| Zak Lovelace | |
| Full Name: | Zakariya Lovelace |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 2006 |
| Birth Place: | London, England |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Rangers |
| Clubnumber: | 50 |
| Youthclubs1: | Glebe |
| Youthyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Youthclubs2: | Millwall |
| Years1: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs1: | Millwall |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | Rangers |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 14:30, 8 October 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 14:50, 30 May 2023 (UTC) |
Zakariya Lovelace (born 23 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Rangers. Born in England, Lovelace is eligible to play for Jamaica through family heritage.
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. In October 2024 Lovelace made his first European appearance coming on as a substitute in a UEFA Europa League victory over FCSB.[8]
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.[9]
On 17 May 2023, Lovelace was named in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[10] He scored his only goal of the tournament against Switzerland as England finished fifth.[11]
| 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 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||||||
| Rangers | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5! | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 2 | |||