Wes Burns
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley James Burns[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bristol City | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2012 | Bristol City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2012– | Bristol City | 41 | (3) |
| 2013 | → Forest Green Rovers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | → Oxford United (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 14 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013– | Wales U21 | 14 | (6) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:35, 14 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Wesley James "Wes" Burns (born 23 November 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bristol City.
Career
Educated at Ysgol Gyfun Bro Morgannwg in Barry, Burns is a fluent Welsh speaker.[3] He started his youth career at Cardiff City, but failed to earn an U16s contract. He was swiftly picked up by Bristol City, which kick-started a rapid rise through their youth team. He signed his first professional contract on 18 December 2012 on a 2 1⁄2-year deal, and made his professional debut coming on as a substitute against Leeds United on 19 January 2013.
On 12 March 2013 he joined Conference side Forest Green Rovers on loan.[4] He scored the winning goal for Forest Green on his debut later that evening against Southport, finding the back of the net in dramatic style in second half stoppage time.[5] He was recalled by Bristol City on 16 April 2013 and was forced to cut his loan short.[6] He went on to feature straight away in Bristol City's 1–0 defeat to Birmingham City which confirmed their relegation.[7]
On 27 November 2014, Burns was loaned to League Two club Oxford United until the end of the 2014–15 season.[8] He made 9 appearances (3 as a substitute) and scored once, against Cheltenham Town on 3 January 2015.[9] His loan ended prematurely on 2 February 2015 and he was reported to be joining Cheltenham on loan.[10]
International
In January 2013 Burns, aged 18, was named in the Wales Under-21 squad versus Iceland on 6 February 2013.[11] He made his debut as a second-half substitute and scored the first goal in the 3–0 win.[12] He earned his second under-21s cap in a win over Moldova on 22 March 2013.[13]
On 6 October 2015 Burns received his first call up to the senior Wales side for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Andorra as a replacement for the injured David Cotterill.[14]
References
- ↑ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
- ↑ "UEFA Under 21 Matches / Gemau Ryngwladol UEFA Dan 21 v. Lithuania & San Marino" (PDF). FAW. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ Golwg360
- ↑ "Bristol City's Wes Burns joins Forest Green Rovers on loan". BBC Sport. 12 March 2013.
- ↑ "Southport 1–2 Forest Green". BBC Sport. 12 March 2013.
- ↑ "Forest Green lose loanee Burns". Non League Daily. 17 April 2013.
- ↑ "Bristol City 0–1 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 16 April 2013.
- ↑ "Wes Burns: Oxford United sign Bristol City forward on loan". BBC Sport. 27 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ "Oxford Utd 1–2 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ "Three players leave the U's on Deadline Day". Oxford United F.C. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ↑ Burns called up for Wales U21. Thisisbristol.co.uk (23 January 2013). Retrieved on 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Easterbrook, M. (6 February 2013) Burns scores on Wales U21 debut. thisisbristol.co.uk
- ↑ "World Championship qualifier: Wales U21 1–0 Moldova U21". BBC Sport. 22 March 2013.
- ↑ "Euro 2016: Wes Burns replaces David Cotterill in Wales squad". BBC. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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