Oliver Burke, born 7 April 1997 in Scotland, is a seasoned forward, who primarily graces the field as a right winger for Union Berlin. Towering at 6ft 2in (1.88m) and weighing a sturdy 12st 12lb (82kg), he stands as an imposing figure on the pitch. Burke is known for donning the number 7 jersey.
Burke started his professional career as a trainee in July 2005 at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. His first team exposure commenced during the 2014 - 2015 season where he clocked two appearances in league matches. The following two seasons saw the player's involvement increase, with 20 appearances, two goals in the 2015 - 2016 season and five appearances, four goals in the 2016 - 2017 season.
His services were loaned out to Bradford City in February 2015, adding two league appearances to his name. Burke promptly returned to Nottingham Forest later that year in March, marking a continued rise in his performance and ending the 2016 - 2017 season with the four goals in five appearances.
August 2016 marked Burke's move to RB Leipzig in the Bundesliga, Germany, with a transfer fee around the region of £13m. Burke ended his first season at Leipzig with 25 first team appearances and a goal.
A year later, in August 2017, Burke transferred to West Bromwich Albion for a sum upwards of £15m. After registering 15 appearances in the 2017 - 2018 season, Burke's team involvement saw a downward trend, ending with two appearances in the 2019 - 2020 season.
An interesting chapter in his career began in January 2019, when he was loaned to Celtic in the Premiership, Scotland. During his single-season stint at Celtic, he made 14 first team appearances and expertly struck four goals, leaving a notable impression within the Celtic ranks and fan-base.
Burke was subsequently loaned to Alaves in Spain's LaLiga in August 2019 where he made 31 first team appearances and logged a goal in the 2019 - 2020 season. A full transfer to Sheffield United followed in September 2020, where he played for two seasons, racking up a total of 28 appearances and a goal.
He was briefly loaned out to Millwall in January 2022, where over two seasons (2021 - 2023) he logged 31 first team appearances and four goals. Afterwards, Burke made a continent switch to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, Germany, in July 2022, for an undisclosed fee, where he stayed for three seasons, making a remarkable 41 appearances and scoring seven goals before being loaned out to Birmingham City in the Championship, England, for the 2023 - 2024 season.
Currently, since July 2025, Burke has been strutting his stuff at Union Berlin in the Bundesliga, Germany. As of the current season 2025 - 2026, he has made 20 first team appearances and has scored four goals, showing no signs of slowing down in his professional career.
