Roman Bürki

Roman Bürki (born 14 November 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He played for the Switzerland national team. He is expected to play for American club St. Louis City SC in 2023.

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]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
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 → Grasshoppers (loan) 76 (0)
2013–2014 Grasshoppers 34 (0)
2014–2015 SC Freiburg 34 (0)
2015– Borussia Dortmund 175 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Switzerland U21 12 (0)
2014–2018 Switzerland 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:47, 22 May 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2018

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.[3]

For 2014–15 Bundesliga season he succeeded Oliver Baumann as number one goalkeeper.[4] 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.[5] He made his formal debut for the team on 15 August 2015, in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6] He kept 12 clean sheets for Dortmund in the league, making 33 appearances.[7] In the 2016–17 season, he made 27 league appearances, keeping 9 clean sheets.[8]

In the 2017–18 season, Bürki became the first goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets in the first five Bundesliga games.[9]

St. Louis City SC

On March 16th, 2022, Burki agreed to a deal that would send him to Major League Soccer expansion franchise St. Louis City SC for their inaugural season in 2023.[10]

International career
Bürki with Switzerland in 2015

Bürki played for Switzerland U-21 in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship.

In 2014, Bürki 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 part of the squad for the 2016 European Championships, but never made it to any match.[12] Ultimately, his team was eliminated in the round of 16 away after losing 5–4 on penalties against Poland.[13]

He was included in Switzerland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup.[14]

In 2018, Burki stated that he did not want to be called up to the Switzerland squad in order to focus on the 2018–19 season at Dortmund.[15]

Personal life

Bürki is the older brother of FC Thun defender Marco Bürki.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 May 2021[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Thun (loan) 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League 4020––60
FC Schaffhausen (loan) 2009–10 Swiss Challenge League 9000––90
Young Boys 2010–11 Swiss Super League 200020–40
Grasshoppers (loan) 2010–11 Swiss Super League 1100000–110
2011–12 Swiss Super League 31000––310
2012–13 Swiss Super League 34040––380
Total 760400000800
Grasshoppers 2013–14 Swiss Super League 3403040–410
SC Freiburg 2014–15 Bundesliga 34020––360
Borussia Dortmund 2015–16 Bundesliga 3306030–420
2016–17 Bundesliga 270408010400
2017–18 Bundesliga 3303010010470
2018–19 Bundesliga 3201070–400
2019–20 Bundesliga 310008000390
2020–21 Bundesliga 190104000240
Total 1750150400202320
Career total 3340260460204080

    International
    As of 22 June 2018[18]
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Switzerland 201410
    201530
    201620
    201710
    201820
    Total90

    Honours

    Grasshoppers

    Borussia Dortmund

    References
    1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 June 2014. p. 30. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
    2. "Roman Bürki". Borussia Dortmund. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
    3. "Herzlich Willkommen, Roman Bürki!" (in German). SC Freiburg. 24 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
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    5. Dortmund získal švajčiarskeho brankára Bürkiho (in Slovak)
    6. "Borussia Dortmund 4-0 Borussia Monchengladbach". BBC Sport. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    7. "Roman Bürki | Football Statistics | Form Guide | Squawka.com". www2.squawka.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    8. "Roman Bürki | Football Statistics | Form Guide | Squawka.com". www2.squawka.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    9. "Hamburger SV 0-3 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
    10. SC, St Louis CITY. "St. Louis CITY SC Signs Swiss Goalkeeper Roman Bürki From Bundesliga Club Borussia Dortmund | St. Louis SC". St. Louis CITY SC. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
    11. "Poland vs. Switzerland - 18 November 2014". soccerway.com. Soccerway. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
    12. "Switzerland include three teenagers in final squad for Euro 2016". ESPN FC. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
    13. "Poland edge past Switzerland on penalties in EURO 2016 round of 16". 25 June 2016.
    14. "2018 World Cup: Switzerland name Granit Xhaka and Xherdan Shaqiri in squad". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
    15. Roman Bürki: Im Nationalteam auf Standby
    16. "Bürki über die Beziehung zu Bruder Roman". SRF (in German). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
    17. "R. Bürki". Soccerway.
    18. "Roman Bürki". EU-Football.info. 24 June 2018.
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