Roman Burki

Roman Burki (born 14 November 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund. He also represented the Switzerland national team.

Club Career

Switzerland

Burki began his career in 2007 with the reserve squad of the BSC Young Boys. In 2009, he moved to FC Thun, and half a year later to FC Schaffhausen. In the summer of 2010 he went back to BSC Young Boys, and again half a year later he was transferred to Grasshopper Club Zurich. First, he was the back-up goalkeeper, later the first goalkeeper. He was on loan until 2013, when Grasshoppers bought his rights.

SC Freiburg

On 24 May 2014, he signed a contract with SC Freiburg.

For 2014–15 Bundesliga season he succeeded Oliver Baumann as number one goalkeeper. He played in all 34 games, while being unable to prevent the team from being relegated to 2. Bundesliga.

Borussia Dortmund

On 14 June 2015, he signed for Borussia Dortmund. He made his formal debut for the team on 15 August 2015, in a 4–0 win over Borussia Monchengladbach. He kept 12 clean sheets for Dortmund in the league, making 33 appearances. In the 2016–17 season, he made 27 league appearances, keeping 9 clean sheets.

In the 2017–18 season, Burki became the first goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets in the first five Bundesliga games.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Роман Бюрки (russian)