Paul Burns
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Paul Burns | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Paul Burns | |
Date of birth | May 18, 1984 | |
Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland | |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Queen of the South | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2002– | Queen of the South | 135 (10) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Paul Burns (born 18 May 1984 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish First Division side Queen of the South. He plays on the right side of midfield but can be deployed on either wing or in a central role.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Born in the local maternity hospital in Irvine, but brought up in Cumnock, he is the grandson of the late Mick Morran, who served Ayrshire Junior side Glenafton Athletic as physiotherapist for thirty-five years.
Burns played for a number of youth teams, inlcuding the same Ayr Valspar boys club side as the current Rangers defender Kirk Broadfoot. It was whilst playing with them that he was spotted by Queen of the South and signed up as a sixteen year old.
[edit] Queen of the South
Burns made his first team debut in a league match against Arbroath on 18 March 2003, three years after joining the Dumfries side. He came on as a 84 minute substitute for Eric Paton.[1] His first goal came verses Ross County in a 3-0 League Cup victory on 23 September 2003.[2] He became a popular player amongst the fans due to his committed performances and his hard, crowd pleasing tackles.
Early on in his spell in Dumfries he was a member of the starting eleven that topped the Scottish First Division, the first time Queens had done so in fifty years, thanks to a 3-2 win over Inverness in October 2003.
Burns made his 100th start in a Queens shirt in a league defeat to Hamilton Academical on the 18th of August 2007 and was rewarded with a presentation at Palmerston Park before Queens' league match against Livingston a week later.
Burns scored the second goal for Queens in the thrilling 4-3 victory over Aberdeen in the semi final of the 2008 Scottish Cup. This goal along with others from Steve Tosh, Sean O'Connor and John Stewart ensured Queen of the South will play in their first Scottish Cup final on 24 May 2008 at Hampden Park.[3]
He is now, with the departure of Colin Scott, Queen of the South's longest serving player.
[edit] Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other[4] | Total | |||||
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App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
Queen of the South | 2007-08 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
2006-07 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2005-06 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 5 | |
2004-05 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
2003-04 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
2002-03 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 135 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 161 | 14 |
[edit] References
- ^ Queen of Sth 3-0 Arbroath Soccerbase, 18 March, 2003
- ^ Ross County 0-3 Queen of Sth Soccerbase, 23 September, 2003
- ^ Queen of the South 4-3 Aberdeen BBC Sport, 12 April, 2008
- ^ Other includes Scottish Challenge Cup and UEFA Cup matches
[edit] External links
- Paul Burns career stats at Soccerbase
- Paul Burns career stats at Soccerbase (early career, soccerbase error)
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