Zachary Elbouzedi

Zachary Elbouzedi (born 5 April 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club AIK.

Zachary Elbouzedi
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-05) 5 April 1998
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2014 Malahide United
2014–2017 West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Inverness Caledonian Thistle 4 (0)
2018 → Elgin City (loan) 3 (0)
2019 Waterford 27 (6)
2020–2021 Lincoln City 7 (0)
2021 → Bolton Wanderers (loan) 14 (0)
2021– AIK 50 (2)
International career‡
2012 Republic of Ireland U15 4 (2)
2013–2014 Republic of Ireland U16 7 (0)
2014-2015 Republic of Ireland U17 12 (1)
2016 Republic of Ireland U18 2 (0)
2016–2018 Republic of Ireland U19 10 (1)
2019–2020 Republic of Ireland U21 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:37, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Elbouzedi started his career with Malahide United. He joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a free transfer deal in the summer of 2017 from West Bromwich Albion.[1] He was not able to play immediately due to an injury, but manager John Robertson believed he would compete for a place in the team when healthy.[2]

Elgin City (Loan)

He was signed by Elgin City on a 28 day long emergency loan contract on 30 December 2017.[3]

After working himself back to match fitness by playing for Elgin City,[4] Elbouzedi made his professional debut for Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 13 March 2018 against Dunfermline Athletic.[5]

Waterford

Zak left Inverness on 31 August 2018, after terminating his contract by mutual consent after an injury ravaged season and only playing in one game in the 2018–19 season, which was a League Cup win over Cove Rangers.[6]

On 7 November 2018, Elbouzedi joined League of Ireland Premier Division side Waterford.[7]

He made 29 appearances for the Blues in all competitions, scoring 6 goals in an impressive season personally despite a disappointing season for the club as they finished in sixth place.[8]

Lincoln City

On 16 December 2019, it was announced that Elbouzedi would move to English club Lincoln City on 1 January 2020 after signing a long-term deal with the club.[9][10] He scored his first goal for Lincoln in an EFL Trophy tie against Shrewsbury Town on 8 December 2020.[11]

Bolton Wanderers (loan)

On 16 January 2021, he would join Bolton Wanderers on loan for the remainder of the season.[12] He would make his debut a few hours later, starting the EFL League Two game against Cheltenham Town.[13]

AIK

On 15 July 2021, it was confirmed that he would join Swedish Allsvenskan side AIK for an undisclosed fee, signing a contract until 31 December 2024.[14][15] He would make his AIK and Allsvenskan debut just a few days later, coming off the bench in the 85th minute against Kalmar FF.[16]

International career

Elbouzedi has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.[17] He remains eligible to play for the Libya national football team due to his father being Libyan and has been contacted about representing Libya but has always stated he only ever wanted to play for the Republic of Ireland.[18] Elbouzedi was capped at under 21 level for the first time in 2019 and was selected for the 2019 Toulon Tournament.

Personal life

Elbouzedi was born in Dublin to a Libyan father and an Irish mother.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played on 7 May 2023
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Bromwich Albion 2016–17[19] Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 3]020
Inverness Caledonian Thistle 2017–18[20] Scottish Championship 4000001[lower-alpha 4]050
2018–19 Scottish Championship 0000100010
Total 4000101060
Elgin City (loan) 2017–18[20] Scottish League Two 3000000030
Waterford 2019[21] LOI Premier Division 276002000296
Lincoln City 2019–20[22] EFL League One 50–––50
2020–21[23] EFL League One 2010003262
Total 70100032112
Bolton Wanderers (loan) 2020–21[23] EFL League Two 140–––140
AIK 2021[24] Allsvenskan 20110––211
2022[25] Allsvenskan 25152–4[lower-alpha 5]0343
2023[26] Allsvenskan 1000––10
AIK Total 46262–40564
Career total 977723010212112
  1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup, FAI Cup & Svenska Cupen
  2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup & League of Ireland Cup
  3. Appearances for West Bromwich Albion under-23s in the EFL Trophy
  4. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  5. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours
Inverness CT

Bolton Wanderers

References
  1. "Zak Elbouzedi signs". Inverness Caledonian Thistle. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  2. "Inverness CT: John Robertson issues warning to players after loss to Falkirk". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. "SIGNING NEWS – Elgin City Football Club". www.elgincity.net. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. Durent, Jamie (23 November 2017). "Weather havoc proving a perfect storm for Caley Thistle boss John Robertson". Highland News. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  5. "DUNFERMLINE ATHLETIC VS. INVERNESS CT 1 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  6. Marketing, View. "Zak Elbouzedi leaves by mutual consent". www.ictfc.com. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  7. "Waterford FC Sign Zack Elbouzedi". Waterford F.C. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  8. "Republic of Ireland - Z. Elbouzedi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  9. "Irish youth international becomes Appleton's first Imps signing". www.redimps.co.uk.
  10. "Zack Elbouzedi: Lincoln City sign Waterford winger". 16 December 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. "Shrewsbury Town 1-4 Lincoln City report and reaction: Scintillating Imps storm through". lincolnshirelive.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. "Wanderers confirm double loan swoop". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  13. "Report: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Cheltenham Town". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  14. "Elbouzedi completes AIK move". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  15. "AIK Football agrees with Zack Elbouzedi". AIK. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  16. "AIK up in third place". AIK. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  17. "Zachary Elbouzedi". Ireland Football. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  18. "Elbouzedi declining Libya call-ups as he keeps Ireland 'dream' alive". the42.ie. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  19. "Games played by Zachary Elbouzedi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  20. "Games played by Zachary Elbouzedi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  21. Soccerway: Zachary_Elbouzedi
  22. "Games played by Zachary Elbouzedi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  23. "Games played by Zachary Elbouzedi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  24. Soccerway: Zachary_Elbouzedi
  25. Soccerway: Zachary_Elbouzedi
  26. Soccerway: Zachary_Elbouzedi
  27. Crawford, Kenny (24 March 2018). "Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  28. Soccerbase: League Two 2020/21 Table
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