| Zak Swanson | |
| Fullname: | Zachary Swanson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Cambridge, England |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Portsmouth |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arsenal |
| Years1: | 2020–2022 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | → MVV Maastricht (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022– |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20:03, 31 August 2024 (UTC) |
Zachary Swanson (born 28 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for club Portsmouth.
Born in Cambridge, Swanson joined Arsenal at the age of 6 and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2019.[2] In August 2020, Swanson joined Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht on a season-long loan deal.[3] After making just three appearances, he was recalled in December 2020.
On 4 July 2022, Swanson signed for League One side Portsmouth for an undisclosed fee on a two-year deal with the option for a further year.[4] On 29 October 2022, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town.[5]
Swanson was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries , which documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players behind the scenes both on and off the field throughout their 2021–22 season.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Arsenal U23 | 2019–20 | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MVV Maastricht (loan) | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Portsmouth | 2022–23 | League One | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | League One | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 56 | 3 | |||
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