Zak Dearnley

Zak Dearnley
Personal information
Full name Zachary Harry Dearnley[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Manchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Manchester United 0 (0)
2019 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 9 (1)
2019 New Mills 1 (0)
2020–2022 Oldham Athletic 35 (10)
2022 Halifax Town 13 (3)
2022 Buxton
2022 Liversedge 10 (2)
2022–2023 Guiseley 0 (0)
2023 Stocksbridge Park Steels 1 (0)
2023 Ossett United 8 (0)
International career
England U16
England Schools U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:13, 13 October 2024 (UTC)

Zachary Harry Dearnley (born 28 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Club career

Early career

Born in Sheffield, Dearnley began his career with Manchester United.[3][4] He was on the substitutes bench in May 2017 for their final day Premier League match with Crystal Palace.[5] During the 2018–19 season under José Mourinho, Dearnley trained with the club's senior squad in the build-up to a UEFA Champions League tie with Juventus.[4]

On 31 January 2019, Dearnley was loaned to EFL League Two side Oldham Athletic.[6] He made his professional debut on 9 February against Crawley Town, scoring Oldham's second goal in a 3–0 victory.[7] Dearnley's loan was terminated on 30 April due to injury after making nine appearances.[8] On 7 June 2019, it was announced that Dearnley would leave United following the expiration of his contract on 30 June.[9] In August, he had a trial with Rotherham United.[10]

On 19 November 2019, Dearnley joined North West Counties Football League Division One South side New Mills.[11][12] He made his debut later that day against Ellesmere Rangers, his only appearance for the club.[13]

Return to Oldham Athletic

In January 2020 he returned to Oldham Athletic, signing a permanent contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14] In June 2020 he signed a new two-year contract.[15] On 27 January 2022, Dearnley had his contract terminated by mutual consent.[16]

Non-league football

On 31 January 2022, Dearnley joined National League club FC Halifax Town on a free transfer.[17] After playing for Buxton, he signed for Liversedge in September 2022.[18][19] On 14 December 2022, Dearnley signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side Guiseley.[20][21]

In February 2023 he signed for Stocksbridge Park Steels,[22][23] and in August 2023 he signed for Ossett United.[24][25]

International career

Dearnley represented England at U16 and Schools U18 level.[3][26]

Career statistics

As of 7 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 2018–19[7] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[7] League Two 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
New Mills 2019–20[13] NWCFL Division One South 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oldham Athletic 2019–20[27] League Two 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4
2020–21[28] League Two 15 6 1 0 2 0 1 1 19 7
2021–22[29] League Two 12 0 1 0 2 0 4 3 19 3
Total 35 10 2 0 4 0 5 4 46 14
Career total 45 11 2 0 4 0 5 4 56 15

References

  1. ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Z. Dearnley: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Zachary Dearnley". Manchester United. Archived from the original on 10 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b Samuel Luckhurst (21 May 2017). "Who is Zachary Dearnley? Manchester United player profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ Alice McKeegan (3 June 2017). "Zak Dearnley reacts to first Manchester United squad appearance". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Man United's Zak Dearnley and West Ham's Oladapo Afolayan join Oldham on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "Games played by Zak Dearnley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Man Utd youngster Dearnley returns from Oldham spell". Tribal Football. 30 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Man Utd retained list for new 2019/20 season includes 15 released players". Manchester United. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Triple injury concern as Rotherham United hand trial to winger Zak Dearnley". Rotherham Advertiser. 7 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Dearnley joins The Millers". New Mills A.F.C. 19 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Ex-Man United prospect Dearnley joins New Mills". Non League Daily. Archived from the original on 19 November 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Zak Dearnley – New Mills AFC New Mills AFC – 1st Team". New Mills A.F.C.
  14. ^ "Zak Dearnley: Oldham Athletic sign former Manchester United forward". BBC Sport. 14 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Dearnley Agrees New Two-Year Deal!". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  16. ^ "Dearnley Departs". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 27 January 2022.
  17. ^ "Zak Dearnley Joins Town". fchalifaxtown.com. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  18. ^ "New striker joins Liversedge". 23 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Liversedge | Appearances | Zak Dearnley | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  20. ^ "Dearnley confirmed as Phillips first new signing". Guiseley AFC. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  21. ^ "Former Manchester United talent who helped sink Bowyer at City joins Guiseley". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  22. ^ "Stocksbridge sign Zak Dearnley".
  23. ^ "Stocksbridge Park Steels | Appearances | Zak Dearnley | 2022-2023". Football Web Pages.
  24. ^ Ltd, Go Media. "Latest News | Official Website | Ossett United FC". Ossett United.
  25. ^ "Ossett United | Appearances | Zak Dearnley | 2023-2024 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  26. ^ "England U16s drew 1–1 with Korea Republic in their second game in Montaigu". The Football Association. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  27. ^ "Games played by Zak Dearnley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  28. ^ "Games played by Zak Dearnley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Games played by Zak Dearnley in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2021.