Nathan Burns (born 7 May 1988) is a retired
Australian
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professional
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who last played for
Wellington Phoenix
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in the
A-League
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and the
Australian national team.
Club career
Adelaide United
He formerly played for
Parramatta Eagles
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and trained at the
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.
After a few substitute appearances for
Adelaide United
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, Burns finally got his first start against
Sydney FC scoring his first
A-League
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goal in the 4–1 loss. On 21 January 2007 Burns scored
Adelaide United's first ever hat trick during a match against
Central Coast Mariners
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, giving his side a 2nd-place finish on the league table to close out the 2nd
A-League
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season.
After his great season with Adelaide United, Norwegian champions
SK Brann
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invited Burns for a 10-day trial where he would train with fellow
Socceroo
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Michael Thwaite
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.
AEK Athens
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On 10 June 2008, he signed with
AEK Athens
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on a four-year contract. He wore the number 24 shirt.
Burns made his Greek Super League debut for AEK Athens on 28 February 2009, as 65th-minute substitute against
Skoda Xanthi
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at the Spyros Louis Olympic Stadium in Athens. Burns scored the winner against
Rangers in the final game of the
2010 Sydney Festival of Football. He scored his first league goal on 27 February 2011, in a 3–2 away win against
Ergotelis
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.
In August 2009, he was loaned out to
Beta Ethniki
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side
Kerkyra
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on a one-year loan deal.
Although he was brought from Australia as a promising youngster, he never fulfilled his potential. On 19 January 2012 he terminated his contract with AEK.
Incheon United
He joined
Korean
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club
Incheon United
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on 25 January 2012.
Burns was on loan with Australian side
Newcastle Jets
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in the
A-League
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from 25 July 2013 until 11 January 2014, playing 12 games and scoring a brace.
Wellington Phoenix
On 25 June 2014 it was announced that he had signed a 2-year deal to join New Zealand team
Wellington Phoenix
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in the A-League beginning with the 2014/15 season.
On 18 October 2014, he scored his debut goal for the club against
Central Coast Mariners
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. Burns made history in the Round 8 clash against
Melbourne City, becoming the first Phoenix player to score a
hat trick
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in their 5–1 victory.
On 6 December he scored his 8th goal of the season in a 3–1 come from behind victory over
Newcastle Jets
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at Hunter Stadium. On 21 December he scored two goals in a 2–0 away win over Sydney FC, making him the fastest A-league player to ever reach 10 goals in a season, and did not return to New Zealand as he got his international recall for Australia ahead of the
Asian Cup.
FC Tokyo
In July Burns left the
A-League
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for
J1 League
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club
FC Tokyo.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Following speculation of Burns returning to the
A-League
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following the end of his contract at
FC Tokyo, he stayed in Japan, joining
Sanfrecce Hiroshima
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on 13 July 2017.
Return to Wellington Phoenix
On 30 December 2017 it was announced that Nathan Burns would be returning to
Wellington Phoenix
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on a two-year contract. Burns was not offered a contract renewal and was released by the club following the conclusion of the
2018–19 A-League
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season.
International career
Youth
He competed for the
Joeys
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at
2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in
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.
He scored his first goal for the
Young Socceroos in the
AFC Youth Cup in a 3–1 win over Thailand.
Senior
He made his debut for the
Socceroos
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with a brief appearance in the 3–0 win over
Singapore
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on 30 June 2007.
Burns came on as a substitute in the opening game in
Melbourne
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of the
2015 AFC Asian Cup against
Kuwait
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, and was twice denied a goal, the first when his shot hit the crossbar, and the second when the goalkeeper made a brilliant save.
On 17 January 2015, Burns made his first start for the Socceroos since 2011, when he lined up for the final group game of the
2015 AFC Asian Cup for Australia against
South Korea
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.
On 3 September 2015, Burns scored his first goal for Australia, eight years after his senior debut, scoring in a 5–0 defeat of
Bangladesh
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in a
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
Career statistics
Club
International
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Australia national team
, -
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
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, 2007
, 1
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, 2008
, 1
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, -
, 2010
, 2
, 0
, -
, 2011
, 3
, 0
, -
, 2012
, 1
, 0
, -
, 2015
, 10
, 1
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, 2016
, 6
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! 24
! 3
International Goals
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Perth Oval
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Perth
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2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Adelaide Oval
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Adelaide
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Honours
Club
;
AEK Athens
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*
Greek Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second most ...
:
2010–11
International
;
Australia
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*
AFC Asian Cup
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:
2015
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Individual
*
Rising Star Award: 2006-07
*
Wellington Phoenix
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Player of the Year:
2014–15
*
Johnny Warren Medal
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:
2014–15
*
A-League PFA Team of the Season:
2014–15
References
External links
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OzFootball profile*
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1988 births
Living people
Australian soccer players
Australia international soccer players
Australian expatriate soccer players
Australian Institute of Sport soccer players
AEK Athens F.C. players
Adelaide United FC players
Association football forwards
A-League Men players
Expatriate footballers in Greece
Super League Greece players
A.O. Kerkyra players
Parramatta FC players
Incheon United FC players
K League 1 players
Expatriate footballers in South Korea
Australian expatriate sportspeople in South Korea
2011 AFC Asian Cup players
2015 AFC Asian Cup players
New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni
Newcastle Jets FC players
Australia under-20 international soccer players
Wellington Phoenix FC players
J1 League players
J3 League players
FC Tokyo players
FC Tokyo U-23 players
Sanfrecce Hiroshima players
AFC Asian Cup-winning players
People from Orange, New South Wales
Sportsmen from New South Wales
Soccer players from New South Wales