Nate Burkey

Nate Burkey
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel George Payos Burkey[1]
Date of birth 7 January 1985 (1985-01-07) (age 27)
Place of birth Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current club Kaya
Youth career
T. C. Williams High School
Louisburg College
VCU Rams
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
0000–2011 Aegean Hawks
2011– Kaya 0 (0)
National team‡
2011– Philippines 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Nathaniel George Payos "Nate" Burkey (born 7 January 1985) is a Filipino American soccer player currently playing for Kaya and the Philippines national team. He played as a defensive midfielder during his college career and has since been playing as a forward at senior club level and the national team.[3]

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Personal Life and Career

Nate grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, a city of about 140,000, just outside of Washington, D.C. He attended T.C. Williams High School, where he played the center mid position for the Titans. Nate's mother has Filipino roots, which made him eligible to represent the country on the international level. With family assistance, he reached out to the federation, joined semipro Kaya FC and was named to the national squad after he was invited to tryout in the training pool.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 June 2011 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka
1–1
1–1
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Reference

  1. ^ "Philippines roster - 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers squad". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-challenge-cup-2012-schedule-results?view=teamdetails&compID=408&roundID=525&groupID=781&teamID=195&id=0. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
  2. ^ "Nate Burkey profile". VCURams.vcu.edu. Virginia Commonwealth University. http://vcurams.vcu.edu/ms/05bios/burkey.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
  3. ^ "Former Ram, Burkey, earns spot in Philippine national team training camp". VCUAthletics.com (Virginia Commonwealth University). 2011-06-08. http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/releases/20110608857mgc. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
  4. ^ Goff, Steven (2011-06-30). "2014 World Cup qualifying is underway, and Philippines hero is American Nate Burkey from Alexandria". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/post/2014-world-cup-qualifying-is-underway-and-philippines-hero-is-american-nate-burkey-from-alexandria/2011/06/29/AGtkshrH_blog.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 

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