Zak Dearnley
Personal information
Full name Zachary Harry Dearnley[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ossett United
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 15:48, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

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

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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2018–19[7] Premier League 0000000000
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[7] League Two 9100000091
New Mills 2019–20[13] NWCFL Division One South 1000000010
Oldham Athletic 2019–20[27] League Two 8400000084
2020–21[28] League Two 156102011197
2021–22[29] League Two 120102043193
Total 35102040544614
Career total 45112040545615

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. 1 2 "Profile". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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.
  13. 1 2 "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". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  24. ↑ Ltd, Go Media. "Latest News | Official Website | Ossett United FC". Ossett United.
  25. ↑ "Ossett United | Appearances | Zak Dearnley | 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.
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