Zak Ruggiero

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Zak Ruggiero
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cerignola
(on loan from Trapani)
Youth career
–2019 Crotone
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Crotone 2 (0)
2020–2021Pro Vercelli (loan) 0 (0)
2021Pro Sesto (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022Lucchese (loan) 9 (1)
2022–2025 Cerignola 79 (5)
2025– Trapani 13 (1)
2025–Cerignola (loan) 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 April 2025

Zak Ruggiero (born 9 January 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group C club Cerignola on loan from Trapani.

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Club career

On 11 September 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Crotone for a term of 5 years. [1]

He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 29 December 2019 in a game against Trapani. He substituted Junior Messias in the 85th minute. [2]

On 25 September 2020 he was loaned to Serie C club Pro Vercelli. [3] On 1 February 2021, he was sent on another Serie C loan to Pro Sesto. [4]

On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Lucchese, again in Serie C. [5]

On 26 July 2022, Ruggiero signed with Cerignola. [6]

Personal life

His father is Italian and his mother English. He was born in England but moved to Crotone a few months later. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Zak Ruggiero, rossoblù fino al 2024!" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 11 September 2019.
  2. "Crotone v Trapani game report". Soccerway. 29 December 2019.
  3. "Nanni al Cesena e Zak alla Pro Vercelli" (in Italian). Crotone. 25 September 2020.
  4. "TRE OPERAZIONI IN CHIUSURA DI CALCIOMERCATO" (in Italian). Pro Sesto. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "Oddei e le altre operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). Crotone. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. "Benvenuto Zak Ruggiero" (in Italian). Cerignola. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.