Zak Vyner | |
Fullname: | Zachary George Onyego Vyner[1] |
Birth Date: | 14 May 1997 |
Birth Place: | Southwark, England |
Height: | 1.87m (06.14feet) |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Bristol City |
Clubnumber: | 14 |
Youthyears1: | 2004–2015 |
Youthclubs1: | Bristol City |
Years1: | 2015– |
Caps1: | 128 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | → Accrington Stanley (loan) |
Caps2: | 16 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2018 |
Clubs3: | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
Caps3: | 17 |
Goals3: | 1 |
Years4: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs4: | → Rotherham United (loan) |
Caps4: | 31 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2019–2020 |
Clubs5: | → Aberdeen (loan) |
Caps5: | 16 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
Nationalteam1: | Kenya |
Nationalcaps1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 19:21 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
Club-Update: | 13:39, 18 August 2023 (UTC) |
Zachary George Onyego Vyner (born 14 May 1997) is an English-born Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Bristol City.
Vyner attended Beechen Cliff School alongside fellow Bristol City academy graduate Max O'Leary.[2]
On 20 February 2016, Vyner made his Championship debut for Bristol City in a 2–0 victory against Milton Keynes Dons.[3]
On 10 February 2018, Vyner scored his first senior goal for Plymouth Argyle in a 2–1 away victory against Shrewsbury Town
On 2 July 2018, Vyner agreed a season-long loan with fellow Championship club Rotherham United.[4]
Vyner moved to Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on loan in August 2019.[5]
He scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 2–0 win over Preston North End on 16 January 2021.[6]
On 19 March 2023, Vyner was named captain for the first time in a 2-0 loss to Swansea City.[7] Speaking to Bristol City, Vyner stated that 'It was a massive honour for me to lead the team out and it was a great feeling for myself'.[8]
On 31st May 2024 it was revealed Vyner had been called up to represent Kenya at International Level [9]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bristol City | 2015–16 | Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Championship | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 49 | 2 | |||
2021-22 | Championship | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Championship | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 51 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | Championship | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 128 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 3 | |||
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2016–17 | League Two | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
Rotherham United (loan) | 2018–19 | Championship | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | ||
Aberdeen (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Career total | 208 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 5 |