Zakary Zidane Guerfi (Arabic: زاك القرفي; born 11 October 1998) is a semi-professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Welwyn Garden City. Born in England, he represents Tunisia at international level.
Club career Guerfi started his career with Stevenage, joining the under-12 side in 2012. He enjoyed a brief loan with Bedford Town in December 2016, before a move to Bishop's Stortford ahead of the 2017–18 campaign. Guerfi went onto feature for the likes of Codicote and Biggleswade United before making the move to Sweden to join fourth-tier side, Bodens BK in 2018. During his debut season in Scandinavia, Guerfi was part of the side which gained promotion to the Swedish third-tier, Division 1. This triumph was rewarded with a move in July 2019 to top-flight side, US Monastir, a team native to Tunisia. However, seven months into his stay at the club and without a single appearance to his name, Guerfi had his contract terminated following disputes concerning his salary between the club and player.
Upon his return to England, Guerfi joined Essex-based side, Braintree Town in February 2020, featuring three times before the COVID-19 pandemic curtailed the remainder of the 2019–20 campaign. Following a short-term spell with Sevenoaks Town in October 2020, Guerfi made the move back to the National League South to join Tonbridge Angels, in which his stay was heavily disrupted once again by the COVID-19 pandemic as he featured eight times in all competitions before leaving for Cray Wanderers and then subsequently Leatherhead in October and November 2021. In February 2022, he was playing for Potters Bar Town. Guerfi went onto feature eighteen times, scoring once for the club before announcing his departure in May 2022.
After a year out of football, Guerfi signed for Welwyn Garden City in July 2023.
International career Guerfi made his Tunisia under-18 bow in 2016 as a sixteen-year old, featuring against Egypt under-18s. In June 2019, Guerfi was called up to the Tunisia senior squad and was an unused substitute in a 2–0 friendly win over Iraq.
Personal life He appeared on the 2023 BBC documentary Boot Dreams: Now or Never, about young footballers trying to gain a professional contract.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsStevenage 2016–17League Two0000000000Bedford Town (loan) 2016–17Southern League Division One Central10———10Bishop's Stortford 2017–18Southern League Premier Division3000—0030Codicote 2017–18Spartan South Midlands League Division One10——0010Biggleswade United 2017–18Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division80———80Bodens BK 2018Division 2 Norrland20100——201 2019Division 1 Norra14100——141Total34200——342US Monastir 2019–20Ligue 10000——00Braintree Town 2019–20National League South30———30Sevenoaks Town 2020–21Isthmian League South East Division30———30Tonbridge Angels 2020–21National League South30——1Appearance in the FA Trophy040 2021–22National League South3010—0040Total6010—1080Cray Wanderers 2021–22Isthmian League Premier Division10——0010Leatherhead 2021–22Isthmian League Premier Division60———60Potters Bar Town 2021–22Isthmian League Premier Division181———181Career total843100010863
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