Reece Burke
 Burke with West Ham United, May 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reece Frederick James Burke[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Newham, England | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Wigan Athletic (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2014 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | West Ham United | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Bradford City (loan) | 34 | (2) |
| 2016– | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | England U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | England U20 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 28 November 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:07, 14 October 2015 (UTC) | |||
Reece Frederick James Burke (born 2 September 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Wigan Athletic on loan from West Ham United. He has also played for Bradford City where he was the player of the season for the 2015-16 season. Internationally he has played for the England Under-18 team, England Under-19 team and England Under-20 team. Burke mainly plays centre back, he can also play right back.
Career
West Ham United
Burke joined the West Ham junior team age nine and played youth team football.[3] He made his official debut on 5 January 2014 for West Ham against Nottingham Forest at The City Ground in the FA Cup. Forest won the game 5–0.[4] Burke's first goal for the club came in a pre-season friendly at the Boleyn Ground against Sampdoria. He scored the winning goal in the 90th minute following a cross from fellow youth graduate Elliot Lee's cross. [5] Burke then played the full 120 minutes against Sheffield United in the League Cup second round, with West Ham being eliminated in a penalty shootout.[6] Burke made his Premier League debut on 25 April 2015 in a 0–0 away draw against Queens Park Rangers.[7]
Loan to Bradford City
On 20 August 2015, Burke signed for League One side Bradford City on a one-month loan.[8] On 5 September, Burke scored his first Bradford City and first senior goal in a 2-1 away win against Oldham Athletic.[9] His loan was extended on 18 September for a further month and for a further month in October.[10][11] In November he returned briefly to West Ham for treatment on a knee injury but returned to Bradford where his loan was extended until 2 January 2016.[12] On 26 April 2016, Burke won a total of seven awards at Bradford City's end of season awards, including the Player of the Year award.[13]
Loan to Wigan Athletic
Having already appeared for West Ham in their short-lived Europa League campaign at the beginning of the 2016-17 season, on 30 August 2016, Burke signed on loan for Championship team, Wigan Athletic for the remainder of the season.[14] He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 2-1 win over Huddersfield Town on 28 November 2016.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 28 November 2016[16]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United | 2013–14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bradford City (loan) | 2015–16 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| Wigan Athletic (loan) | 2016–17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 3 | |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- West Ham United Young Player of the Year: 2014–15[17]
- Bradford City Player of the Year: 2015-2016[13]
References
- ^ "Reece Burke". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ "Reece Burke, West Ham United defender player profile – Barclays Premier League". Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Reece Burke". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Nottm Forest 5 v 0 West Ham". BBC Sport. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ "West Ham United 3–2 Sampdoria: Reece Burke notches winner in five-goal thriller to give Sam Allardyce first win of pre-season". Daily Mail. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "West Ham 1–1 Sheff Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "QPR 0–0 West Ham". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "Reece Burke and Lee Evans join Bradford City on loan". BBC Sport. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Oldham 1 Bradford 2: Burke takes advantage as Bantams end hoodoo". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ "West Ham defender Reece Burke to extend loan". www.hitc.com. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
- ^ Burke has old head on young shoulders, says Bradford City boss (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
- ^ BBC Sport - Reece Burke: Bradford City extend defender's loan from West Ham
- ^ a b "BURKE NAMED PLAYER OF THE YEAR". Bradford City A.F.C. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Reece Burke: West Ham United defender joins Wigan Athletic on loan". BBC Sport. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ^ "Huddersfield 1-2 Wigan". BBC. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "R. Burke". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ West Ham Player Awards: Aaron Cresswell wins hat-trick of gongs including Hammer of the Year and Players' Player of the year | Daily Mail Online
External links
Reece Burke at Soccerbase
- England profile at The FA