Zak Dearnley

Zachary Harry Dearnley (born 28 September 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Oldham Athletic.

Zak Dearnley
Personal information
Full name Zachary Harry Dearnley[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-28) 28 September 1998
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
Number 19
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– Oldham Athletic 23 (10)
National team
England U16
England Schools U18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:10, 13 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Sheffield, Dearnley began his career with Manchester United.[2][3] He was on the substitutes bench in May 2017 for their final day Premier League encounter with Crystal Palace.[4] 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.[3]

On 31 January 2019, Dearnley was loaned to EFL League Two side Oldham Athletic.[5] He made his professional debut on 9 February against Crawley Town, scoring Oldham's second goal in a 3–0 victory.[6] Dearnley's loan, after nine appearances, was terminated on 30 April due to injury.[7]

On 7 June 2019, it was announced that Dearnley would leave Manchester United following the expiration of his contract on 30 June.[8] In the succeeding August, Dearnley had a trial with Rotherham United.[9]

On 19 November 2019, Dearnley joined North West Counties Football League Division One South side New Mills.[10][11] He made his debut later that day against Ellesmere Rangers, his only appearance for the club.[12]

In January 2020 he returned to Oldham Athletic, signing a permanent contract until the end of the 2019–20 season.[13] In June 2020 he signed a new two-year contract.[14]

International career

Dearnley represented England at U16 and Schools U18 level.[2][15]

Career statistics
As of 13 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United 2018–19[6] Premier League 0000000000
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2018–19[6] League Two 9100000091
New Mills 2019–20[12] NWCFL Division One South 1000000010
Oldham Athletic 2019–20[16] League Two 8400000084
2020–21[17] League Two 156102011197
Total 23101020112711
Career total 33111020113712

References
  1. "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. "Profile". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  3. Samuel Luckhurst (21 May 2017). "Who is Zachary Dearnley? Manchester United player profile". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  4. Alice McKeegan (3 June 2017). "Zak Dearnley reacts to first Manchester United squad appearance". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  5. "Man United's Zak Dearnley and West Ham's Oladapo Afolayan join Oldham on loan". BBC Sport. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  6. "Games played by Zak Dearnley in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  7. "Man Utd youngster Dearnley returns from Oldham spell". Tribal Football. 30 April 2019.
  8. "Man Utd retained list for new 2019/20 season includes 15 released players". Manchester United. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. "Triple injury concern as Rotherham United hand trial to winger Zak Dearnley". Rotherham Advertiser. 7 August 2019.
  10. "Dearnley joins The Millers". New Mills A.F.C. 19 November 2019.
  11. "Ex-Man United prospect Dearnley joins New Mills | Non League Daily".
  12. "Zak Dearnley - New Mills AFC New Mills AFC - 1st Team". New Mills A.F.C.
  13. "Zak Dearnley: Oldham Athletic sign former Manchester United forward". 14 January 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Dearnley Agrees New Two-Year Deal!". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  15. "England U16s drew 1-1 with Korea Republic in their second game in Montaigu". The Football Association. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  16. "Games played by Zak Dearnley in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  17. "Games played by Zak Dearnley in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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