Nathan Burns

Nathan Burns (born 7 May 1988) is a retired Australian professional footballer who last played for the Wellington Phoenix in the A-League and the Australian national team.

Nathan Burns
Burns with FC Tokyo in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nathan Joel Burns
Date of birth (1988-05-07) 7 May 1988
Place of birth Orange, Australia
Height 173 cm (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)
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 186 (36)
National team‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2017

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 the 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 the 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 the 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
As of 26 March 2018
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Adelaide United 2006–07 A-League 2163251299
2007–08 A-League 1434140224
Adelaide total 35973915113
AEK Athens 2008–09 Super League 50000050
2010–11 Super League 1812050251
2011–12 Super League 30104181
AEK total 26130101392
Kerkyra (loan) 2009–10 Beta Ethniki 3182000338
Kerkyra total 3182000338
Incheon United 2012 K-League 30000030
2013 K-League 00000000
Incheon total 30000030
Newcastle Jets 2013–14 A-League 1220000122
Newcastle total 1220000122
Wellington Phoenix 2014–15 A-League 241300002413
Wellington total 241300002413
FC Tokyo 2015 J-League 1021000112
2016 J-League 1612051232
2017 J-League 00400040
Tokyo total 2637051384
Wellington Phoenix 2017–18 A-League 60000060
Wellington Total 1200000120
Career total 1693619324321242

International
Australia national team
YearAppsGoals
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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 September 2015Perth Oval, Perth, Australia Bangladesh4–05–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.24 March 2016Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Tajikistan4–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.7–0

Honours

Club
AEK Athens

International
Australia

Individual

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
  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. http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/socceroos-striker-nathan-burns-joins-a-league-side-newcastle-jets-on-three-month-loan-deal/story-e6frf4gl-1226684813099
  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.
  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. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  15. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/11117/Nathan_Burns.html
  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. "Hyundai A-League/Westfield W-League award winners". Football Federation Australia. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
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