| Zak Brunt | |
| Fullname: | Zak Rian Brunt[1] |
| Birth Date: | 17 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Chesterfield, England |
| Height: | 1.76 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sheffield United |
| Youthclubs2: | Aston Villa |
| Youthclubs3: | Manchester City |
| Youthclubs4: | Manchester United |
| Youthyears5: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs5: | Derby County |
| Youthyears6: | 2017–2018 |
| Youthclubs6: | Matlock Town |
| Youthyears7: | 2018–2021 |
| Youthclubs7: | Sheffield United |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Matlock Town |
| Caps1: | 9 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Sheffield United |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Southend United (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | → Notts County (loan) |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | → Boreham Wood (loan) |
| Caps5: | 43 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2023– |
| Clubs6: | Barnet |
| Caps6: | 47 |
| Goals6: | 7 |
| Club-Update: | 21:23, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
Zak Rian Brunt (born 17 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Barnet.
Having started his career at Sheffield United, Brunt joined a number of academies in his early teens, including Aston Villa and Manchester City.[2] Brunt also travelled to Spain and had trials with Villarreal and Atlético Madrid. The latter offered him a youth contract, and he was offered a trial at Real Madrid by Guti, but he was unable to stay in Spain due to FIFA regulations on international transfers of young players.[3] He then joined Derby County.[4] Due to a large release clause, he dropped down to non-league football in 2017 to sign with Matlock Town, where he made his debut in a league match as an 87th-minute substitute against Witton Albion, aged just sixteen years and one day.[5]
In 2018, Brunt returned to Sheffield United.[6] On 10 August 2021, Brunt made his first-team debut for Sheffield United in an EFL Cup first-round victory over Carlisle United[7] before going on to appear in the second round also.[8]
On 28 October 2021, Brunt joined National League side Southend United on loan until January 2022.[9] In January 2022, Brunt joined Notts County on loan until the end of the season following the expiration of his loan at Southend United.[10] On 25 July 2022, Brunt returned to the National League when he joined Boreham Wood on a season-long loan deal.[11]
In July 2023, Brunt signed for Barnet for an undisclosed fee.[12]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Matlock Town | 2017–18[13] [14] [15] [16] | NPL Premier Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Sheffield United | 2021–22[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[18] | 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 | National League | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Notts County (loan) | 2021–22 | National League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Boreham Wood (loan) | 2022–23 | National League | 43 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | 51 | 4 | ||
| Barnet | 2023–24 | National League | 44 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 54 | 7 | ||
| 2024–25 | National League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
| Total | 47 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 120 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 145 | 12 | |||