Wouter Burger

Wouter Burger (born 16 February 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as midfielder for FC Basel.

Club Career

Feyenoord

Burger started playing football at amateur club ZBVH in the village of Zuid-Beijerland near Rotterdam. Via SHO and Excelsior, he joined the Feyenoord youth academy. On 30 March 2017, Burger signed his first professional contract at the age of 16.

Burger made his first-team debut for Feyenoord on 17 August 2018 in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third round qualifiers against AS Trencin, coming on for Tyrell Malacia in the 83rd minute. On 29 August 2019, Burger scored his first goal in professional football in a 3–0 away win against Hapoel Be'er Sheva for Feyenoord in the play-off round of the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League. In December 2018, he signed another contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2023.

Loan to Excelsior

Burger was sent on loan to his former youth club Excelsior in the second half of the 2019–20 season. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the loan agreement was cut short. Burger played in all seven league games for Excelsior, before the league was suspended.

Loan to Sparta

Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Burger was sent on another loan to a Rotterdam-based club – this time Sparta. Here he made 18 first team appearances in the Eredivisie scoring two goals.

Basel

On 31 August 2021 Swiss Super League club Basel announced that Burger had signed a four-year contract with them. He made his domestic league debut for his new club on 12 September being substituted in during the away game as Basel played a 1–1 draw against Lugano.

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