PLAYER DETAILS
Oliver Burke profile
- Club
- Union Berlin
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Nationality
- Scotland
- Date of birth
- 1997-04-07
- Birthplace
- Kirkcaldy, Scotland
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 161 lbs
- Shirt number
- 7
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Oliver Burke
Oliver Jasen Burke (born 7 April 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for German Bundesliga club Union Berlin.
He came through the academy at Nottingham Forest, signing a professional contract in September 2014 and making his debut the following February. In August 2016, Burke signed for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig for a reported fee of £13 million, a record fee for a Scottish player. A year later, having helped Leipzig to runners-up position in the league, he returned to England by signing for West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £15 million. Following an unsuccessful few years at West Bromwich Albion, in September 2020, Burke joined Sheffield United in a swap deal involving Callum Robinson.