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Zak Ruggiero

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Zak Ruggiero
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Bishop Auckland, England
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cerignola
Number 24
Youth career
0000–2019 Crotone
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Crotone 2 (0)
2020–2021Pro Vercelli (loan) 0 (0)
2021Pro Sesto (loan) 7 (0)
2021–2022Lucchese (loan) 9 (1)
2022– Cerignola 61 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2024

Zak Ruggiero (born 9 January 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group C club Cerignola.

Club career

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On 11 September 2019, he signed his first professional contract with Crotone for a term of 5 years.[1]

He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 29 December 2019 in a game against Trapani. He substituted Junior Messias in the 85th minute.[2]

On 25 September 2020 he was loaned to Serie C club Pro Vercelli.[3] On 1 February 2021, he was sent on another Serie C loan to Pro Sesto.[4]

On 31 August 2021, he was loaned to Lucchese, again in Serie C.[5]

On 26 July 2022, Ruggiero signed with Cerignola.[6]

Personal life

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His father is Italian and his mother English. He was born in England but moved to Crotone a few months later.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zak Ruggiero, rossoblù fino al 2024!" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 11 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Crotone v Trapani game report". Soccerway. 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Nanni al Cesena e Zak alla Pro Vercelli" (in Italian). Crotone. 25 September 2020.
  4. ^ "TRE OPERAZIONI IN CHIUSURA DI CALCIOMERCATO" (in Italian). Pro Sesto. 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Oddei e le altre operazioni di mercato" (in Italian). Crotone. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Benvenuto Zak Ruggiero" (in Italian). Cerignola. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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