Zak Sturge

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

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
Number 45
Youth career
Cre8tive Football Academy
2019–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
2022– Chelsea
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 England U18 6 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2023

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]

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.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 January 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U23 2022–23 ————4[lower-alpha 1]040
Career total 000000004040
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. 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. 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. Owen, Brian (1 October 2021). "Zak Emmerson and Zak Sturge called in by England under-18s". theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. Zak Sturge at Soccerway
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