Zachary Elbouzedi

Zachary 'Zack' Elbouzedi (born 5 April 1998) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two side Bolton Wanderers on loan from Lincoln City.

Zachary Elbouzedi

Personal information
Date of birth	5 April 1998
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Bolton Wanderers (on loan from Lincoln City)
Number	31
Youth career
–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–	Lincoln City	7	(0)
2021–	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	3	(0)
National team^‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:07, 30 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:37, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Elbouzedi 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]

International career

Elbouzedi has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level.[14] 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 Ireland. Elbouzedi was capped at under 21 level for the first time in 2019 and was selected for the 2019 Toulon Tournament .

Personal life

He was born to a Libyan father and an Irish mother.[14]

Career statistics

As of 30 January 2021

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Bromwich Albion	2016–17[15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2017–18[16]	Scottish Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	5	0
	2018–19		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Inverness Caledonian Thistle Total		4	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	6	0
Elgin City (loan)	2017–18[16]	Scottish League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Waterford	2019	League of Ireland Premier Division	27	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	29	6
Lincoln City	2019–20[17]	EFL League One	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2020–21[18]		2	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	6	2
	Lincoln City Total		7	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	11	2
Bolton Wanderers (loan)	2020–21	EFL League Two	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			43	6	1	0	3	0	6	2	54	8

1. Appearances for West Bromwich Albion under-23s in the EFL Trophy
2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Inverness CT

• Scottish Challenge Cup: 2017–18[19]

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. "Zachary Elbouzedi". Ireland Football. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
15. "Games played by Zachary Elbouzedi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
16. "Games played by Zachary Elbouzedi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
17. "Games played by Zachary Elbouzedi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
18. "Games played by Zachary Elbouzedi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
19. Crawford, Kenny (24 March 2018). "Dumbarton 0–1 Inverness Caledonian Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2018.