The 20-year-old initially joined Hampton in September 2021 from National League outfit Wealdstone on a month’s loan, and subsequently went on to make his first appearance in senior football against Ebbsfleet United, putting in a composed performance.

Born and raised in Norwich, he joined the Canaries aged 7, going on to captain their under-18 side, where he made 48 appearances, scoring 5 times.

Having also made 23 appearances in the under-23 side, he eventually moved on to Wealdstone in the summer of 2021.

Nominally a deep-lying midfielder, he is at his best screening the defence, but is more than capable of driving the team up the pitch as well.

In late October, he was recalled to Wealdstone, to the disappointment of Hampton fans, but they were delighted when the opportunity arose to get him back in early December 2021 - on loan at first - and then permanently in February 2022 after cancelling his contract with Wealdstone.

Leiston’s joint boss Darren Eadie told his club’s website: “I’ve been tracking Zach for a couple of years following his departure from Norwich City. We are delighted to bring him to Leiston. He’s only 20 and continuing to develop and has a willingness to learn, but already has plenty of higher league experience at Wealdstone in the National League. He will bring really quality, ability and a fantastic attitude to our squad".