Zak Drake
Zachary Drake (born September 2, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for League1 Ontario club Alliance United FC. He plays as a full-back or midfielder. Early lifeBorn in Ottawa, Drake played youth soccer with Nepean City SC.[1] 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).[2] Afterwards, he joined the Ottawa Fury Academy.[3] 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.[2] In 2013, he was an NAIA Scholar-Athlete recipient.[4] Playing careerIn 2010, he began playing with Ottawa Fury SC in the Premier Development League.[5] In 2014, he joined German club FCA Darmstadt.[2] In 2015, he joined German club Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach, making six league appearances and 11 total appearances.[6][7] 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.[6][7] 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 shortly after 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.[24] References
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