Roman Bürki

Roman Bürki
Personal information
Full nameRoman Bürki[1]
Date of birth14 November 1990
Place of birthMünsingen, Switzerland
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 12 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number1
Youth career
1999–2005FC Münsingen
2005–2009Young Boys
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2013Young Boys2(0)
2009–2010FC Thun (loan)4(0)
2010FC Schaffhausen (loan)9(0)
2011–2013Grasshopper (loan)76(0)
2013–2014Grasshopper17(0)
2014–SC Freiburg17(0)
National team
2009Switzerland U-191(0)
2011–2012Switzerland U-2112(0)
2014–Switzerland2(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Roman Bürki (born 14 November 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for SC Freiburg. Bürki was part of the winning squad that beat FC Basel 4-3 on a penalty shootout in the Swiss Cup 2013 final.

He is the older brother of the defender Marco Bürki.

Career

Bürki began his career in 2007 with the reserve squad of the BSC Young Boys. In 2009, he moved to FC Thun, and half a year later to FC Schaffhausen. In the summer of 2010 he went back to BSC Young Boys, and again half a year later he was transferred to Grasshopper Club Zürich. First, he was the back-up goalkeeper, later the first goalkeeper.

On 24 May 2014, he signed a contract with SC Freiburg.[2]

References

  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 30. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. "Herzlich Willkommen, Roman Bürki!" (in German). SC Freiburg. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.

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