Town Zakuani signed for Northampton Town in June 2016. He scored his first goal for Northampton in a 4–2 win at Shrewsbury Town on 22 October 2016. Gillingham Zakuani signed for League One side Gillingham on a one-year deal on 7 June 2017, after rejecting a new contract offer from Northampton Town. He made his full debut in the 0–0 draw away to Doncaster Rovers on the opening day of the 2017–18 League One season. He was offered a new contract by Gillingham at the end of the 2017–18 season. He left the club in September 2019 when his contract was terminated. At the time he had not played a game for seven months due to injury. Swindon Town On 4 October 2019, Zakuani signed a short-term contract with Swindon Town following a long-term injury to club captain Dion Conroy. He made his first appearance the following day in a 2–1 defeat at Bradford City. Zakuani was released in January 2020 after his short-term deal expired. Dagenham & Redbridge On 13 January 2020, Zakuani signed for National League club Dagenham & Redbridge on a six-month deal. He made one appearance for the Daggers before the season was cut short due to Covid-19 and subsequently retired from the game in September 2020. International career He retired from international duty in September 2018, having made 29 appearances since making his debut in 2013. Coaching career In October 2020 Zakuani was appointed joint caretaker manager of Spalding United alongside Neal Spafford and was later given the job on a permanent basis with Spafford as his assistant and Lomana LuaLua to be brought in as an attacking coach. In November 2021 he stepped down from the role due to due to his increased business and media commitments. Personal life His brother Steve is a former professional footballer who came through the Arsenal academy, before playing collegiate soccer with the Akron Zips and for the Cleveland Internationals of the USL Premier Development League. He then graduated to Major League Soccer and played for Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers before retiring, citing injuries. In 2007, Zakuani appeared in Dizzee Rascal's music video for his single "Flex". Career statistics Club International Honours Leyton Orient Football League Two third-place promotion: 2005–06 Stoke City Football League Championship runner-up: 2007–08 Peterborough United Football League One runner-up: 2008–09 Football League One play-offs final winner: 2011 References External links 1986 births