Zak Brunt

Zak Rian Brunt (born 17 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Barnet.

Club career
Having started his career at Sheffield United, Brunt joined a number of academies in his early teens, including Aston Villa and Manchester City. Brunt also travelled to Spain and had trials with Villarreal and Atlético Madrid. The latter offered him a youth contract, and he was offered a trial at Real Madrid by Guti, but he was unable to stay in Spain due to FIFA regulations on international transfers of young players. He then joined Derby County. Due to a large release clause, he dropped down to non-league football in 2017 to sign with Matlock Town, where he made his debut in a league match as an 87th-minute substitute against Witton Albion, aged just sixteen years and one day.

In 2018, Brunt returned to Sheffield United. On 10 August 2021, Brunt made his first-team debut for Sheffield United in an EFL Cup first-round victory over Carlisle United before going on to appear in the second round also.

On 28 October 2021, Brunt joined National League side Southend United on loan until January 2022. In January 2022, Brunt joined Notts County on loan until the end of the season following the expiration of his loan at Southend United. On 25 July 2022, Brunt returned to the National League when he joined Boreham Wood on a season-long loan deal.

In July 2023, Brunt signed for Barnet for an undisclosed fee.