Patrick Burner

Patrick Burner

Burner with Nice in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-04-11) 11 April 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Fort-de-France, Martinique
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Full-back
Team information
Current team	North Carolina FC
Number	11
Youth career
	Golden Star de Fort-de-France
	Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël
	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	Nice B	54	(3)
2016–2020	Nice	56	(1)
2020–2024	Nîmes	107	(2)
2025–	North Carolina FC	22	(0)
International career‡
2021–	Martinique	10	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:34, 27 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:35, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

Patrick Burner (born 11 April 1996) is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays as full-back for North Carolina FC and the Martinique national team. ^{[1] [2]}

Club career

Early career

Born in Fort-de-France in 1996, Burner started playing at local club Golden Star at the age of 6. ^[3] He arrived in the Paris region of mainland France when he was 15 and played for the Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël youth team at the age of 16 before joining Nice's training centre at 17. ^[4]

Nice

In 2016, Burner was called up to the Nice first team. On 8 December 2016, the 6th matchday of 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, he made his senior team debut against Krasnodar at the Allianz Riviera, playing the full match. ^[5] On 21 December 2016, Burner made his Ligue 1 debut in a draw against Bordeaux and played the full 90 minutes. ^[6]

Nîmes

On 25 September 2020, Burner signed a four-year contract with Nîmes. ^[7] The transfer fee paid to Nice was reported as €1.5 million. ^[4]

Career with Martinique regional team

Burner was called up to represent Martinique team at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup. ^[8] He debuted in a 4–1 Gold Cup loss to Canada on 11 July 2021. ^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2023 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nice B	2013–14	CFA	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2014–15	CFA	6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2015–16	CFA	24	1	—		—		—		24	1
	2016–17	CFA	14	2	—		—		—		14	2
	2017–18	National 2	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2018–19	National 2	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	Total		54	3	—		—		—		54	3
Nice	2016–17	Ligue 1	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
	2017–18	Ligue 1	13	0	1	0	2	0	6	0	22	0
	2018–19	Ligue 1	18	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	21	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	20	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	1
	2020–21	Ligue 1	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	1	0
	Total		56	1	4	0	6	0	7	0	73	1
Nîmes	2020–21	Ligue 1	22	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
	2021–22	Ligue 2	30	0	3	0	—		—		33	0
	2022–23	Ligue 2	33	0	2	0	—		—		35	0
	Total		85	0	6	0	—		—		91	0
Career total			195	4	10	0	6	0	7	0	218	4

References

1. Patrick Burner at Soccerway . Retrieved 23 December 2016.
2. "Patrick Burner". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
3. Bertot, Léonce (16 June 2017). "Patrick Burner a rendu visite aux petits Goldénistes" [Patrick Burner visited the little Goldénistes]. France-Antilles (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
4. Delanzy, Eric (25 September 2020). "Football : le défenseur niçois Patrick Burner signe quatre ans à Nîmes" [Football: Nice defender Patrick Burner signs a four-year deal with Nîmes]. Midi Libre (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
5. "UEFA Europa League - Nice-Krasnodar - UEFA.com". UEFA . Retrieved 23 December 2016.
6. "Bordeaux vs. Nice - 21 December 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
7. "Patrick Burner rejoint Nîmes" [Patrick Burner joins Nîmes]. Ligue 1 (in French). 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
8. "2021 Gold Cup squad for every team - USMNT, Mexico, Canada & more". 11 July 2021.
9. "Canada vs. Martinique - 12 July 2021". Soccerway.