Zak Guerfi

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Zak Guerfi
Personal information
Full name Zakary Zidane Guerfi
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth London, England[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Leatherhead
Youth career
2012–2016 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Stevenage 0 (0)
2016 → Bedford Town (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Bishop's Stortford 3 (0)
2017 Codicote 1 (0)
2017–2018 Biggleswade United 8 (0)
2018–2019 Bodens BK 34 (2)
2019–2020 US Monastir 0 (0)
2020 Braintree Town 3 (0)
2020 Sevenoaks Town 3 (0)
2020–2021 Tonbridge Angels 6 (0)
2021 Cray Wanderers 1 (0)
2021– Leatherhead 4 (0)
National team‡
2016 Tunisia U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:34, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:34, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Zakary Zidane Guerfi (Arabic: زاك القرفي; born 11 October 1998 in England) is a Tunisian footballer who plays for Leatherhead.

Club career[]

Guerfi started his career with Stevenage, joining the under-12 side in 2012.[2] He enjoyed a brief loan with Bedford Town in December 2016,[3] before a move to Bishop's Stortford ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[4] Guerfi went onto feature for the likes of Codicote and Biggleswade United before making the move to Sweden to join fourth-tier side, Bodens BK in 2018.[5] During his debut season in Scandinavia, Guerfi was part of the side which gained promotion to the Swedish third-tier, Division 1. This triumph was rewarded with a move in July 2019 to top-flight side, US Monastir, a team native to Tunisia. However, seven months into his stay at the club and without a single appearance to his name, Guerfi had his contract terminated following disputes concerning his salary between the club and player.[6]

Upon his return to England, Guerfi joined Essex-based side, Braintree Town in February 2020, featuring three times before the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed the remainder of the 2019–20 campaign.[1] Following a short-term spell with Sevenoaks Town in October 2020, Guerfi made the move back to the National League South to join Tonbridge Angels,[7] in which his stay was heavily disrupted once again by the COVID-19 pandemic as he featured eight times in all competitions before leaving for Cray Wanderers[8] and then subsequently Leatherhead in October and November of 2021.[9]

International career[]

Guerfi made his Tunisia under-18 bow in 2016 as a sixteen-year old, featuring against Egypt under-18s.[2] He went onto receive his maiden senior call-up three years later for the senior squad ahead of their preparation for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations but failed to feature.[6]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 18 December 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stevenage 2016–17[1] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bedford Town (loan) 2016–17[4] Southern League Division One Central 1 0 — — — 1 0
Bishop's Stortford 2017–18[4] Southern League Premier Division 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Codicote 2017–18[4][10] Spartan South Midlands League Division One 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Biggleswade United 2017–18[11] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 8 0 — — — 8 0
Bodens BK 2018 Division 2 Norrland 20 1 0 0 — — 20 1
2019[1] Division 1 Norra 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Total 34 2 0 0 — — 34 2
US Monastir 2019–20[1] Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Braintree Town 2019–20[1][4] National League South 3 0 — — — 3 0
Sevenoaks Town 2020–21[12] Isthmian League South East Division 3 0 — — — 3 0
Tonbridge Angels 2020–21[1][4] National League South 3 0 — — 1[a] 0 4 0
2021–22[1][13] National League South 3 0 1 0 — 0 0 4 0
Total 6 0 1 0 — 1 0 8 0
Cray Wanderers 2021–22[14] Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Leatherhead 2021–22[15] Isthmian League Premier Division 4 0 — — — 4 0
Career total 64 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 66 2
  1. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Z. Guerfi". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Zak Guerfi - Free agent - FAP Free Agent Player". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ Toyn, Dave (12 December 2016). "JOHNSON SCORES IN ST ALBANS CITY WIN". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Zac Guerfi Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Zak Guerfi: From Uncle Ben's rice in Sweden to playing for Tunisia". English Players Abroad. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Unpaid wages and broken promises: How Zak Guerfi was unfairly treated in Tunisia". English Players Abroad. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ Wyatt, Mark (17 December 2020). "New Angel Zak is out to impress boss Steve McKimm at Tonbridge Angels". In Your Area. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ Townsend, Ian (9 October 2021). "Wands Bring In A Former Angel". Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ^ Townsend, Ian (28 November 2021). "Tanners Ahoy!". Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Matches for Zakary Guerfi (1st team)". Codicote F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Zakary Guerfi Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Sevenoaks Town – Appearances – Zacarhy Guerfi – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Zakary Guerfi Appearances". Tonbridge Angels F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Zakary Guerfi". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Zachary Guerfi". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
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