Robert Charles Burling (born October 15, 1984) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender.

Career

College

Burling played college soccer at

Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University (LMU) is a private Jesuit and Marymount research university in Los Angeles, California. It is located on the west side of the city near Playa Vista. LMU is the parent school to Loyola Law School, which is located ...

and with

Colorado Springs Blizzard Colorado Springs Blizzard were an American soccer team, founded in 2004. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, until 2006, when the team left the leagu ...

in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syst ...

before being drafted in the 4th round (45th overall) by

Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...

in the

2007 MLS Superdraft The 2007 MLS SuperDraft was held in Indianapolis, Indiana on January 12, 2007. It was the eighth annual Major League Soccer SuperDraft. The first selection belonged to expansion team Toronto FC. The SuperDraft was followed by the 2007 MLS Suppl ...

Professional

Burling was not offered a contract by Galaxy, and instead signed for

Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional soccer team based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. The club played from 2005 to 2014 in Major League Soccer (MLS) and was a subsidiary of Mexican club C.D. G ...

three months later. He made over twenty appearances for Chivas, but did not score a goal. Burling was traded to San Jose Earthquakes on September 11, 2009 in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. Burling was left exposed by San Jose in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft and was selected by expansion side Montreal Impact. He never signed with Montreal and his rights were traded to

for one season's use of an international roster slot on July 6, 2012. Burling officially signed with Chivas USA on August 17, 2012. Following the 2014 season, the Chivas USA franchise was contracted by MLS and Burling was made available to other MLS clubs in the

2014 MLS Dispersal Draft The 2014 MLS Expansion Draft was a draft for the Major League Soccer expansion teams New York City FC and Orlando City SC that took place between November 19 and December 10, 2014. The first two rounds of the draft (which were known as the 2014 M ...

. He was not selected. In December 2014, he was selected by

Colorado Rapids The Colorado Rapids are an American professional soccer club based in the Denver metropolitan area. The Rapids compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Founded in 1995, as part of the Anschutz Corporation, lat ...

in the MLS Waiver Draft. He was not retained for the 2018 season.

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* 1984 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders Chivas USA players Colorado Rapids players Colorado Springs Blizzard players LA Galaxy draft picks Loyola Marymount Lions men's soccer players People from Monument, Colorado Major League Soccer players San Jose Earthquakes players Soccer players from Colorado Soccer players from Texas Sportspeople from Harris County, Texas USL League Two players {{US-footy-defender-stub