Zak Sturge

Zak Sturge
Zak Sturge in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Zak Norton Sturge[1]
Date of birth (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004
Place of birth Hillingdon, England[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Millwall
Number 3
Youth career
Cre8tive Football Academy
2019–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion
2022–2023 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Chelsea 0 (0)
2023–2024 → Peterborough United (loan) 8 (0)
2025 → Millwall (loan) 5 (0)
2025– Millwall 38 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 England U18 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:21, 9 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

Zak Norton Sturge (born 15 June 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Millwall.

Club career

Born in London, Sturge started his career with the Cre8tive Football Academy, before joining Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion in 2019.[3] After three years in Brighton, he declined the offer of a contract extension, and announced his departure from the club in July 2022.[4][5]

After being linked with a host of German Bundesliga sides, as well as English sides Leeds United and Chelsea, he signed with the latter as a free agent in August 2022.[5][6][7] Since signing, he has gone on to train with the first team.[8]

On 31 August 2023, Sturge joined League One club Peterborough United on loan until the end of the 2023–24 season.[9] On 2 January 2024, he was recalled by Chelsea.[10]

On 3 February 2025, Sturge joined Championship side Millwall on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.[11]

On 14 July 2025, Sturge rejoined Millwall on a permanent deal, signing for an undisclosed fee.[12] On 4 October 2025, he scored his first goal for Millwall in a 3–0 victory over West Bromwich Albion.[13]

International career

Sturge is eligible to represent both England and Guyana at international level.[1] He was called up to the England national under-18 football team in late 2021, and has gone on to make six appearances.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea U21 2022–23 ————4[a]040
2024–25 ————1[a]010
Total ————5050
Peterborough United (loan) 2023–24 League One 802010—4[a]0150
Millwall (loan) 2024–25 Championship 500000—0050
Millwall 2025–26 Championship 3810020—2[b]0421
Career total 511203000110671
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zak Sturge at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Zak Sturge". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "Zak Sturge". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Mills, Richard (30 June 2022). "How Brighton's late academy bloomer has become a target for Leeds United and Chelsea". sussexlive.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 Pole, Matt (15 July 2022). "Chelsea set to beat Leeds United in transfer race for highly-rated Brighton talent". sussexexpress.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Young, Alex (20 July 2022). "Who is Zak Sturge? English wonderkid set to join Chelsea". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Chelsea sign teenage defender Sturge". chelseafc.com. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. ↑ Trotter, Scott (29 November 2022). "No James, Broja involved - Chelsea stars pictured in first team training as Under-21s feature". football.london. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. ↑ "Defender Arrives From Chelsea In Loan Deal". www.theposh.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sturge Recalled By Chelsea". www.theposh.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Sturge Joined Millwall on loan". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Millwall sign Chelsea's Sturge for undisclosed fee". www.bbc.co.uk. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Millwall 3-0 West Bromwich Albion: Lions too strong for Baggies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  14. ↑ Owen, Brian (1 October 2021). "Zak Emmerson and Zak Sturge called in by England under-18s". theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  15. ↑ Zak Sturge at Soccerway
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