Roman Bürki

Roman Bürki (born 14 November 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer, who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Borussia Dortmund and the Swiss national football team. Before that Bürki was part of the winning squad of Grasshoppers that beat FC Basel 4–3 on a penalty shootout in the Swiss Cup 2013 final.

Roman Bürki
Bürki with Borussia Dortmund in 2017
Personal information
Full name Roman Bürki[1]
Date of birth (1990-11-14) 14 November 1990
Place of birth Münsingen, Switzerland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 1
Youth career
1999–2005 FC Münsingen
2005–2009 Young Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Young Boys 2 (0)
2009–2010 → FC Thun (loan) 4 (0)
2010 → FC Schaffhausen (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2013 → Grasshopper (loan) 76 (0)
2013–2014 Grasshopper 34 (0)
2014–2015 SC Freiburg 34 (0)
2015– Borussia Dortmund 155 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Switzerland U21 12 (0)
2014– Switzerland 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:29, 20 June 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2018

Personal life

He is the older brother of FC Luzern defender Marco Bürki.[3]

Club career

Switzerland

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. He was on loan until 2013, when Grasshoppers bought his rights.

SC Freiburg

On 24 May 2014, he signed a contract with SC Freiburg.[4]

For 2014–15 Bundesliga season he succeeded Oliver Baumann as number one goalkeeper.[5] He played in all 34 games, while being unable to prevent the team from being relegated to 2. Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund

On 14 June 2015, he signed for Borussia Dortmund.[6] He made his formal debut for the team on 15 August 2015, in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[7] He kept 12 clean sheets for Dortmund in the league, making 33 appearances.[8] In the 2016–17 season, he made 27 league appearances, keeping 9 clean sheets.[9]

In the 2017–18 season, Bürki became the first goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets in the first five Bundesliga games.[10]

International career
Bürki with Switzerland in 2015

Roman Bürki played for Switzerland U-21 in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship. In 2014, he was first called up for Switzerland and was also in the squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. On 18 November 2014, he made his debut in a friendly match against Poland.[11] He was included in the Swiss 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup.[12]

In 2018, Burki stated that he didn’t want to be called up to the Switzerland squad in order to focus on the 2018–19 season at Dortmund.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 20 June 2020[13]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
ClubLeagueSeasonAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SwitzerlandLeagueSwiss CupEuropeOtherTotal
FC Thun (loan) 2009–10 Challenge League 4020––60
FC Schaffhausen (loan) 2009–10 Challenge League 9000––90
Young Boys 2010–11 Super League 200020–40
Grasshopper (loan) 2010–11 1100000–110
2011–12 31000––310
2012–13 34040––380
Grasshopper 2013–14 3403040–410
Total11007040001210
GermanyLeagueDFB-PokalEuropeOther[lower-alpha 1]Total
SC Freiburg 2014–15 Bundesliga 34020––360
Borussia Dortmund 2015–16 3306030–420
2016–17 270408010400
2017–18 3303010010470
2018–19 3201070–400
2019–20 3000080–380
Total1550140360202070
Career Total 3140250420203830
  1. Includes DFB-Supercup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.

International
As of 22 June 2018[14]
Switzerland
YearAppsGoals
201410
201530
201620
201710
201820
Total90

Honours

Grasshopper Club Zürich

Borussia Dortmund

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 30. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. "Bürki über die Beziehung zu Bruder Roman". SRF (in German). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. "Herzlich Willkommen, Roman Bürki!" (in German). SC Freiburg. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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  6. Dortmund získal švajčiarskeho brankára Bürkiho (in Slovak)
  7. "Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Borussia Monchengladbach". BBC Sport. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. "Roman Bürki | Football Statistics | Form Guide | Squawka.com". www2.squawka.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. "Roman Bürki | Football Statistics | Form Guide | Squawka.com". www2.squawka.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. "Hamburger SV 0-3 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. "Poland vs. Switzerland - 18 November 2014". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  12. "2018 World Cup: Switzerland name Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri in squad". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  13. "Burki Statistic". soccerway.com.
  14. "Roman Bürki". EU-Football.info. 24 June 2018.
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