Nate Burkey

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Nate Burkey
Personal information
Full name Nathaniel George Payos Burkey[1][2]
Date of birth (1985-01-07) 7 January 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth Washington, D.C., United States[3]
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[4]
Position(s) Forward
Number 19
Youth career
Louisburg College
2003–2005 VCU Rams
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Aegean Hawks
2011–2013 Kaya 30 (10)
2013–2014 Pachanga Diliman F.C. 19 (20)
2014–2017 Ceres F.C. 34 (22)
2017–2018 Davao Aguilas F.C.
National team‡
2011– Philippines 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 June 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Nathaniel George Payos Burkey (born 7 January 1985) is a Filipino football player who last played for Davao Aguilas F.C. of the Philippines Football League (PFL) and currently playing for the Philippines national team. He played as a defensive midfielder during his college career and has since been playing as a forward at the senior club level and the national team.[5]

Personal life and career[]

Nate was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia just outside the U.S. capital. He attended T. C. Williams High School, where he played the center midfielder position for the Titans.[6] Nate's mother has Filipino roots, which made him eligible to represent the country on the international level. With family assistance, he reached out to the federation, joined semi-pro Kaya FC and was named to the national squad after he was invited to tryout in the training pool.[7]

International goals[]

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.[8]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 June 2011 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo  Sri Lanka
1–1
1–1
 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Honors[]

Club[]

Kaya

References[]

  1. ^ "Player statistics - Player search". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 2011-07-29.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Philippines roster - 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers squad". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  3. ^ "Nate Burkey profile". KayaFC.com. Kaya Futbol Club. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  4. ^ "Nate Burkey profile". VCURams.vcu.edu. Virginia Commonwealth University. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  5. ^ "Former Ram, Burkey, earns spot in Philippine national team training camp". VCUAthletics.com. Virginia Commonwealth University. 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  6. ^ "Nate Burkey profile". KayaFC.com. Kaya Futbol Club. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  7. ^ Goff, Steven (2011-06-30). "2014 World Cup qualifying is underway, and Philippines hero is American Nate Burkey from Alexandria". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
  8. ^ Nate Burkey – FIFA competition record (archived)

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