Bryan Burke (born January 3, 1989) is an American

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player who last played professionally for

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in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

Youth

Burke was born and raised in

Newport Beach, California Newport Beach is a coastal city of about 85,000 in southern Orange County, California, United States. Located about southeast of downtown Los Angeles, Newport Beach is known for its sandy beaches. The city's harbor once supported maritime indu ...

and played at the collegiate level for the University of San Francisco Dons from 2007 to 2010.

Professional

After college, he played in the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

for the

Kitsap Pumas Kitsap SC Pumas was an American soccer team based in Bremerton, Washington, United States. The team played in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid. From its foundation in 2009 to 2016, the club ...

in 2011, winning the most valuable player award and earning an appearance in the PDL Championship in his first season. After playing for the

Orange County Blues Orange County Soccer Club is an American association football, soccer team based in the Orange County, California city of Irvine, California, Irvine. Founded in 2010 as the Los Angeles Blues, the team currently plays in the Western Conference ( ...

in 2012, he went on trial with

Sporting Kansas City Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The ad ...

and the

San Jose Earthquakes The San Jose Earthquakes are an American professional association football, soccer club based in San Jose, California. The Earthquakes compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Origin ...

before signing with Orlando City. Burke made 15 match appearances in 2013, tallying two goals and four assists. On July 5, 2013, he sustained a season-ending injury against the

Charleston Battery The Charleston Battery are an American professional association football, soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, and member of the USL Championship. Founded in 1993, the Battery are the oldest continuously operating professional socc ...

. Burke re-signed with Orlando City in

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but was released in September, a casualty of the club's transition to Major League Soccer. In February 2015, Burke signed with expansion side

Louisville City FC Louisville City Football Club is an American professional soccer club based in Louisville, Kentucky. The team plays in the USL Championship, which is currently the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The club was founded in 2014 after O ...

United Soccer League The United Soccer League (USL) is an organizer of various professional and amateur soccer leagues in the United States league system. It currently organizes its Championship, League One, and League Two for men, its Super League and W Leag ...

. At season's end, he was named the USL Defender of the Year. Burke signed with

club

Jacksonville Armada FC Jacksonville Armada FC is an American professional soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They were founded in 2013 as an expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of American soccer, and played unt ...

in December 2015. In 2018, Burke featured for the Oakland Leopards, an amateur affiliate of

Oakland Roots SC Oakland Roots Sports Club is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in Oakland, California. The club competes in the USL Championship (USLC) as a member of the Western Conference (USL Championship), Western Conference. F ...

Honors

Individual

*USL Assists Champion:

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*USL All League First Team:

*USL Defender of the Year:

References

External links

Official Website

1989 births Living people American men's soccer players San Francisco Dons men's soccer players Orange County Blue Star players Kitsap Pumas players Orange County SC players Orlando City SC (2010–2014) players Louisville City FC players Jacksonville Armada FC players San Francisco Deltas players Soccer players from California USL League Two players USL Championship players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players Men's association football defenders {{US-footy-defender-1980s-stub