Zak Delaney
Irish footballer (born 2002)
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Zak Delaney (born 10 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Greenock Morton | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | Leicester Celtic | ||
| 2015–2016 | St Francis | ||
| 2016–2018 | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| 2018–2020 | West Bromwich Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Bath City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 37 | (0) |
| 2024 | Arbroath | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Greenock Morton | 59 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| Republic of Ireland U-20 | 0 | (0) | |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:55, 5 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Delaney spent his early youth career playing for Dublin sides, St Francis and St Patrick's Athletic before securing himself a move to EFL Championship side West Bromwich Albion.
Delaney never made an appearance for the first team at West Brom, as he spent his season out on loan to Bath City in the National League South, making his debut against Welling United.[2]
In July 2022, Delaney went on trial at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, featuring in their 10–0 and 1–0 friendly wins over Clachnacuddin and Brora Rangers respectively, before signing for the club on 4 July.[3]
On 12 January 2024, Delaney was released by Inverness and joined Championship rivals, Arbroath, making his debut the following day.
On 3 July 2024, Delaney joined Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 April 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Brom U21 | 2018-19[6] | — | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2020-21[7] | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| West Brom | 2021-22[8] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Bath City | 2021-22 | National League South | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2022-23[9] | Scottish Championship | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2023-24[10] | Scottish Championship | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| Arbroath | 2023-24[10] | Scottish Championship | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Greenock Morton | 2024-25[11] | Scottish Championship | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 40 | 1 |
| Career total | 109 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 131 | 1 | ||
- Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
