Zach Giggs
{{short description|Welsh association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Zach Giggs
|fullname = Zachary Joseph Giggs
| height =
|image =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2006|10|01|df=y}}
|birth_place = Manchester, England
|position = Defender
|currentclub = Sheffield United
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2023
|youthclubs1 = Manchester United
|youthyears2 = 2023–
|youthclubs2 = Sheffield United
|years1 = 2023–
|clubs1 = Sheffield United
|caps1 = 0
|goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2025–
| nationalteam1 = Wales U19
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 00:15 (UTC)
}}
Zachary Joseph Giggs (born 1 October 2006) is a Welsh footballer who plays for {{English football updater|SheffieU}} club Sheffield United.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/zach-giggs/797566/|website=Soccerway|accessdate=8 November 2023|title=Z.Giggs}} He is the son of Ryan Giggs.{{cite web|website=The Star|accessdate=8 November 2023|url= https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-boss-gets-transfer-wish-as-man-utd-starlet-signs-on-eventually-4145404|title= Sheffield United boss gets transfer wish as Man Utd starlet signs – eventually|first=Danny|last=Hall|date=17 May 2023}}
Club career
Giggs was in the youth academy of Manchester United until he was 16 years-old.{{cite web|url=https://talksport.com/football/1427283/ryan-giggs-son-zach-manchester-united-transfer-sheffield-united/amp/|website=Talksport|accessdate=8 November 2023|title= Ryan Giggs' son Zach leaves Manchester United to sign for Premier League new-boys|first=Lee|last=Davey|date=17 May 2023}} Giggs signed for Sheffield United in May 2023, following a brief trial.{{cite web|url=https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/football/news/zach-giggs-man-united-sheffield-26621740.amp|website=Examiner Live|accessdate=8 November 2023|title= Why Sheffield United have taken Manchester United teen and Ryan Giggs' son Zach on trial|first=Nathan|last=Hemmingham|date=3 April 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-wales-legend-ryan-26931511.amp|website=Walesonline|accessdate=8 November 2023|title= Ryan Giggs' teenage son signs for Premier League club|date=17 May 2023|first=Tom|last=Coleman}}
International career
Eligible to play for England or Wales, Giggs has represented Wales at youth level.{{cite web|url=https://www.herald.wales/national-news/sheffield-united-secures-deal-for-zach-giggs-son-of-ryan-giggs/|website=Herald.Wales|accessdate=8 November 2023|title= Ryan Giggs son Zach has just signed for a Premier League club|date=17 May 2023 }} He was first called up to a Wales age-group side in May 2021.{{cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/man-utd-prospect-zach-giggs-earns-first-wales-call-up-33047946|website=One Football|accessdate=8 November 2023|date=22 May 2021|title=MAN UTD PROSPECT ZACH GIGGS EARNS FIRST WALES CALL-UP}}
Style of play
Giggs has played at full-back or wing-back and can play on either flank. He has also played in central defence. He was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best first year scholars in the Premier League in October 2023.{{cite web|website=The Guardian|accessdate=9 November 2023|date=10 October 2023|first=Louise|last=Taylor|title=Next Generation 2023: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2023/oct/10/next-generation-2023-20-of-the-best-talents-at-premier-league-clubs}}
Personal life
The son of Stacey Cooke and Ryan Giggs,{{cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/giggs-manchester-united-sheffield-transfer-26930525?int_source=amp_continue_reading&int_medium=amp&int_campaign=continue_reading_button#amp-readmore-target|website=Manchester Evening News|accessdate=8 November 2023|title= Son of Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs joins new club after Old Trafford exit|date=17 May 2023|first=John|last=McDougal}} his parents divorced in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/ryan-giggs-and-estranged-wife-stacey-cooke-agree-divorce-court-settlement-a3706821.html|website=Evening Standard|accessdate=8 November 2023|title= Ryan Giggs and estranged wife Stacey Cooke agree divorce court settlement|date=30 November 2017|first=Alexandra|last=Richards}} His father was also a professional footballer, holding the appearance record for Manchester United and is the most decorated Premier League footballer of all time.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/ryan-giggs-zach-sheff-united-185645-20230517|website=Sport Bible|accessdate=8 November 2023|title= Ryan Giggs' son, Zach, set to sign for Premier League club after successful trial|first=Nasir|last=Jabbar|date=17 May 2023}} His grandfather is former rugby union and Wales international rugby league footballer Danny Wilson.{{cite web|first=Rob|last=Hughes |title=Ferguson and Giggs, side by side at ManU|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/sports/03iht-SOCCER.1.20556079.html|website=The New York Times|date=3 March 2009 |accessdate=8 November 2023}}
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Category:Welsh people of Sierra Leonean descent
Category:Sportspeople of Sierra Leonean descent
Category:Welsh men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Wales men's youth international footballers