Marco Bürki

Marco Bürki
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Thun
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2012 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Young Boys 29 (0)
2015–2017 → Thun (loan) 47 (1)
2018–2020 Zulte Waregem 40 (1)
2020–2021 Luzern 15 (0)
2021– Thun 102 (3)
International career‡
2011 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2013 Switzerland U20 2 (1)
2013 Switzerland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2013

Marco Bürki (born 10 July 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thun.[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 St. Louis City SC and former Swiss national team goalkeeper Roman Bürki.[5]

Honours

Young Boys

References

  1. ^ "Marco Bürki - Stats and titles won - 21/22".
  2. ^ "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Italiaanse, Spaanse en Engelse interesse in verdediger van Zulte Waregem". voetbalkrant (in Dutch). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Marco Bürki zum FC Luzern". Bote (in German). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Bürki über die Beziehung zu Bruder Roman". SRF (in German). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.


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