Zak Rudden

Zak Rudden of Dunfermline Athletic was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 6 February 2000 (age 26).

Zak Rudden, born on 6 February 2000 (age 26), is a Scottish striker with Dunfermline Athletic, where he wears squad number nine. His current market value is around £64,000, according to Transfermarkt.

Rudden’s most productive league season came at Queen’s Park in 2024–25, when he scored nine goals in 34 appearances. That remains the clearest attacking return in his senior career so far, a useful reminder that he has been more than just a squad forward when given regular work.

In 2025–26, he made one league appearance for Livingston before his season continued at Dunfermline Athletic, where he has made eight league appearances and scored two goals. It is a straightforward career shape: a Scottish centre-forward moving through the league system, looking for steady minutes and enough goals to keep him in the conversation.

📈 Key stats and insights

Zak Rudden scored two goals in eight Championship appearances for Dunfermline in 2025-26

Zak Rudden made one Championship appearance for Livingston before joining Dunfermline

Zak Rudden scored nine goals in 2024-25

Zak Rudden joined Dunfermline from Livingston for an undisclosed fee on 28 August 2025

Zak Rudden carries a €75k market value

Last updated 18 July 2026. Send feedback

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Striker
Primary Position: Forward
Position

Zak Rudden

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1.85m (6ft)
Height: 9
Squad Number: 80kg (12st 8lb)
Weight: 6 February 2000 (age 26)
Date of Birth: Edinburgh
Birthplace: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Country of Birth: Dunfermline Athletic
Team: £64,000 (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
Championship 2025 - 2026
Games: 8
Starting: 7
Substitute: 1
Unused: 28
Utilisation: 22%
Goals: 2
Yellows: 3
Reds: -

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
League Cup 2026 - 2027
Games: 2
Starting: 1
Substitute: 1
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
Scottish Cup 2025 - 2026
Games: 3
Starting: 2
Substitute: 1
Unused: 2
Utilisation: 60%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Zak Rudden is a 26-year-old striker from Scotland at Dunfermline Athletic, with a €75k market value. In 2025-26, he scored two goals in eight Championship appearances for Dunfermline after one appearance for Livingston, a return that points to a rotational attacking role rather than a full-season centrepiece.

🔥 Recent form

Last 4 appearances for Zak Rudden.

Season average rating: 6.47

Match: Dunfermline Athletic 4-1 Dumbarton
14 Jul 2026 (H)
Mins: 78
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: East Kilbride 3-0 Dunfermline Athletic
11 Jul 2026 (A)
Mins: 29
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Celtic 3-1 Dunfermline Athletic
23 May 2026 (A)
Mins: 44
Goals: -
Rating: -

Match: Dunfermline Athletic 2-0 Kelty Hearts
7 Feb 2026 (H)
Mins: 36
Goals: -
Rating: -

Rudden's 2025-26 rating profile sat at 6.47, with the average, high and low all at 6.47. That is a flat marker rather than evidence of a sustained run of form.

📋 Career stats

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: -
Goals: -

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 8
Goals: 2

Team: Livingston
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 1
Goals: -

Team: Queen's Park
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 34
Goals: 9

Team: Raith Rovers
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 14
Goals: 3

Team: Dundee
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 14
Goals: 2

Team: St Johnstone
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 12
Goals: 1

Team: Dundee
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 19
Goals: 5

Team: Dundee
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Games: 13
Goals: 1

Rudden's recent career has been a six-club sequence across Scottish football, taking in St Johnstone, Dundee, Raith Rovers, Queen's Park, Livingston and Dunfermline. The strongest recent scoring marker was nine goals in 2024-25, followed by two for Dunfermline in 2025-26.

💰 Transfers

Team: Dunfermline Athletic
28 August 2025
From: Livingston
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Livingston
1 July 2025
From: Queen's Park
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Queen's Park
12 July 2024
From: Dundee
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Raith Rovers
26 January 2024
From: Dundee
Type: Loan

Team: Dundee
1 June 2023
From: St Johnstone
Type: Returned from loan

Team: St Johnstone
31 January 2023
From: Dundee
Type: Loan

Team: Dundee
1 July 2022
From: Partick Thistle
Type: Free Transfer

Team: Dundee
31 January 2022
From: Partick Thistle
Type: Loan

Team: Partick Thistle
15 January 2020
From: Rangers
Type: Undisclosed

Team: Plymouth Argyle
23 August 2019
From: Rangers
Type: Loan

Team: Falkirk
31 August 2018
From: Rangers
Type: Loan

Team: Rangers
1 July 2016
Type: Trainee

The transfer pattern is one of short spells and regular resets: a loan return involving St Johnstone and Dundee in 2023, a Dundee loan to Raith Rovers in January 2024, free transfers to Queen's Park and Livingston, then an undisclosed move from Livingston to Dunfermline on 28 August 2025. That sequence suggests value has been found mainly through low-cost moves rather than major fees.

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🔗 External links

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