Nathan Burns

Nathan Burns

Burns with FC Tokyo in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Joel Burns
Date of birth	(1988-05-07) 7 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Orange, Australia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s)	Winger / Second striker
Youth career
2003–2004	NSWIS
2005	Parramatta Eagles
2006	AIS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Paramatta Eagles	2	(0)
2006–2008	Adelaide United	35	(9)
2008–2012	AEK Athens	26	(1)
2009–2010	→ Kerkyra (loan)	31	(8)
2012–2014	Incheon United	3	(0)
2013–2014	→ Newcastle Jets (loan)	12	(2)
2014–2015	Wellington Phoenix	24	(13)
2015–2017	FC Tokyo	26	(3)
2016–2017	FC Tokyo U-23	4	(0)
2017	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	0	(0)
2018–2019	Wellington Phoenix	25	(0)
Total		188	(36)
International career‡
2004–2005	Australia U-17	6	(3)
2006–2008	Australia U-20	11	(4)
2007–2008	Australia U-23	12	(2)
2007–2016	Australia	24	(3)
Medal record Representing   Australia Men's Association football AFC Asian Cup Winner 2015 Australia Runner-up 2011 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2017

Nathan Burns (born 7 May 1988) is a retired Australian professional footballer who played for the Australian national team.

Club career

Adelaide United

He formerly played for Parramatta Eagles and trained at the AIS.

After a few substitute appearances for Adelaide United, Burns finally got his first start against Sydney FC scoring his first A-League 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, giving his side a 2nd-place finish on the league table to close out the 2nd A-League season.

After his great season with Adelaide United, Norwegian champions SK Brann invited Burns for a 10-day trial where he would train with fellow Socceroo Michael Thwaite. ^[2]

AEK Athens

Nathan Burns playing for AEK Athens in 2011

On 10 June 2008, he signed with AEK Athens on a four-year contract. He wore the number 24 shirt. ^[3]

Burns made his Greek Super League debut for AEK Athens on 28 February 2009, as 65th-minute substitute against Skoda Xanthi 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.

In August 2009, he was loaned out to Beta Ethniki side Kerkyra on a one-year loan deal. ^[4]

Although he was brought from Australia as a promising youngster, he never fulfilled his potential. ^[5] On 19 January 2012 he terminated his contract with AEK. ^[6]

Incheon United

He joined Korean club Incheon United on 25 January 2012. ^[7]

Burns was on loan with Australian side Newcastle Jets in the A-League from 25 July 2013 until 11 January 2014, playing 12 games and scoring a brace. ^[8]

Wellington Phoenix

On 25 June 2014 it was announced that he had signed a 2-year deal to join New Zealand team Wellington Phoenix in the A-League beginning with the 2014/15 season. ^[9] On 18 October 2014, he scored his debut goal for the club against Central Coast Mariners. ^[10] Burns made history in the Round 8 clash against Melbourne City, becoming the first Phoenix player to score a hat trick in their 5–1 victory. ^[11] On 6 December he scored his 8th goal of the season in a 3–1 come from behind victory over Newcastle Jets 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 for J1 League club FC Tokyo.

Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Following speculation of Burns returning to the A-League following the end of his contract at FC Tokyo, he stayed in Japan, joining Sanfrecce Hiroshima on 13 July 2017. ^[12]

Return to Wellington Phoenix

On 30 December 2017 it was announced that Nathan Burns would be returning to Wellington Phoenix on a two-year contract. ^[13] Burns was not offered a contract renewal and was released by the club following the conclusion of the 2018–19 A-League season. ^[14]

International career

Burns with the Olyroos in 2008

Youth

He competed for the Joeys at 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru.

