Zak Rudden

Zak Rudden has been used as a first-choice striker for Dunfermline Athletic in the Championship, starting seven of his eight league appearances. His return of two league goals is modest rather than decisive, while three yellows point to a physical edge in his role. Across all competitions he has three goals in 14 appearances, with the League Cup adding one more goal from four outings.

Rudden’s available rating data is limited, with an average of 6.47 and the same figure listed as both his highest and lowest rating. That gives little evidence of week-to-week variation, but it does frame his recent form as functional rather than standout.

Rudden’s recent career has been that of a mobile Scottish forward rather than a settled long-term No. 9. The transfer record links him with six clubs – St Johnstone, Dundee, Raith Rovers, Queen's Park, Livingston and Dunfermline Athletic – and the supplied career goal data shows his strongest recent return was nine goals in 2024-25. The pattern suggests a player still valued at Championship level, but one whose role has shifted frequently between permanent moves and loans.

The transfer history shows a sequence of short-cycle moves, including a loan from Dundee to Raith Rovers, a return from loan at St Johnstone, two free transfers and then an undisclosed-fee switch from Livingston to Dunfermline Athletic in August 2025. That points less to a clear upward trajectory and more to a striker being recycled around the Scottish Premiership and Championship market, with Dunfermline taking a calculated punt on known domestic output.