| Zak Drake | |
| Fullname: | Zachary Ian Samuel Drake |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) |
| Currentclub: | Alliance United FC |
| Position: | Full-back |
| Youthclubs1: | Nepean City SC |
| Youthyears2: | 2008 |
| Youthclubs2: | Nacional AC (SP) |
| Youthyears3: | 2008–2010 |
| Youthclubs3: | Ottawa Fury |
| Collegeyears1: | 2010 |
| College1: | Holy Cross Saints |
| Collegecaps1: | 17 |
| Collegegoals1: | 2 |
| Collegeyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| College2: | Bethel Pilots |
| Collegecaps2: | 45 |
| Collegegoals2: | 7 |
| Years1: | 2010–2012 |
| Clubs1: | Ottawa Fury SC |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | FCA Darmstadt |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach II |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | Olympia Warriors |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | Northcote City |
| Caps6: | 7 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Clubs7: | Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017 |
| Clubs8: | FC Maia |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Clubs9: | Las Vegas Lights |
| Caps9: | 6 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | Vaughan Azzurri |
| Caps10: | 4 |
| Goals10: | 3 |
| Years11: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs11: | Oakville Blue Devils FC |
| Caps11: | 16 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2022 |
| Clubs12: | Electric City FC |
| Caps12: | 18 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023– |
| Clubs13: | Alliance United FC |
| Caps13: | 27 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | August 28, 2024 |
Zachary Drake (born September 2, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for League1 Ontario club Alliance United FC. He plays as a full-back or midfielder.
Born in Ottawa, Drake played youth soccer with Nepean City SC.[1] In 2008, having impressed on an earlier trip, he went on an extended training months-long training stint with the U17 team of Brazilian club Nacional AC (SP).[2] Afterwards, he joined the Ottawa Fury Academy.[3]
In 2010, he received a scholarship to play at Holy Cross College. After that season, he had a brief training stint with Brazilian club Cruzeiro. In 2011, he transferred to Bethel College. In 2013, he was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete recipient.[4]
In 2010, he began playing with Ottawa Fury SC in the Premier Development League.[5]
In 2014, he joined German club FCA Darmstadt.
In 2015, he joined German club Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach, making six league appearances and 11 total appearances.[6] [7]
In 2016, he joined Australian club Olympia FC Warriors in the NPL Tasmania.[8] [9] He scored his first goal on April 9 against Clarence United,[10] which earned Goal of the Week,[11] Team of the Week,[12] and Player of the Week honours.[13]
In June 2016, he joined another Australian club, Northcote City FC of the NPL Victoria.[14]
Afterwards, he returned to Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach, playing in seven league games.[6] [7]
In 2017, he joined Portuguese club FC Maia.
In January 2018, he joined USL club Las Vegas Lights.[15] He debuted in the season opener, before eventually leaving the club shortly after in June.[16]
In the latter part of 2018, he returned to Canada, signing with League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri, scoring two goals in his debut against Ottawa South United.[17] He appeared in four regular season matches, scoring three goals, and also appeared in four playoff matches,[18] winning the League1 Ontario Championship.[19]
In 2019, he joined Oakville Blue Devils FC, playing in 14 regular season matches and four playoff matches, winning the regular season title with the Blue Devils.[20] He returned to the club in 2021 (the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), playing in two regular season matches and two playoff matches, helping them reach the championship final, where they were defeated, finishing as finalists.[21]
Ahead of the 2022 season, he played in a pre-season friendly with Alliance United FC against York United FC.[22] On March 31, 2022, he signed with Electric City FC.[23]
In 2023, he joined Alliance United FC.[24]