Zak Delaney

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Zak Delaney
Personal information
Full name Zak Delaney
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Arbroath
Number 15
Youth career
2009–2014 Leicester Celtic
2015–2016 St Francis
2016–2018 St Patrick's Athletic
2018–2020 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 West Bromwich Albion 0 (0)
2021–2022Bath City (loan) 4 (0)
2022–2024 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 37 (0)
2024– Arbroath 1 (0)
International career
2018 Republic of Ireland U-17 1 (0)
0000 Republic of Ireland U-20 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:55, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Zak Delaney (born 10 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Arbroath in the Scottish Championship.

Club career

Delaney spent his early youth career playing for Dublin sides, St Francis and St Patrick's Athletic before securing himself a move to EFL Championship side West Bromwich Albion.

Delaney never made an appearance for the first team at West Brom, as he spent his season out on loan to Bath City in the National League South, making his debut against Welling United. [1]

In July 2022, Delaney went on trial at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, featuring in their 10–0 and 1–0 friendly wins over Clachnacuddin and Brora Rangers respectively, before signing for the club on 4 July. [2]

On 12 January 2024, Delaney was released by Inverness and joined Championship rivals, Arbroath, making his debut the following day.

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References

  1. "03 Zak Delaney". Bath City FC. Retrieved 2022-07-05.
  2. Ray, James (2022-07-05). "Defender completes move to new club after West Brom release". The72. Retrieved 2022-07-05.