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Zachary Ian Samuel Drake (born September 2, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a full-back for Ontario Premier League club Unionville Milliken SC and Major League Indoor Soccer side Canadian Crusaders.

Early life

Born in Ottawa, Drake played youth soccer with Nepean City SC.[2] 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).[3] Afterwards, he joined the Ottawa Fury Academy.[4]

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.[3] In 2013, he was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete recipient.[5]

Career

In 2010, he began playing with Ottawa Fury SC in the Premier Development League.[6]

In 2014, he joined German club FCA Darmstadt.[3]

In 2015, he joined German club Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach, making six league appearances and 11 total appearances.[7][citation needed]

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.[7][citation needed]

In 2017, he joined Portuguese club FC Maia.[citation needed]

In January 2018, he joined USL club Las Vegas Lights.[15] He debuted in the season opener, before eventually leaving the club 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][21] 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.[22][21]

Ahead of the 2022 season, he played in a pre-season friendly with Alliance United FC against York United FC.[21] On March 31, 2022, he signed with Electric City FC.[23]

In 2023, he joined Alliance United FC in League1 Ontario.[24]

In the winter of 2024, he signed with the Canadian Crusaders of Major League Indoor Soccer.[25]

References

  1. ^ “Mühelose Borussen bleiben auch im dritten Spiel nach der Pause ungeschlagen” [Effortless Borussia remain unbeaten in their third game after the break]. Osthessen News (in German). March 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Starnes, Richard (January 27, 2018). “Young soccer stars get opportunity of lifetime”. Ottawa Citizen.
  3. ^ a b c Drake, Zachary (February 17, 2016). “My Journey Summary”. Zak Drake Coaching.
  4. ^ “2010 Ottawa Fury Media Guide” (PDF). Ottawa Fury SC.
  5. ^ “Men’s Soccer tallies four on the NAIA Scholar Athlete list”. Bethel College. December 6, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ “Zachary Drake Stats”. SoccerStats. Archived from the original on 2019-08-14. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  7. ^ a b “Statistik” [Statistics]. Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach (in German).
  8. ^ Pless, Walter (February 17, 2016). “Warriors strengthen their ranks with two impressive new signings”. Walter Pless on Association Football. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017.
  9. ^ McManus, Shaun (March 25, 2016). “Wounded Warriors have a point to prove in round two of the NPL Tasmania”. The Mercury.
  10. ^ “Drake Thunderbolt Secures Derby Victory”. National Premier Leagues. April 9, 2016.
  11. ^ “Goal of the Week Round 5”. National Premier Leagues. April 22, 2016.
  12. ^ “PS4 NPL TAS Team of the Week Round 4”. National Premier Leagues. April 14, 2016.
  13. ^ “Team of the Week Round 5”. National Premier Leagues. April 20, 2016.
  14. ^ “Drake’s hotline blings, answers Northcote’s call”. The Corner Flag. June 11, 2016.
  15. ^ Gotz, Ben (January 16, 2018). “Las Vegas Lights FC add 7 players to preseason roster”. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  16. ^ Gotz, Ben (June 29, 2018). “Lights FC look to MLS loanees for added depth”. Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  17. ^ Halis, Irene (September 10, 2018). “Sacramento Hat-Trick, Drake Brace Helps Vaughan Roll Over OSU 9-0”. League1 Ontario.
  18. ^ “Zachary Drake 2018 L1O Stats”. League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
  19. ^ Baldwin, Dan (October 23, 2018). “L1O Final: Azzurri give Woodbridge the Blues”. Northern Starting XI. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020.
  20. ^ “Zachary Drake 2019 L1O Stats”. League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 2022-04-01. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  21. ^ a b c Jacques, John (March 31, 2022). “Electric City FC Adds Former USL Defender Zak Drake”. Northern Tribune.
  22. ^ “Zak Drake 2021 L1O Stats”. League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  23. ^ “Electric City FC sign Zachary Drake, Marisa Oliveira”. The Peterborough Examiner. March 31, 2022.
  24. ^ “Zak Drake 2023 L1O Stats”. League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 2023-04-17. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
  25. ^ “Zak Drake MLIS Stats”. Major League Indoor Soccer.