Zak Guerfi

Zak Guerfi
Personal information
Full name Zakary Zidane Guerfi
Date of birth (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998
Place of birth London, England[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Welwyn Garden City
Youth career
2012–2016 Stevenage
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Stevenage 0 (0)
2016 → Bedford Town (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Bishop's Stortford 3 (0)
2017 Codicote 1 (0)
2017–2018 Biggleswade United 8 (0)
2018–2019 Bodens BK 34 (2)
2019–2020 US Monastir 0 (0)
2020 Braintree Town 3 (0)
2020 Sevenoaks Town 3 (0)
2020–2021 Tonbridge Angels 6 (0)
2021 Cray Wanderers 1 (0)
2021–2022 Leatherhead 6 (0)
2022 Potters Bar Town 18 (1)
2023– Welwyn Garden City 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Tunisia U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:02, 18 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:34, 19 December 2021 (UTC)

Zakary Zidane Guerfi (Arabic: زاك القرفي; born 11 October 1998) is a semi-professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Welwyn Garden City. Born in England, he represents Tunisia at international level.[2][3][4][5]

Club career

Guerfi started his career with Stevenage, joining the under-12 side in 2012.[6] He enjoyed a brief loan with Bedford Town in December 2016,[7] before a move to Bishop's Stortford ahead of the 2017–18 campaign.[8] Guerfi went onto feature for the likes of Codicote and Biggleswade United before making the move to Sweden to join fourth-tier side, Bodens BK in 2018.[9][10][11][12][13] During his debut season in Scandinavia, Guerfi was part of the side which gained promotion to the Swedish third-tier, Division 1. This triumph was rewarded with a move in July 2019 to top-flight side, US Monastir, a team native to Tunisia. However, seven months into his stay at the club and without a single appearance to his name, Guerfi had his contract terminated following disputes concerning his salary between the club and player.[14]

Upon his return to England, Guerfi joined Essex-based side, Braintree Town in February 2020, featuring three times before the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed the remainder of the 2019–20 campaign.[1] Following a short-term spell with Sevenoaks Town in October 2020, Guerfi made the move back to the National League South to join Tonbridge Angels,[15][16] in which his stay was heavily disrupted once again by the COVID-19 pandemic as he featured eight times in all competitions before leaving for Cray Wanderers[17][18] and then subsequently Leatherhead in October and November 2021.[19] In February 2022, he was playing for Potters Bar Town.[20] Guerfi went onto feature eighteen times, scoring once for the club before announcing his departure in May 2022.[21]

After a year out of football, Guerfi signed for Welwyn Garden City in July 2023.[22]

International career

Guerfi made his Tunisia under-18 bow in 2016 as a sixteen-year old, featuring against Egypt under-18s.[6] In June 2019, Guerfi was called up to the Tunisia senior squad and was an unused substitute in a 2–0 friendly win over Iraq.[23]

Personal life

He appeared on the 2023 BBC documentary Boot Dreams: Now or Never, about young footballers trying to gain a professional contract.[24]

Career statistics

As of match played 23 April 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stevenage 2016–17[1] League Two 0000000000
Bedford Town (loan) 2016–17[8] Southern League Division One Central 10———10
Bishop's Stortford 2017–18[8] Southern League Premier Division 3000—0030
Codicote 2017–18[8][25] Spartan South Midlands League Division One 10——0010
Biggleswade United 2017–18[26] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 80———80
Bodens BK 2018 Division 2 Norrland 20100——201
2019[1] Division 1 Norra 14100——141
Total 34200——342
US Monastir 2019–20[1] Ligue 1 0000——00
Braintree Town 2019–20[1][8] National League South 30———30
Sevenoaks Town 2020–21[27] Isthmian League South East Division 30———30
Tonbridge Angels 2020–21[1][8] National League South 30——1[a]040
2021–22[1][28] National League South 3010—0040
Total 6010—1080
Cray Wanderers 2021–22[29] Isthmian League Premier Division 10——0010
Leatherhead 2021–22[30] Isthmian League Premier Division 60———60
Potters Bar Town 2021–22[31] Isthmian League Premier Division 181———181
Career total 843100010863
  1. ↑ Appearance in the FA Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Z. Guerfi". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "From international football to a free agent at 22 - Zak Guerfi's rollercoaster career".
  3. ↑ "كرة القدم الإنجليزية يجب أن تستعد لواقع مالي جديد ما بعد "كورونا"". aawsat.com.
  4. ↑ "Zak Guerfi talks about his time in Tunisia, Sweden and more". YouTube. 25 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Interview with Zak Guerfi".
  6. 1 2 "Zak Guerfi - Free agent - FAP Free Agent Player". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Toyn, Dave (12 December 2016). "JOHNSON SCORES IN ST ALBANS CITY WIN". Stevenage F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Zac Guerfi Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Zak Guerfi: From Uncle Ben's rice in Sweden to playing for Tunisia". English Players Abroad. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "كرة القدم : التونسي زاك قرفي يضمن مكانه في نادي بودنيس السويدي". sport.nessma.tv. 3 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "Who is Zak Guerfi?". Facebook.
  12. ↑ "التونسي زاك قرفي يتلقى عرضين انجليزيين". sport.nessma.tv. 21 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "BBK och Guerfi överens om fortsättning".
  14. ↑ "Unpaid wages and broken promises: How Zak Guerfi was unfairly treated in Tunisia". English Players Abroad. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  15. ↑ Wyatt, Mark (17 December 2020). "New Angel Zak is out to impress boss Steve McKimm at Tonbridge Angels". In Your Area. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Zak Guerfi leaves Angels".
  17. ↑ Townsend, Ian (9 October 2021). "Wands Bring In A Former Angel". Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "CRAY WANDERERS SQUAD UPDATE – NEW SIGNING, ZAKARY GUERFI – HARVEY BRAND JOINS ERITH & BELVEDERE".
  19. ↑ Townsend, Ian (28 November 2021). "Tanners Ahoy!". Isthmian Football League. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "A Collection Of New Scholars". isthmian.co.uk. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  21. ↑ "Zak on Twitter". Twitter. Zak Guerfi. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  22. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: ZAK GUERFI". www.welwyngardencityfc.org.uk. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  23. ↑ "TUNISIA VS. IRAQ 2 - 0". uk.soccerway.com. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  24. ↑ "Boot Dreams: Now or Never – meet the players, presenter Roman Kemp and head coach Gifton Noel-Williams". www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ↑ "Matches for Zakary Guerfi (1st team)". Codicote F.C. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  26. ↑ "Zakary Guerfi Player Stats". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  27. ↑ "Sevenoaks Town – Appearances – Zacarhy Guerfi – 2020-2021". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  28. ↑ "Zakary Guerfi Appearances". Tonbridge Angels F.C. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  29. ↑ "Cray Wanderers – Appearances – Zakary Guerfi". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  30. ↑ "Leatherhead – Appearances – Zachary Guerfi". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  31. ↑ "Potters Bar Town – Appearances – Zakary Guerfi". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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