Marco Bürki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thun | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2018 | Young Boys | 29 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → Thun (loan) | 47 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Zulte Waregem | 40 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Luzern | 15 | (0) |
| 2021– | Thun | 150 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2013 | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2026 | |||
Marco Bürki (born 10 July 1993) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Thun.
Club career
[edit]Bürki is a product of the Young Boys youth team and made his senior debut during the 2011–12 season. He became a regular in the senior side during the 2012–13 season, making 16 league appearances. In an effort to get more game time, Bürki joined fellow first division side FC Thun in 2015 on a two-year loan deal. He returned to Young Boys ahead of the 2017–18 season and was part of the squad that won the Swiss Super League, their first league title for 32 years.[1]
In the summer of 2018, Bürki joined Belgian First Division A side Zulte Waregem on a three-year deal with an option for an extra year.[2] Despite the club finishing in eleventh place in his debut season, Bürki was praised for his assured performances in defense and was linked to numerous clubs in Europe's top five leagues including Deportivo Alavés, Norwich City, and Torino.[2]
In February 2020, Bürki returned to his native Switzerland and joined Luzern after a one-and-a-half seasons with Zulte Waregem.[3] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League, and the following season their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[4]
Personal life
[edit]He is the younger brother of St. Louis City SC and former Swiss national team goalkeeper Roman Bürki.[5]
Honours
[edit]Young Boys
Thun
- Swiss Super League: 2025–26[4]
- Swiss Challenge League: 2024–25[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Soccer - Young Boys end 32-year wait for Swiss title and end Basel dominance". Reuters. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- 1 2 "Italiaanse, Spaanse en Engelse interesse in verdediger van Zulte Waregem". voetbalkrant (in Dutch). 24 May 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ↑ "Marco Bürki zum FC Luzern". Bote (in German). 11 February 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
- ↑ "Bürki über die Beziehung zu Bruder Roman". SRF (in German). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
External links
[edit]- Marco Bürki at WorldFootball.net
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- FC Thun players
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