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Zak Rudden
Scottish footballer
Zak Andrew Rudden (born 6 February 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dundee.
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 Rudden training with Dundee in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zak Andrew Rudden[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 24) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Falkirk (loan) | 31 | (12) |
| 2019–2020 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 14 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Partick Thistle | 36 | (14) |
| 2022 | → Dundee (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2022– | Dundee | 33 | (7) |
| 2023 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Scotland U16[3] | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Scotland U17[3] | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Scotland U19[3] | 14 | (6) |
| 2021 | Scotland U21[3] | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:22, 27 March 2022 (UTC) | |||
Rangers
Rudden began his career with Rangers[4] and joined the first-team for pre-season before the start of the 2018–19 season for the first time.[5]
Loans
In August 2018, Rudden moved out on loan to Falkirk.[6] On 15 September 2018, Rudden scored on his debut for Falkirk.[7]
On 23 August 2019 Rudden moved on loan to EFL League Two side Plymouth Argyle.[8][9] He made his debut for the club the next day, as a first half substitute in a 3–0 win over Walsall, and scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 8 October 2019.[10] The loan ended in January 2020.[11]
Partick Thistle
On 15 January 2020 Rudden signed for Partick Thistle on a two and a half year deal.[12][13]
After multiple injury problems and the shutdown of football due to COVID-19, Rudden scored his first Thistle goal on 23 March 2021 in a 3–0 win at home over Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Cup.[14]
Dundee
In January 2022 he signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee on a three-year deal, starting in summer 2022.[15] On 31 January 2022, Rudden joined Dundee on loan until the end of the season.[16][17] He made his debut the following day as a substitute in the Dundee derby, and scored his first goal for the club four days later against Ross County.[18]
After officially joining Dundee permanently the following season, Rudden scored his first goal of the season in a home league win over Arbroath.[19]
On 31 January 2023, Rudden joined St Johnstone on loan until the end of the season.[20][21] On 25 February Rudden scored his first goal for the Saintees in a draw against St Mirren.[22]
Following his return from loan at St Johnstone, Rudden scored the winner in Dundee's first competitive game of the 2023–24 season, coming in the League Cup against Bonnyrigg Rose.[23] On 23 September, Rudden came off the bench on for 10-man Dundee and scored a late equaliser against Kilmarnock.[24]
On 26 January 2024, Rudden joined Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on loan until the end of the season.[25] He made his debut the following day in a league game at home against Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[26] Rudden scored his first goal for the Fifers in the following league game, in a sold-out title-chasing win over his parent club's rivals Dundee United.[27]
Rudden has represented Scotland at youth international levels, up to and including under-21.[3]
- As of match played 26 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers U20 | 2016–17[28] | SPFL Development League | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[29] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19[7] | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Rangers | 2018–19[7] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20[10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Falkirk (loan) | 2018–19[7] | Scottish Championship | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2019–20[10] | EFL League Two | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 18 | 3 |
| Partick Thistle | 2019–20[10] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020–21[30] | Scottish League One | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
| 2021–22[18] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 16 | ||
| Dundee (loan) | 2021–22[18] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Dundee | 2022–23[31] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 27 | 8 |
| 2023–24[32] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Total | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 11 | ||
| St Johnstone (loan) | 2022–23[31] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Raith Rovers (loan) | 2023–24[32] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 3 | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 153 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 185 | 48 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.
- One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup, two appearances in the Premiership play-offs
Club
- Partick Thistle
- Dundee
- "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- Zak Rudden at Soccerway
- Jack, Christopher (13 June 2018). "Rangers kid Zak Rudden putting in the hours to catch Steven Gerrard's eye at Ibrox". The Herald. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Zak's best Week". Rangers F.C. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Morton 'saddened' by Ray McKinnon's departure for Falkirk". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Zak Attack". PAFC.co.uk. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- "Zak Rudden: Plymouth Argyle sign Rangers striker on loan". BBC Sport. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Zak Going Back". www.pafc.co.uk.
- "Signing News: Zak Rudden Joins the Club". Partick Thistle F.C. 15 January 2020.
- "Zak Rudden: Rangers striker signs for Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- "Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath – 23rd March 2021". Partick Thistle FC.
- Lorimer, Scott (21 January 2022). "Zak Rudden: Dundee confirm pre-contract agreement with Partick Thistle top scorer".
- "Zak joins on loan". Dundee Football Club – Official Website. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- "Dundee sign Thistle's Rudden on loan". BBC Sport.
- "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Dundee end Arbroath run in six-goal thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- "Zak joins St. Johnstone". Dundee Football Club - Official Website. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- "St Johnstone 1-1 St Mirren: Alex Gogic scores late on as Buddies salvage a point against 10-man Saints". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- "Bonnyrigg Rose v Dundee". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- "Ten-man Dundee stun Kilmarnock with late leveller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- "Zak Rudden signs | Raith Rovers FC". www.raithrovers.net. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- "Nine-minute Samuel hat-trick dents Raith's title bid". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- "Stunner revives Raith's title hopes as Dundee Utd falter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
- "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- "Partick Thistle seal League 1 title". BBC Sport.