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 with a brief appearance in the 3–0 win over Singapore on 30 June 2007. ^[15]

Burns came on as a substitute in the opening game in Melbourne of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup against Kuwait, 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. ^[16]

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 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. ^[17]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[18]

Club	Season	League			National cup [lower-alpha 1]		League cup [lower-alpha 2]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Parramatta Eagles	2004–05 [19]	NSW Premier League	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Adelaide United	2006–07	A-League	21	6	–		3	0	5	1	29	7
	2007–08	A-League	14	3	–		5	1	6	0	25	4
	Total		35	9	0	0	8	1	11	1	54	11
AEK Athens	2008–09	Super League Greece	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
	2010–11	Super League Greece	18	1	2	0	–		5	0	25	1
	2011–12	Super League Greece	3	0	1	0	–		4	1	8	1
	Total		26	1	3	0	0	0	9	1	38	2
Kerkyra (loan)	2009–10	Beta Ethniki	31	8	0	0	–		–		31	8
Incheon United	2012	K-League	3	0	0	0	–		–		3	0
	2013	K League Classic	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2014	K League Classic	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Newcastle Jets (loan)	2013–14	A-League	12	2	–		–		–		12	2
Wellington Phoenix	2014–15	A-League	24	13	1	0	–		–		25	13
FC Tokyo	2015	J1 League	10	2	1	0	0	0	–		11	2
	2016	J1 League	16	1	0	0	2	0	5	1	23	2
	2017	J1 League	0	0	0	0	4	0	–		4	0
	Total		26	3	1	0	6	0	5	1	38	4
Wellington Phoenix	2017–18	A-League	15	0	0	0	–		–		15	0
	2018–19	A-League	10	0	1	0	–		–		11	0
	Total		25	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
Career total			184	36	6	0	14	1	25	3	229	40

1. Includes Waratah Cup, Greek Football Cup, Korean FA Cup, Emperor's Cup
2. Includes A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup, J.League Cup

International

Australia national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	1	0
2008	1	0
2010	2	0
2011	3	0
2012	1	0
2015	10	1
2016	6	2
Total	24	3

Last updated: 15 November 2016
Source: Nathan Burns at National-Football-Teams.com

International Goals

As of 24 March 2016

Scores and results list Australia's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 September 2015	Perth Oval, Perth, Australia	Bangladesh	4–0	5–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	24 March 2016	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	Tajikistan	4–0	7–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.				7–0

Honours

Club

AEK Athens

• Greek Cup: 2010–11

International

Australia

• AFC Asian Cup: 2015

Individual

• Rising Star Award: 2006-07
• Wellington Phoenix Player of the Year: 2014–15
• Johnny Warren Medal: 2014–15 ^[20]
• A-League PFA Team of the Season: 2014–15 ^[20]

References

1. "Nathan Burns". socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
2. Nathan Burns Trials with Brann Bergen ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
3. "Burns signs with leading Greek club". adelaideunited.com.au. 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
4. Paraskevas, Chris (27 August 2009). "Socceroo Nathan Burns Loaned Out To Kerkyra By AEK Athens". Goal.com.
5. Arnaoutoglou, Vaggelis (19 January 2012). "Burns released from AEK" (in Greek). Sports24.
6. "Burns released" (in Greek). SentraGoal. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014.
7. Smithies, Tom (26 January 2012). "Nathan Burns joins Incheon United after quitting AEK Athens". Daily Telegraph .
8. "Motorsport Video |Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips".
9. "Nathan Burns coup for Phoenix". FourFourTwo Australia. 24 June 2014. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
10. "Central Coast Mariners 1 Wellington Phoenix 2". Football Federation Australia. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
11. "Wellington Phoenix Burn Melbourne City". FourFourTwo Australia. 30 November 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
12. Somerford, Ben (13 July 2017). "A-League target Burns opts for Japan stay". FourFourTwo .^{[ permanent dead link ]}
13. "Burns returns to A-League as Phoenix swoop". The World Game . SBS. 30 December 2017.
14. "Nathan Burns released by Wellington Phoenix in squad clear out". Stuff. 20 May 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
15. "Nathan Burns".
16. 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group A#Australia vs South Korea
17. "Australia put five past Bangladesh in second straight WC qualifier win". ESPN FC. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
18. "Nathan Burns". ALeagueStats.com. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
19. Stock, Greg. "2004/5 NSW Premier League First Grade Season". OzFootball.net. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
20. "Hyundai A-League/Westfield W-League award winners". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

External links

• "aekfc.gr profile". Archived from the original on 21 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
• OzFootball profile
• Nathan Burns at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)
• Nathan Burns – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Nathan Burns at Soccerway
• "FFA – Olyroo profile". Archived from the original on 27 May 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2007.
• Nathan Burns – FIFA competition record (archived)