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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Zak Andrew Rudden [1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 2000 | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2018–2020 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Falkirk (loan) | 31 | (12) |
2019–2020 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 14 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Partick Thistle | 36 | (14) |
2022 | → Dundee (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2022– | Dundee | 33 | (7) |
2023 | → St Johnstone (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2024 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 14 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2014 | Scotland U16 [3] | 2 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Scotland U17 [3] | 12 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Scotland U19 [3] | 14 | (6) |
2021 | Scotland U21 [3] | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:22, 27 March 2022 (UTC) |
Zak Andrew Rudden (born 6 February 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dundee.
Rudden began his career with Rangers [4] and joined the first-team for pre-season before the start of the 2018–19 season for the first time. [5]
In August 2018, Rudden moved out on loan to Falkirk. [6] On 15 September 2018, Rudden scored on his debut for Falkirk. [7]
On 23 August 2019 Rudden moved on loan to EFL League Two side Plymouth Argyle. [8] [9] He made his debut for the club the next day, as a first half substitute in a 3–0 win over Walsall, and scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 8 October 2019. [10] The loan ended in January 2020. [11]
On 15 January 2020 Rudden signed for Partick Thistle on a two and a half year deal. [12] [13]
After multiple injury problems and the shutdown of football due to COVID-19, Rudden scored his first Thistle goal on 23 March 2021 in a 3–0 win at home over Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Cup. [14]
In January 2022 he signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee on a three-year deal, starting in summer 2022. [15] On 31 January 2022, Rudden joined Dundee on loan until the end of the season. [16] [17] He made his debut the following day as a substitute in the Dundee derby, and scored his first goal for the club four days later against Ross County. [18]
After officially joining Dundee permanently the following season, Rudden scored his first goal of the season in a home league win over Arbroath. [19]
On 31 January 2023, Rudden joined St Johnstone on loan until the end of the season. [20] [21] On 25 February Rudden scored his first goal for the Saintees in a draw against St Mirren. [22]
Following his return from loan at St Johnstone, Rudden scored the winner in Dundee's first competitive game of the 2023–24 season, coming in the League Cup against Bonnyrigg Rose. [23] On 23 September, Rudden came off the bench on for 10-man Dundee and scored a late equaliser against Kilmarnock. [24]
On 26 January 2024, Rudden joined Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers on loan until the end of the season. [25] He made his debut the following day in a league game at home against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. [26] Rudden scored his first goal for the Fifers in the following league game, in a sold-out title-chasing win over his parent club's rivals Dundee United. [27]
Rudden has represented Scotland at youth international levels, up to and including under-21. [3]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rangers U20 | 2016–17 [28] | SPFL Development League | — | — | — | 2 [a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2017–18 [29] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2018–19 [7] | — | — | — | 1 [a] | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||
Rangers | 2018–19 [7] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019–20 [10] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Falkirk (loan) | 2018–19 [7] | Scottish Championship | 31 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 |
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2019–20 [10] | EFL League Two | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [b] | 1 | 18 | 3 |
Partick Thistle | 2019–20 [10] | Scottish Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2020–21 [30] | Scottish League One | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | |
2021–22 [18] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 [a] | 0 | 26 | 9 | |
Total | 36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 16 | ||
Dundee (loan) | 2021–22 [18] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
Dundee | 2022–23 [31] | Scottish Championship | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 [a] | 2 | 27 | 8 |
2023–24 [32] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
Total | 33 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 11 | ||
St Johnstone (loan) | 2022–23 [31] | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Raith Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 [32] | Scottish Championship | 14 | 3 | — | — | 3 [c] | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
Career total | 153 | 39 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 185 | 48 |