Zak Drake

Zachary Ian Samuel Drake (born September 2, 1991) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a full-back for Ontario Premier League club Unionville Milliken SC and Major League Indoor Soccer side Canadian Crusaders.

Early life Born in Ottawa, Drake played youth soccer with Nepean City SC. 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). Afterwards, he joined the Ottawa Fury Academy.

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.

Career In 2010, he began playing with Ottawa Fury SC in the Premier Development League.

In 2014, he joined German club FCA Darmstadt.

In 2016, he joined Australian club Olympia FC Warriors in the NPL Tasmania. He scored his first goal on April 9 against Clarence United, which earned Goal of the Week, Team of the Week, and Player of the Week honours.

In June 2016, he joined another Australian club, Northcote City FC of the NPL Victoria.

Afterwards, he returned to Viktoria 07 Kelsterbach, playing in seven league games. He debuted in the season opener, before eventually leaving the club in June.

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. He appeared in four regular season matches, scoring three goals, and also appeared in four playoff matches, winning the League1 Ontario Championship.

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. On March 31, 2022, he signed with Electric City FC.

In 2023, he joined Alliance United FC in League1 Ontario.

In the winter of 2024, he signed with the Canadian Crusaders of Major League Indoor Soccer.