Zach MacFarlane Abbott (born 13 May 2006) is an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a defender for club

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

Club career

On 23 August 2022, Abbott debuted for

during a 3–0 win over

Grimsby Town Grimsby Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, England, that competes in , the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed "the Mariners", the club was f ...

in the

EFL Cup The English Football League Cup, often referred to as the League Cup and currently known as the Carabao Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in men's domestic football in England. Orga ...

. Abbott was a member of the academy team which reached the final of the

FA Youth Cup The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. Only those players between the age of 15 and 18 on 31 August of the current season are eligible to take part. It ...

for the first time in the club's history and on 11 May 2022 played the full 90 minutes as they finished runners up to

Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

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. On the 27 April 2025 he played in the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in domestic Football in England, English football. First played during ...

semi final which ended in a 2-0 loss to Man City, he started the game and played until the 83rd minute before being replaced by

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International career

Abbott has featured in the England youth set-up, making his debut for the England U16 against the Netherlands U16 in the

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. Abbott made his England U18 debut during a 1-1 draw with

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on 11 October 2023. On 9 October 2024, Abbott made his U19 debut during a 2-1 defeat to

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. He was captain of England's squad at the

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Career statistics

References

2006 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) English men's footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Men's association football defenders England men's youth international footballers 21st-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-defender-2000s-stub