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Zakariya Lovelace (born 23 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays for Rangers as a forward. Born in England, Lovelace is eligible to play for Jamaica through family heritage.
Club career
In 2019, Lovelace joined Millwall from Glebe after scoring 43 goals in 15 appearances en route to Glebe's Kent Youth League victory. On 29 December 2021, after scoring 21 goals in 19 appearances throughout Millwall's youth teams, Lovelace made his debut as a late substitute in Millwall's 1–0 win over Coventry City, becoming Millwall's second youngest ever player in the process.
On 4 July 2022, Lovelace signed for Scottish club Rangers, initially linking up with the club's academy. He made his debut for the club in the League Cup against then Scottish League One side Queen of the South on 30 August 2022. He made his first Scottish Premiership appearance for Rangers against Old Firm rivals Celtic. He made his first start for Rangers against St Mirren on 8 October 2023.
International career
On 22 March 2023, Lovelace made his England U17 debut during a 3–1 win over Denmark in Katwijk as part of 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.
On 17 May 2023, Lovelace was named in the England squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 May 2023
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Millwall | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Rangers | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rangers B | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||