Marco Bürki

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Marco Bürki
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club 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 10 (1)
National team‡
2011 Switzerland U18 3 (0)
2013 Switzerland U20 2 (1)
2013 Switzerland U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 March 2013

Marco Bürki (born 10 July 1993) is a Swiss footballer who plays for Thun. 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[]

  1. ^ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.joueurs.marco.burki.168756.en.html[bare URL]
  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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