Nishan Connell Burkart (born 31 January 2000) is a Swiss professional

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who plays as a centre-forward for

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club Winterthur.

Club career

Burkart began his youth career with

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, before moving to the Manchester United youth academy in 2016. In 2019, he left Manchester United to join

SC Freiburg II SC Freiburg II is the reserve team of German association football club SC Freiburg, based in Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg. The team played as SC Freiburg Amateure until 2005. The team has reached the first round of the DFB-Pokal, the German Cup ...

in Germany. He made his professional debut for SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga on 3 April 2021, coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute for

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against

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. The away match finished as a 2–1 loss for Freiburg. On 31 August 2022, Burkart moved on loan to Winterthur, with an option to buy. He permanently moved to the club in June 2023.

International career

Burkart appeared for the Switzerland under-15 to

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youth national teams from 2014 to 2019. He is also eligible to represent England through his English mother.

Personal life

Burkart was born in

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, Switzerland. Both of his parents were Olympic sprinters. His father,

Stefan Burkart Stefan Burkart (9 December 1957 – 3 May 2020) was a Swiss sprinter and sports coach who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres. His personal bests of 6.61 seconds and 10.32 seconds are former Swiss records for the events. He competed for ...

, was a Swiss sprinter and sports coach who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres. His personal bests of 6.61 seconds and 10.32 seconds are former Swiss records for the events. At the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, Stefan became the oldest ever sprinter to compete in the men's 100 metres at the Olympics. His English-born mother,

Helen Barnett Helen Catherine Burkart (née Barnett, born 13 May 1958) is a retired British sprinter. As Helen Barnett, she competed in the women's 400 metres at the 1984 Summer Olympics. She represented England in the 200 metres event, at the 1982 Commonw ...

, represented Great Britain at the

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in the 400 metres and Switzerland at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

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