Zak Rudden

Zak Andrew Rudden (born 6 February 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Partick Thistle.

Zak Rudden
Personal information
Full name Zak Andrew Rudden[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-06) 6 February 2000
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Partick Thistle
Number 10
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– Partick Thistle 33 (13)
National team‡
2014 Scotland U16[3] 2 (0)
2015–2017 Scotland U17[3] 12 (2)
2017–2019 Scotland U19[3] 14 (6)
2021– Scotland U21[3] 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:03, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 04:17, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

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 Bairns debut.[7]

On 23 August 2019 Rudden moved on loan to EFL League Two side Plymouth Argyle.[8][9] He made his debut for the Pilgrims the next day, as a first half substitute in a 3–0 win over Walsall.[10] He scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 8 October 2019.[11] The loan ended in January 2020.[12]

Partick Thistle

On 15 January 2020 Rudden signed for Partick Thistle on a two and a half year deal.[13][14]

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.[15]

International career

Rudden has represented Scotland at youth international levels, up to and including under-21.[3]

Honours

Club
Partick Thistle

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Plymouth Argyle" (PDF). English Football League. p. 54. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. Zak Rudden at Soccerway
  3. Zak Rudden at the Scottish Football Association
  4. 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.
  5. "Zak's best Week". Rangers F.C. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "Morton 'saddened' by Ray McKinnon's departure for Falkirk". BBC Sport. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. "Games played by Zak Rudden in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  8. "Zak Attack". PAFC.co.uk. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  9. "Zak Rudden: Plymouth Argyle sign Rangers striker on loan". BBC Sport. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  10. Cowdery, Rick (24 August 2019). "Argyle 3 Walsall 0". PAFC.co.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  11. "Swindon Town 0 Plymouth Argyle 3: A recap of how the action unfolded at the County Ground". plymouthherald.co.uk. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  12. "Zak Going Back". www.pafc.co.uk.
  13. "Signing News: Zak Rudden Joins the Club". Partick Thistle F.C. 15 January 2020.
  14. "Zak Rudden: Rangers striker signs for Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  15. "Partick Thistle v Cowdenbeath – 23rd March 2021". Partick Thistle FC.
  16. "Partick Thistle seal League 1 title" – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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