Christian Burgess

Christian Burgess (born 7 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Union SG.

For the Bermudian cricketer, see Christian Burgess (cricketer).

Christian Burgess
Burgess in 2020.
Personal information
Full name Christian Burgess[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991
Place of birth Barking, England
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 16
Youth career
Arsenal
Bishop's Stortford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Middlesbrough 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Hartlepool United (loan) 41 (0)
2014 → Peterborough United (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Peterborough United 30 (2)
2015–2020 Portsmouth 173 (10)
2020– Union SG 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:40, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

Burgess began his career at Arsenal's academy and after he was released he went on to play with the youth and reserves teams at non-League Bishop's Stortford before deciding to study history at the University of Birmingham. Whilst in his second year university, Burgess earned a trial at Middlesbrough through a coach of the University's first team.

Middlesbrough

He impressed at Boro and he signed a two-year contract in July 2012.[2] He made his professional debut on 4 May 2013 in a 2–0 defeat away at Sheffield Wednesday.[3]

Hartlepool United

He joined Hartlepool United on loan in August 2013.[4] The loan deal was extended until the end of the season in December.[5] Burgess scored his first goal in professional football in a 5–0 win for Hartlepool in a Football League Trophy game against Bradford City in September 2013.[6]

Peterborough United

On 19 August 2014, Burgess signed on a month's loan for Peterborough United.[7] He completed a single game on loan, a 2–1 home defeat by Sheffield United, before completing a permanent transfer on 21 August 2014. Burgess signed a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[8][9]

Portsmouth

On 25 June 2015, Burgess signed for south coast club Portsmouth as part of the summer overhaul at the club by new manager Paul Cook.

He went on to make his debut on 11 July 2015, in a pre-season friendly against local Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville.

During the 2015–16 season, in which Portsmouth reached the play-off semi-finals, Burgess made 43 appearances in all competitions, partnered in most games by either Matthew Clarke or Adam Webster.

2016–17 season

Following a successful first campaign for Pompey, during which he established himself as the club's first-choice centre back, Burgess began the 2016–17 season as one of the team's central figures. In total, Burgess made 45 appearances and scored four goals over the course of the season, as Portsmouth won the League Two title. Burgess, along with teammate and fellow defender Enda Stevens, was named in the League Two team of the year; a reward for their part in Portsmouth's league-best defensive record.[10]

2019–20 season

Burgess was awarded the EFL League One Player of the Month award in January 2020 and won the award for Portsmouth Player of the Season in the same year.

Union SG

Burgess turned down a contract extension at Portsmouth and on 7 July 2020 joined Belgian First Division B club Union SG, signing a three-year deal with the option of an additional year.[11]

Personal life

He earned a BA Hons in History part-time at Teesside University[12] having previously studied History at University of Birmingham before his move to Middlesbrough.

Career statistics
As of match played 20 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2012–13[13] Championship 100000—10
2013–14[14] Championship 00———00
2014–15[15] Championship 00———00
Total 100000—10
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[14] League Two 41020102[lower-alpha 1]1461
Peterborough United 2014–15[15][lower-alpha 2] League One 30322001[lower-alpha 1]0335
Portsmouth 2015–16[16] League Two 37240002[lower-alpha 3]0432
2016–17[17] League Two 444100000454
2017–18[18] League One 35010102[lower-alpha 4]0390
2018–19[19] League One 251201110[lower-alpha 5]0382
2019–20[20] League One 32351305[lower-alpha 6]0454
Total 173101315119021012
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 2020–21[21] Belgian First Division B 15010——160
Career total 260131836122130618
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Burgess made one appearance for Peterborough United on loan from Middlesbrough before signing permanently in the summer transfer window
  3. Appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. Eight appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs
  6. Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs

Honours

Club

Portsmouth

Individual

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Portsmouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Christian Burgess handed Middlesbrough professional deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. "Sheff Wed 2–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. "Hartlepool sign Middlesbrough's Christian Burgess on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. "Cooper thrilled as Boro agree to let Dolan, Burgess extend Hartlepool loans". Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. "Five-star Pools find their scoring feet". Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  7. "BBC Sport - Middlesbrough's Christian Burgess joins Peterborough United". BBC Sport.
  8. "BBC Sport - Peterborough United 1-2 Sheffield United". BBC Sport.
  9. "Wyke Loaned/Burgess sold".
  10. "League Two (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. Rooney, Will (7 July 2020). "Portsmouth defender Christian Burgess' completes move to Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise". The News. Portsmouth.co.uk.
  12. "Christian Burgess: The Hartlepool United defender keen to learn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  13. "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  14. "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  15. "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  16. "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  17. "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  18. "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  19. "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  20. "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  21. "C. Burgess: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  22. Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.
  23. Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  24. "PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  25. Christian Burgess wins Checkatrade Trophy Player of the Round
  26. Burgess Wins PFA Award
  27. Burgess Named Player Of The Season
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