Zak Swanson

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Zak Swanson
Personal information
Full name Zachary Swanson[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Cambridge, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Portsmouth
Number 22
Youth career
2006–2020 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Arsenal 0 (0)
2020MVV Maastricht (loan) 3 (0)
2022– Portsmouth 69 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Zachary Swanson (born 28 September 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a right-back for EFL Championship club Portsmouth.

Club career

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Born in Cambridge, Swanson joined Arsenal at the age of 6 and signed his first professional contract with the club in April 2019.[3] In August 2020, Swanson joined Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht on a season-long loan deal.[4] 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.[5] On 29 October 2022, he scored his first senior goal in a 1–1 draw with Shrewsbury Town.[6]

Media

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Swanson was involved in the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal, 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.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 18 November 2025[8]
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
Arsenal U23 2019–20[9] 2[c] 0 2 0
2021–22[10] 4[c] 0 4 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0
Arsenal 2020–21[11] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MVV Maastricht (loan) 2020–21[11] Eerste Divisie 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Portsmouth 2022–23[12] League One 15 1 3 0 0 0 7[c] 1 25 2
2023–24[13] League One 12 0 1 0 2 0 4[c] 1 19 1
2024–25[14] Championship 30 1 1 0 1 0 0[c] 0 32 1
2025–26[15] Championship 12 1 0 0 1 0 13 1
Total 69 3 5 0 4 0 11 2 89 5
Career total 72 3 5 0 4 0 17 2 98 5
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy


Honours

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Portsmouth

References

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