 [21] | National League | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 [e] | 1 | 54 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 [21] | National League | 44 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 [b] | 1 | 48 | 9 | ||
| 2025–26 [21] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 91 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 16 | ||
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2025–26 [21] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 164 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 194 | 20 | ||
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