Zak Rudden
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zak Andrew Rudden[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 2000 | ||
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Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team
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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 | 22 | (6) |
2023 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
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) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 23 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:22, 27 March 2022 (UTC) |
Zak Andrew Rudden (born 6 February 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dundee.
Contents
Club career
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]
International career
Rudden has represented Scotland at youth international levels, up to and including under-21.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 23 September 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rangers U20 | 2016–17[25] | SPFL Development League | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2017–18[26] | — | — | — | 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[27] | 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[28] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 2 | 27 | 8 |
2023–24[29] | Scottish Premiership | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
Total | 22 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 10 | ||
St Johnstone (loan) | 2022–23[29] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Career total | 128 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 157 | 44 |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup.
- ↑ Appearance(s) in the Football League Trophy.
Honours
Club
- Partick Thistle
- Dundee
References
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