Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zak Delaney | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 2002 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Bath 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) |
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.
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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