Wouter Burger (born 16 February 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Zuid-Beijerland, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2008 | ZBVH | ||
| 2008–2011 | SHO | ||
| 2011–2013 | Excelsior | ||
| 2013–2019 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Feyenoord | 8 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Excelsior (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Basel | 59 | (4) |
| 2023– | Stoke City | 37 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| Netherlands U15 | 8 | (3) | |
| 2016–2017 | Netherlands U16 | 9 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands U17 | 15 | (0) |
| 2018 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Netherlands U19 | 16 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:27, 20 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Feyenoord edit
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.[2] On 30 March 2017, Burger signed his first professional contract at the age of 16.[3]
Burger made his first-team debut for Feyenoord on 17 August 2018 in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League third round qualifiers against AS Trenčín, coming on for Tyrell Malacia in the 83rd minute.[4] 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.[5]
Loan to Excelsior edit
Burger was sent on loan to his former youth club Excelsior in the second half of the 2019–20 season.[6] 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.[7]
Loan to Sparta edit
Ahead of the 2020–21 season, Burger was sent on another loan to a Rotterdam-based club – this time Sparta.[8][9] Here he made 18 first team appearances in the Eredivisie scoring two goals.
Basel edit
On 31 August 2021 Swiss Super League club Basel announced that Burger had signed a four-year contract with them.[10] Burger joined Basel's first team during their 2021–22 season under head coach Patrick Rahmen. 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.[11] In his first season with the club, Burger played 35 domestic league and Conference League matches without scoring a goal. The team ended the league season as runners-up and in the 2021–22 Conference League they advanced to the round of 16.
Burger scored his first goal for the team in the first match of the 2022–23 Swiss Super League season. It was the equaliser in the away game at the Schützenwiese on 16 July 2022 as Basel played a 1–1 draw with Winterthur.[12] It was during the first half of this season in which Burger achieved his best playing performances, especially in the 2022–23 Conference League. This was shown during the first group stage match at home in the St. Jakob-Park on 8 September in which he scored his first brace, as Basel won 3–1 against Pyunik.[13] Basel advanced as far as the semi-finals, but here they were defeated by Fiorentina. In the Super League the team suffered a disappointing season and finished in fifth position.[14]
Soon after the beginning of the next season Burger decided to move on and the club announced his departure on 25 August.[15] During his time with the club he played a total of 104 games for Basel scoring a total of six goals. 59 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, four in the Swiss Cup, 27 in the UEFA Conference League and 14 were friendly games. He scored four goals in the domestic league and the above mentioned two during the European games.[16]
Stoke City edit
On 25 August 2023, Burger signed for EFL Championship club Stoke City on a four-year contract for a fee of £4.3 million.[17] He scored on his full debut for Stoke on 29 August 2023 in a 6–1 win against Rotherham United in the EFL Cup.[18]
International career edit
With the Netherlands U17 team, Burger participated in the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in England. The team eventually won the final over Italy after a penalty-shootout. Burger was subsequently included in the UEFA team of the tournament.[19]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 20 April 2024[20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Feyenoord | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |||
| Excelsior (loan) | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 2 | |
| Basel | 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[b] | 2 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | 76 | 5 | |||
| Stoke City | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 4 | |
| Career total | 121 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 158 | 12 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Eredivisie European competition play-offs
Honours edit
Feyenoord
Netherlands U17
Individual
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2018[19]
References edit
- ^ a b "Wouter Burger | FC Basel – Die offizielle Website". FC Basel (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "ZBVH en SHO zijn trots op hun EK-finalist Wouter Burger (Oranje onder 17)". KNVB (in Dutch). 20 May 2018.
- ^ "Feyenoord contracteert jeugdspeler Wouter Burger". Feyenoord (in Dutch). 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Feyenoord vs. AS Trenčín - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Feyenoord talent Wouter Burger uit Zuid-Beijerland verlengd contract bij Feyenoord tot 2023". Hoeksche Waard Nieuws (in Dutch). 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Feyenoord verhuurt Zuid-Beijerlandse Wouter Burger (18) aan stadsgenoot Excelsior". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 23 January 2020.
- ^ "'Ik woog 72 toen ik in de basis stond bij Feyenoord, nu zit ik op 80 kilo'". Voetbalprimeur.nl (in Dutch). 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Wouter Burger op huurbasis naar Het Kasteel". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 3 October 2020.
- ^ "Sparta huurt Wouter Burger van Feyenoord". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 2 October 2020.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (31 August 2021). "Wouter Burger stösst von Feyenoord Rotterdam zum FCB". Wouter Burger joins FCB from Feyenoord Rotterdam. FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (12 September 2021). "1:1 im Tessin – Lugano und der FCB Teilen sich die Punkte". 1:1 in Ticino - Lugano and FCB share the points. FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ FC Basel 1893 (16 July 2022). "1:1 in Winterthur - Punkteteilung zum Saisonstart". 1:1 in Winterthur - points shared at the start of the season. FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ UEFA.com (8 September 2022). "FC Basel - FC Pyunik 3:1 (1:1)". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (2023). "Switzerland 2022/2023". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ FC Basel 1893 (25 August 2023). "Wouter Burger wechselt zum Stoke City FC" [Wouter Burger joins Stoke City FC] (in German). FC Basel 1893 AG. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv” (2023). "Wouter Burger - FCB statistics". Verein "Basler Fussballarchiv”. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Stoke sign Burger from FC Basel on four-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Stoke City 6–1 Rotherham United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Under-17 EURO team of the tournament". UEFA. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ "Netherlands - W. Burger - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Soccerway Match Report". Soccerway. 4 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Saffer, Paul (20 May 2018). "Netherlands win #U17EURO: at a glance". UEFA.com.