Roman Bürki
Swiss footballer (born 1990)
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- Roman Bürki (born 14 November 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club St.
- Club career Switzerland Bürki began his career in 2007 with the reserve squad of the BSC Young Boys.
- 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.
- He was on loan until 2013, when Grasshoppers bought his rights.
- For 2014–15 Bundesliga season he succeeded Oliver Baumann as number one goalkeeper.
Roman Bürki (born 14 November 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC. 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. In 2009, he moved to FC Thun, and half a year later to FC Schaffhausen. 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. 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.
For 2014–15 Bundesliga season he succeeded Oliver Baumann as number one goalkeeper. He played in all 34 games, while being unable to prevent the team from being relegated to 2. Bundesliga.
Borussia Dortmund
On 14 June 2015, he signed for Borussia Dortmund. He made his formal debut for the team on 15 August 2015, in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach. He kept 12 clean sheets for Dortmund in the league, making 33 appearances. In the 2016–17 season, he made 27 league appearances, keeping nine clean sheets.
In the 2017–18 season, Bürki became the first goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets in the first five Bundesliga games.
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