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Zak Swanson

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Zak Swanson
Personal information
Full name Zachary Swanson[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Portsmouth
Number 22
Youth career
2006–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Arsenal 0 (0)
2020 → MVV Maastricht (loan) 3 (0)
2022– Portsmouth 29 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:03, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Zachary Swanson (born 28 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.

Club career

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Born in Cambridge, Swanson joined Arsenal at the age of 6 and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2019.[2] In August 2020, Swanson joined Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht on a season-long loan deal.[3] After making just three appearances, he was recalled in December 2020.

On 4 July 2022, Swanson signed for League One side Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal with the option for a further year.[4] On 29 October 2022, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town.[5]

Media

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Swanson was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 August 2024[7]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal U23 2019–20[8] – 2[a] 0 2 0
2021–22[9] 4[a] 0 4 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
Arsenal 2020–21[10] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MVV Maastricht (loan) 2020–21[10] Eerste Divisie 3 0 0 0 – 0 0 3 0
Portsmouth 2022–23[11] League One 15 1 3 0 0 0 7[a] 1 25 2
2023–24[12] League One 12 0 1 0 2 0 4[a] 1 19 1
2024–25 Championship 2 0 0 0 1 0 0[a] 0 3 0
Total 29 1 4 0 3 0 11 2 47 3
Career total 32 1 4 0 3 0 17 2 56 3
  1. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Portsmouth

References

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  1. ^ "Talentscout - Zak Swanson". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Zak Swanson signs first professional contract". Arsenal F.C. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Zak Swanson joins MVV Maastricht on loan". Arsenal F.C. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Swanson Signs For Pompey". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Portsmouth 1–1 Shrewsbury Town". BBC Sport. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  6. ^ EXCLUSIVE CLIP: SHUT YOUR MOUTH! Arteta's Team Talk After Newcastle Loss | All or Nothing: Arsenal. Amazon Prime Video Sport. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Zak Swanson at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Games played by Zak Swanson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Games played by Zak Swanson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Games played by Zak Swanson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Games played by Zak Swanson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Games played by Zak Swanson in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Portsmouth 3–2 Barnsley: Pompey seal promotion to Championship with dramatic win". Sky Sports. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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