Zak Sturge

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Zak Sturge
Personal information
Full name Zak Norton Sturge [1]
Date of birth (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth London, England [1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
(on loan from Chelsea)
Youth career
Cre8tive Football Academy
2019–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
2022–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Chelsea 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Peterborough United (loan) 18 (0)
2025– → Millwall (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U18 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2023

Zak Norton Sturge (born 15 June 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Championship side Millwall on loan from Chelsea.

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Club career

Born in London, Sturge started his career with the Cre8tive Football Academy, before joining Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019. [2] After three years in Brighton, he declined the offer of a contract extension, and announced his departure from the club in July 2022. [3] [4]

After being linked with a host of German Bundesliga sides, as well as English sides Leeds United and Chelsea, he signed with the latter as a free agent in August 2022. [4] [5] [6] Since signing, he has gone on to train with the first team. [7]

On 31 August 2023, Sturge joined League One club Peterborough United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season. [8] On 2 January 2024, he was recalled by Chelsea. [9]

On 3 February 2025, Sturge joined Championship side Millwall on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season. [10]

International career

Sturge is eligible to represent both England and Guyana at international level. [1] He was called up to the England national under-18 football team in late 2021, and has gone on to make six appearances. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 November 2023 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2022–23————4 [a] 040
Peterborough United (loan) 2023–24 EFL League One 802010—4 [a] 0150
Career total8020100080190
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zak Sturge at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Zak Sturge". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Mills, Richard (30 June 2022). "How Brighton's late academy bloomer has become a target for Leeds United and Chelsea". sussexlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 Pole, Matt (15 July 2022). "Chelsea set to beat Leeds United in transfer race for highly-rated Brighton talent". sussexexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Young, Alex (20 July 2022). "Who is Zak Sturge? English wonderkid set to join Chelsea". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea sign teenage defender Sturge". chelseafc.com. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Trotter, Scott (29 November 2022). "No James, Broja involved - Chelsea stars pictured in first team training as Under-21s feature". football.london. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Defender Arrives From Chelsea In Loan Deal". www.theposh.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sturge Recalled By Chelsea". www.theposh.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ↑ www.millwallfc.co.uk https://www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2025/february/03/zak-sturge-joins-millwall-on-loan/ . Retrieved 2025-02-04.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Owen, Brian (1 October 2021). "Zak Emmerson and Zak Sturge called in by England under-18s". theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  12. ↑ Zak Sturge at Soccerway
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