Nathan Burns
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| Nathan Burns | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Joel Burns | |
| Date of birth | May 7, 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Blayney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 81⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder, Second Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | AEK Athens | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 2002 2003-2004 2005 2006 |
Blayney 88's NSWIS Parramatta Eagles AIS |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2006-2008 2008- |
Adelaide United AEK Athens |
35 (9) 0 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2005 2006 2007- 2007 |
Australia U-17 Australia U-20 Australia U-23 Australia |
3 (1) 11 (4) 11 (2) 2 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nathan Burns (born on May 7, 1988 in Blayney, New South Wales) is an Australian international football player currently playing for AEK Athens F.C. in the Greek Super League.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Adelaide United
After a few substitute appearances for Adelaide United, Burns finally got his first start against Sydney FC scoring his first A-League goal in the 4-1 loss. He scored his first hat-trick whilst playing for Adelaide United FC against the Central Coast Mariners on the 21st of January, 2007, giving his side a 2nd place finish on the league table to close out the 2nd Hyundai A-League season.
After his great season with Adelaide United, Norwegian champions SK Brann invited Burns for a 10-day trial where he would train with fellow Socceroo Michael Thwaite. [1]
[edit] AEK Athens
On June 10, 2008, he signed with AEK Athens F.C. on a 4 year contract. [2]
[edit] International career
He competed for the Joeys at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru. He formerly played for Parramatta Eagles and trained at the AIS.
He scored his first goal for the Young Socceroos in the AFC Youth Cup in a 3-1 win over Thailand.
He made his debut for the Socceroos with a brief appearance in the 3-0 win over Singapore on the 30th of June 2007.
[edit] A-League career statistics
(Correct as of 24 April 2008)
| Club | Season | League | Finals | Asia | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Adelaide United | 2006–07 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 4 |
| 2007–08 | 14 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 6 | |
| Total | 40 | 10 | 10 | ||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Nathan Burns Trials with Brann Bergen
- ^ Burns signs with leading Greek club. adelaideunited.com.au (2008-06-10). Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
[edit] External links
- Adelaide United profile
- FFA - Olyroo profile
- Hat Trick against the Central Coast Mariners on YouTube
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