| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zakariya Lovelace | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Millwall | ||
| Number | 57 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Glebe | ||
| 2019–2021 | Millwall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Millwall | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Rangers | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | England U17 | 7 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:30, 4 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:50, 30 May 2023 (UTC) | |||
Zakariya Lovelace (born 23 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Millwall.
In 2019, Lovelace joined Millwall from Glebe after scoring 43 goals in 15 appearances en route to Glebe's Kent Youth League victory. [1] On 29 December 2021, after scoring 21 goals in 19 appearances throughout Millwall's youth teams, Lovelace made his debut as a late substitute in Millwall's 1–0 win over Coventry City, becoming Millwall's second youngest ever player in the process. [2]
On 4 July 2022, Lovelace signed for Scottish club Rangers, initially linking up with the club's Academy. [3] [4] He was sent off for simulation in the 2023 Scottish Youth Cup Final against Celtic, which Rangers lost 6-5. [5]
Lovelace made his first team debut for Rangers in the League Cup against Scottish League One team Queen of the South on 30 August 2022. [6] He made his first Scottish Premiership appearance for the club against Old Firm rivals Celtic on 13 May 2023. [7] He made his first start for Rangers against St Mirren on 8 October 2023. On 24th October 2024 Lovelace made his first European appearance coming on as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League 4-0 victory over FCSB. [8]
Born in England, Lovelace is of Jamaican descent. [9] On 22 March 2023, Lovelace made his England U17 debut during a 3–1 win over Denmark in Katwijk as part of 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification. [10]
On 17 May 2023, Lovelace was named in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [11] He scored his only goal of the tournament against Switzerland as England finished fifth. [12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Rangers B | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 3 [a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
| Rangers | 2022–23 [13] | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 [14] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 [15] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 [b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 2 | ||