Zak Delaney

Zak Delaney (born 10 January 2002) is an Irish professional footballer, who plays for Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton.^[1]

Zak Delaney

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Greenock Morton
Number	3
Youth career
2009–2014	Leicester Celtic
2015–2016	St Francis
2016–2018	St Patrick's Athletic
2018–2020	West Bromwich Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	West Bromwich Albion	0	(0)
2021–2022	→ Bath City (loan)	4	(0)
2022–2024	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	37	(0)
2024	Arbroath	9	(0)
2024–	Greenock Morton	35	(1)
International career‡
2018	Republic of Ireland U-17	1	(0)
0000	Republic of Ireland U-20	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:55, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Delaney spent his early youth career playing for Dublin sides, St Francis and St Patrick's Athletic before securing himself a move to EFL Championship side West Bromwich Albion.

Delaney never made an appearance for the first team at West Brom, as he spent his season out on loan to Bath City in the National League South, making his debut against Welling United.^[2]

In July 2022, Delaney went on trial at Inverness Caledonian Thistle, featuring in their 10–0 and 1–0 friendly wins over Clachnacuddin and Brora Rangers respectively, before signing for the club on 4 July.^[3]

On 12 January 2024, Delaney was released by Inverness and joined Championship rivals, Arbroath, making his debut the following day.

On 3 July 2024, Delaney joined Scottish Championship side Greenock Morton.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 April 2025^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Brom U21	2018-19[6]	—			—		—		1[c]	0	1	0
	2020-21[7]	—			—		—		2	0	2	0
	Total		—		—		—		3	0	3	0
West Brom	2021-22[8]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Bath City	2021-22	National League South	29	0	0	0	—		1[d]	0	30	0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2022-23[9]	Scottish Championship	30	0	4	0	5	0	1[e]	0	40	0
	2023-24[10]	Scottish Championship	7	0	1	0	3	0	1[e]	0	12	0
	Total		37	0	5	0	8	0	2	0	52	0
Arbroath	2023-24[10]	Scottish Championship	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
Greenock Morton	2024-25[11]	Scottish Championship	34	1	1	0	4	0	1[e]	0	40	1
Career total			109	1	6	0	12	0	7	0	131	1

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup