| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zak Rian Brunt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-11-17)17 November 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Chesterfield, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barnet | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sheffield United | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Manchester United | |||
| 2016–2017 | Derby County | ||
| 2017–2018 | Matlock Town | ||
| 2018–2021 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Matlock Town | 9 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Sheffield United | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | →Southend United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Notts County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | →Boreham Wood (loan) | 43 | (2) |
| 2023– | Barnet | 78 | (12) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:18, 1 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Zak Rian Brunt (born 17 November 2001) is an English professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forNational League clubBarnet.
Having started his career atSheffield United, Brunt joined a number of academies in his early teens, includingAston Villa andManchester City.[3] Brunt also travelled to Spain and had trials withVillarreal andAtlético Madrid. The latter offered him a youth contract, and he was offered a trial atReal Madrid byGuti, but he was unable to stay in Spain due toFIFA regulations on international transfers of young players.[4] He then joinedDerby County.[5] Due to a large release clause, he dropped down to non-league football in 2017 to sign withMatlock Town, where he made his debut in a league match as an 87th-minute substitute againstWitton Albion, aged just sixteen years and one day.[6]
In 2018, Brunt returned toSheffield United.[7] On 10 August 2021, Brunt made his first-team debut for Sheffield United in anEFL Cup first-round victory overCarlisle United[8] before going on to appear in the second round also.[9]
On 28 October 2021, Brunt joinedNational League sideSouthend United on loan until January 2022.[10] In January 2022, Brunt joinedNotts County on loan until the end of the season following the expiration of his loan at Southend United.[11] On 25 July 2022, Brunt returned to the National League when he joinedBoreham Wood on a season-long loan deal.[12]
In July 2023, Brunt signed forBarnet for an undisclosed fee.[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Matlock Town | 2017–18[14][15][16][17] | NPL Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United | 2021–22[18] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23[19] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Southend United (loan) | 2021–22[20] | National League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Notts County (loan) | 2021–22[20] | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2022–23[20] | National League | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
| Barnet | 2023–24[20] | National League | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 1 | 54 | 7 | |
| 2024–25[20] | National League | 34 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 38 | 9 | ||
| Total | 78 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 92 | 16 | ||
| Career total | 151 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 180 | 20 | ||
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