Zak Sturge
Personal information
Full name Zak Norton Sturge[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004
Place of birth London, England[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Chelsea
Youth career
Cre8tive Football Academy
2019–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
2022–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Chelsea 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Peterborough United (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U18 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2023

Zak Norton Sturge (born 15 June 2004) is an English professional footballer currently playing as a left-back for Premier League side Chelsea.

Club career

Born in London, Sturge started his career with the Cre8tive Football Academy, before joining Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019.[2] After three years in Brighton, he declined the offer of a contract extension, and announced his departure from the club in July 2022.[3][4]

After being linked with a host of German Bundesliga sides, as well as English sides Leeds United and Chelsea, he signed with the latter as a free agent in August 2022.[4][5][6] Since signing, he has gone on to train with the first team.[7]

On 31 August 2023, Sturge joined League One club Peterborough United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[8] On 2 January 2024, he was recalled by Chelsea.[9]

International career

Sturge is eligible to represent both England and Guyana at international level.[1] He was called up to the England national under-18 football team in late 2021, and has gone on to make six appearances.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 November 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2022–23 ————4[lower-alpha 1]040
Peterborough United (loan) 2023–24 EFL League One802010—4[lower-alpha 1]0150
Career total 8020100080190
  1. 1 2 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zak Sturge at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Zak Sturge". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Mills, Richard (30 June 2022). "How Brighton's late academy bloomer has become a target for Leeds United and Chelsea". sussexlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. 1 2 Pole, Matt (15 July 2022). "Chelsea set to beat Leeds United in transfer race for highly-rated Brighton talent". sussexexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Young, Alex (20 July 2022). "Who is Zak Sturge? English wonderkid set to join Chelsea". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Chelsea sign teenage defender Sturge". chelseafc.com. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Trotter, Scott (29 November 2022). "No James, Broja involved - Chelsea stars pictured in first team training as Under-21s feature". football.london. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Defender Arrives From Chelsea In Loan Deal". www.theposh.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sturge Recalled By Chelsea". www.theposh.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Owen, Brian (1 October 2021). "Zak Emmerson and Zak Sturge called in by England under-18s". theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  11. ↑ Zak Sturge at Soccerway


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