| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bishop Auckland, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crotone | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Crotone | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Crotone | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Pro Vercelli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Pro Sesto (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → Lucchese (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2022–2025 | Cerignola | 79 | (5) |
| 2025–2026 | Trapani | 13 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | → Cerignola (loan) | 28 | (3) |
| 2026– | Crotone | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 August 2026 | |||
Zak Ruggiero (born 9 January 2001) is an English-Italian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group C club Crotone.
On 11 September 2019, Ruggiero signed his first professional contract with Crotone for a term of 5 years.
He made his Serie B debut for Crotone on 29 December 2019, in a game against Trapani. He came on in place of Junior Messias who was substituted in the 85th minute.
On 25 September 2020, Ruggiero was loaned to Serie C club Pro Vercelli. On 1 February 2021, he was sent on another loan to fellow Serie C side Pro Sesto.
On 31 August 2021, Ruggiero was loaned to Lucchese, again in Serie C.
On 26 July 2022, he signed for Cerignola.
His father, Giorgio Ruggiero, is Italian and his mother English. He was born in England but moved to Crotone a few months later.
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