{"id":555416,"date":"2020-06-25T15:43:10","date_gmt":"2020-06-25T19:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=555416"},"modified":"2020-12-28T11:27:34","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:27:34","slug":"zak-dearnley-oldham-athletic-starlet-signs-two-year-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/06\/25\/zak-dearnley-oldham-athletic-starlet-signs-two-year-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Zak Dearnley: Oldham Athletic Starlet Signs Two-Year Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oldham Athletic&#8217;s young sensation Zak Dearnley has signed a new two-year deal with the club, seeing him through to the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n<h2>Zak Dearnley Signs New Contract at Oldham Athletic<\/h2>\n<h3>A Brilliant Return<\/h3>\n<p>Dearnley started his career with<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Manchester United<\/a> and had a loan spell with Oldham in the second half of the 2018\/19 season. He was released by the Red Devils at the end of that campaign and, after failing to find a new club higher up the ladder, he joined North West Counties Football League Division One South side New Mills.<\/p>\n<p>However, after playing just one game for his new team, he re-joined Oldham in the January 2020 transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has not looked back and has scored four goals in eight appearances. Two of those strikes came within three minutes of each other in the 2-2 draw against Leyton Orient in February.<\/p>\n<p>His displays earned him a nomination for the PFA Fans Player of the Month award for February.<\/p>\n<h3>What Was Said?<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oldhamathletic.co.uk\/news\/2020\/june\/23062020-dearnley-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">club website<\/a> about his new deal, Dearnley said: &#8220;I know it&#8217;s been tough for everyone over the past few months and there&#8217;s more important things than football, so I hope everyone is staying safe and well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s nice to get my future sorted though and I&#8217;m just ready to get back playing when we&#8217;re allowed to do so and making sure I continue to show everyone what I can do in front of goal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Dino Maamria added: &#8220;I&#8217;m\u00a0delighted to have Zak agree to a new two-year contract, his profile fits in perfectly with the future team we are trying to build.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s still young, ambitious and a determined character with plenty of technical qualities that Oldham supporters can relate with. 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