Marco Bürki
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marco Bürki | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Luzern | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | BSC Young Boys | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2018 | Young Boys | 29 | (0) |
2015–2017 | → FC Thun (loan) | 47 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Zulte Waregem | 40 | (1) |
2020– | FC Luzern | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 31 May 2020 (UTC) |
Marco Bürki (born 10 July 1993) is a Swiss footballer who currently plays for FC Luzern. He is a left-footed centre-back.[1]
Club career
Bürki is a product of the Young Boys youth team and made his senior debut during the 2011–12 season. He became a regular in the senior side during the 2012–13 season, making 16 league appearances. In an effort to get more game time, Bürki joined fellow first division side FC Thun in 2015 on a two-year loan deal. He returned to Young Boys ahead of the 2017–18 season and was part of the squad that won the Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.[2]
In the summer of 2018, Bürki joined Belgian First Division A side Zulte Waregem on a three year deal with an option for an extra year.[3] Despite the club finishing in eleventh place in his debut season, Bürki was praised for his assured performances in defense and was linked to numerous clubs in Europe's top five leagues including Deportivo Alavés, Norwich City, and Torino.[3]
In February 2020, Bürki returned to his native Switzerland and joined FC Luzern after a 1.5 seasons with Zulte Waregem.[4]
Personal life
He is the younger brother of Borussia Dortmund and Swiss national team goalkeeper Roman Bürki.[5]
Honours
Young Boys
References
- ^ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.marco.burki.168756.en.html
- ^ "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Italiaanse, Spaanse en Engelse interesse in verdediger van Zulte Waregem". voetbalkrant (in Dutch). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Marco Bürki zum FC Luzern". Bote (in German). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Bürki über die Beziehung zu Bruder Roman". SRF (in German). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.