_(cropped).jpg) 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]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chelsea U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| 2024–25 | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | — | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Peterborough United (loan) | 2023–24 | League One | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Millwall (loan) | 2024–25 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Millwall | 2025–26 | Championship | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 42 | 1 | |
| Career total | 51 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in EFL Trophy
- Appearances in EFL Championship play-offs
References
- Zak Sturge at WorldFootball.net
- "Zak Sturge". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- "Zak Sturge". chelseafc.com. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- 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.
- 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.
- Young, Alex (20 July 2022). "Who is Zak Sturge? English wonderkid set to join Chelsea". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- "Chelsea sign teenage defender Sturge". chelseafc.com. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- 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.
- "Defender Arrives From Chelsea In Loan Deal". www.theposh.com. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- "Sturge Recalled By Chelsea". www.theposh.com. 2 January 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- "Sturge Joined Millwall on loan". www.millwallfc.co.uk. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- "Millwall sign Chelsea's Sturge for undisclosed fee". www.bbc.co.uk. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
- "Millwall 3-0 West Bromwich Albion: Lions too strong for Baggies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
- Owen, Brian (1 October 2021). "Zak Emmerson and Zak Sturge called in by England under-18s". theargus.co.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- Zak Sturge at Soccerway