Roman Bürki (born 14 November 1990) is a
Swiss
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* Swiss people
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*Swiss Internati ...
professional
footballer
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who plays as a
goalkeeper
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for
Major League Soccer
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club
St. Louis City SC
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. From 2014 to 2018, he played for the
Switzerland national team.
Club career
Switzerland
Bürki began his career in 2007 with the reserve squad of the
BSC Young Boys
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. In 2009, he moved to
FC Thun
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, and half a year later to
FC Schaffhausen
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Honours League
Swiss Challenge League
*Winners: 1962-63, 2003–04
Cup
Swiss Cup
*Runners-up ...
. In the summer of 2010 he went back to BSC Young Boys, and again half a year later he was transferred to
Grasshopper Club Zürich
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. First, he was the back-up goalkeeper, later the first goalkeeper. He was on loan until 2013, when Grasshoppers bought his rights.
SC Freiburg
On 24 May 2014, he signed a contract with
SC Freiburg
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.
For
2014–15 Bundesliga
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season he succeeded
Oliver Baumann
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Club career
SC Freiburg
Youth and B teams
Oliver Baumann joined SC Freiburg's youth team in 2002, s ...
as number one goalkeeper. He played in all 34 games, while being unable to prevent the team from being relegated to
2. Bundesliga
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.
Borussia Dortmund
On 14 June 2015, he signed for
Borussia Dortmund
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. He made his formal debut for the team on 15 August 2015, in a 4–0 win over
Borussia Mönchengladbach
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. He kept 12 clean sheets for Dortmund in the league, making 33 appearances. In the
2016–17 season, he made 27 league appearances, keeping 9 clean sheets.
In the
2017–18 season, Bürki became the first goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets in the first five Bundesliga games.
St. Louis City SC
On March 16th, 2022, Burki agreed to a deal that would send him to
Major League Soccer
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expansion franchise
St. Louis City SC
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for their inaugural season in 2023.
International career

Bürki played for
Switzerland U-21 in the
2011 European Under-21 Championship.
In 2014, Bürki was first called up for
Switzerland and was also in the
squad for the
2014 World Cup
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in Brazil. On 18 November 2014, he made his debut in a friendly match against
Poland
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. He was part of the squad for the
2016 European Championships, but never made it to any match.
Ultimately, his team was eliminated in the round of 16 away after losing 5–4 on penalties against
Poland
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.
He was included in Switzerland's 23-man squad for the
2018 World Cup
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.
In 2018, Burki stated that he did not want to be called up to the Switzerland squad in order to focus on the 2018–19 season at Dortmund.
Personal life
Bürki is the older brother of
FC Thun
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defender
Marco Bürki
Marco Bürki (born 10 July 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Thun.
Club career
Bürki is a product of the Young Boys youth team and made his senior debut during the 2011–12 season. He became a regular in ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Grasshoppers
*
Swiss Cup
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:
2012–13
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Borussia Dortmund
*
DFB-Pokal
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:
2016–17,
2020–21
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*
DFL-Supercup:
2019
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References
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1990 births
Living people
People from Münsingen
Swiss men's footballers
Association football goalkeepers
FC Münsingen players
BSC Young Boys players
FC Thun players
FC Schaffhausen players
Grasshopper Club Zürich players
SC Freiburg players
Borussia Dortmund players
Swiss Super League players
Bundesliga players
MLS Next Pro players
Switzerland youth international footballers
Switzerland under-21 international footballers
Switzerland international footballers
2014 FIFA World Cup players
UEFA Euro 2016 players
2018 FIFA World Cup players
Swiss expatriate footballers
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate footballers in Germany
Sportspeople from the canton of Bern