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Zak Guerfi
Personal information
Full name Zakary Zidane Guerfi
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth London, England[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Welwyn Garden City
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)
2021–2022 Leatherhead 6 (0)
2022 Potters Bar Town 18 (1)
2023– Welwyn Garden City 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Tunisia U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 18 July 2023 (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) is a semi-professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Welwyn Garden City. Born in England, he represents Tunisia at international level.[2][3][4][5]

Club career[edit]

Guerfi started his career with Stevenage, joining the under-12 side in 2012.[6] He enjoyed a brief loan with Bedford Town in December 2016,[7] before a move to Bishop's Stortford ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[8] 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.[9][10][11][12][13] 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.[14]

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,[15][16] 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[17][18] and then subsequently Leatherhead in October and November 2021.[19] In February 2022, he was playing for Potters Bar Town.[20] Guerfi went onto feature eighteen times, scoring once for the club before announcing his departure in May 2022.[21]

After a year out of football, Guerfi signed for Welwyn Garden City in July 2023.[22]

International career[edit]

Guerfi made his Tunisia under-18 bow in 2016 as a sixteen-year old, featuring against Egypt under-18s.[6] In June 2019, Guerfi was called up to the Tunisia senior squad and was an unused substitute in a 2–0 friendly win over Iraq.[23]

Personal life[edit]

He appeared on the 2023 BBC documentary Boot Dreams: Now or Never, about young footballers trying to gain a professional contract.[24]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 23 April 2022
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[8] Southern League Division One Central 1 0 — — — 1 0
Bishop's Stortford 2017–18[8] Southern League Premier Division 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Codicote 2017–18[8][25] Spartan South Midlands League Division One 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Biggleswade United 2017–18[26] 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][8] National League South 3 0 — — — 3 0
Sevenoaks Town 2020–21[27] Isthmian League South East Division 3 0 — — — 3 0
Tonbridge Angels 2020–21[1][8] National League South 3 0 — — 1[a] 0 4 0
2021–22[1][28] National League South 3 0 1 0 — 0 0 4 0
Total 6 0 1 0 — 1 0 8 0
Cray Wanderers 2021–22[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 1 0 — — 0 0 1 0
Leatherhead 2021–22[30] Isthmian League Premier Division 6 0 — — — 6 0
Potters Bar Town 2021–22[31] Isthmian League Premier Division 18 1 — — — 18 1
Career total 84 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 86 3
  1. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Z. Guerfi". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "From international football to a free agent at 22 - Zak Guerfi's rollercoaster career".
  3. ^ "كرة القدم الإنجليزية يجب أن تستعد لواقع مالي جديد ما بعد «كورونا»". aawsat.com.
  4. ^ "Zak Guerfi talks about his time in Tunisia, Sweden and more".
  5. ^ "Interview with Zak Guerfi".
  6. ^ a b "Zak Guerfi - Free agent - FAP Free Agent Player". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ Toyn, Dave (12 December 2016). "JOHNSON SCORES IN ST ALBANS CITY WIN". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Zac Guerfi Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Zak Guerfi: From Uncle Ben's rice in Sweden to playing for Tunisia". English Players Abroad. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  10. ^ "كرة القدم : التونسي زاك قرفي يضمن مكانه في نادي بودنيس السويدي". sport.nessma.tv.
  11. ^ "Who is Zak Guerfi?".
  12. ^ "التونسي زاك قرفي يتلقى عرضين انجليزيين". sport.nessma.tv.
  13. ^ "BBK och Guerfi överens om fortsättning".
  14. ^ "Unpaid wages and broken promises: How Zak Guerfi was unfairly treated in Tunisia". English Players Abroad. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ "Zak Guerfi leaves Angels".
  17. ^ Townsend, Ian (9 October 2021). "Wands Bring In A Former Angel". Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  18. ^ "CRAY WANDERERS SQUAD UPDATE – NEW SIGNING , ZAKARY GUERFI – HARVEY BRAND JOINS ERITH & BELVEDERE".
  19. ^ Townsend, Ian (28 November 2021). "Tanners Ahoy!". Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ^ "A Collection Of New Scholars". isthmian.co.uk. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Zak on Twitter". Twitter. Zak Guerfi. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  22. ^ "NEW SIGNING: ZAK GUERFI". www.welwyngardencityfc.org.uk. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  23. ^ "TUNISIA VS. IRAQ 2 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  24. ^ "Boot Dreams: Now or Never – meet the players, presenter Roman Kemp and head coach Gifton Noel-Williams". www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ^ "Matches for Zakary Guerfi (1st team)". Codicote F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  26. ^ "Zakary Guerfi Player Stats". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  27. ^ "Sevenoaks Town – Appearances – Zacarhy Guerfi – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Zakary Guerfi Appearances". Tonbridge Angels F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  29. ^ "Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Zakary Guerfi". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  30. ^ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Zachary Guerfi". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Potters Bar Town – Appearances – Zakary Guerfi". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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