Ross Burki
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| Full name | Ross Khan Burki | |
| Date of birth | March 6, 1990 | |
| Place of birth | Durham, NC, USA | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | |
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| Current club | Lehigh Mountain Hawks | |
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| 1999-2001 2007 2008 |
Dynamo Dresden Austin Lightning Lehigh University |
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Ross Burki (born March 6, 1990 in Durham, North Carolina) is a U.S. soccer player who plays for Lehigh University.
[edit] Youth
Burki began his career in Dresden, Germany as the first player from the United States to sign with the Dynamo Dresden youth academy team (1990 Boys). He played with Dynamo Dresden from 1999 to 2001.[1] In 2007, he played for the Austin Lightning in the USL Premier Development League (PDL).[2] He scored his first PDL goal thirty seconds into his first game, a 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualfier against New Orleans.[3] He graduated from Lake Travis High School in 2008 and will enter Lehigh University this fall where he was recruited to play Division 1 collegiate soccer.[4]
[edit] Runner-Triathlete
An elite runner and triathlete, with a previous top 10, U-16 men's USA-Triathlon ranking.[5], Burki has focused exclusively on soccer since 2004 with the plan to eventually play professinally in Europe.
