Trudy Burke (born 15 April 1991) is an Australian

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player, who currently plays for North Shore Mariners.

Club career

Burke started out her sporting career as a promising cricketer, playing in first-grade competition in Sydney and with the

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under-19 team as a bowler. After training with

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and being called up as the reserve goalkeeper in a semi-final against Brisbane Roar, Burke decided to focus her energies on football.

Canberra United

In October 2012, Burke signed for

Canberra United Canberra United Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in the southern Canberra suburb of Wanniassa, Australian Capital Territory. Founded in 2008 by Capital Football, the club was an inaugural member of the W-League and t ...

, along with

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, as back-up keepers for Lydia Williams, who was recovering at the time from knee reconstruction surgery. Burke made her debut on 11 November 2012, starting instead of an injured

against Western Sydney Wanderers in a match that ended in a 1–1 draw.

Western Sydney Wanderers

Before the 2014 season Burke joined Western Sydney Wanderers, which made Canberra United sign

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from

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after Lydia Williams had an ACL injury, which in turn had Perth Glory sign

from Western Sydney Wanderers.

Melbourne City

In September 2015, Burke joined Melbourne City for their inaugural season.

Return to Canberra United

Following the departure of Lydia Williams from

, they signed Burke on 28 September 2016.

Return to Western Sydney Wanderers

Burke returned to Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2017–18 season.

Sydney FC

In November 2018, it was announced Burke had been signed with

North Shore Mariners

In March 2020, Burke joined NPL club North Shore Mariners, ahead of the 2020 season.

References

External links

Melbourne City FC player profile
1991 births Living people Australian women's soccer players Canberra United FC players Western Sydney Wanderers FC (A-League Women) players Melbourne City FC (A-League Women) players Sydney FC (A-League Women) players A-League Women players Women's association football goalkeepers People from the Illawarra Sportswomen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales {{Australia-women-footy-bio-stub