Roman Bürki
Swiss footballer (born 1990)
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Roman Bürki (born 14 November 1990) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC. From 2014 to 2018, he played for the Switzerland national team.
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Bürki with St. Louis City SC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roman Bürki[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Münsingen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Louis City SC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | FC Münsingen | ||
| 2005–2009 | Young Boys | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Young Boys | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → FC Thun (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → FC Schaffhausen (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 76 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Grasshoppers | 34 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | SC Freiburg | 34 | (0) |
| 2015–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | 176 | (0) |
| 2022 | St. Louis City 2 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | St. Louis City SC | 96 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Switzerland | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 June 2018 | |||
Club career
Switzerland
Bürki 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 Zürich. 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.[3]
For 2014–15 Bundesliga season he succeeded Oliver Baumann as number one goalkeeper.[4] 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.[5] He made his formal debut for the team on 15 August 2015, in a 4–0 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[6] He kept 12 clean sheets for Dortmund in the league, making 33 appearances.[7] In the 2016–17 season, he made 27 league appearances, keeping nine clean sheets.[8]
In the 2017–18 season, Bürki became the first goalkeeper to keep five clean sheets in the first five Bundesliga games.[9]
St. Louis City SC
On 16 March 2022, Bürki agreed to a deal that would send him to Major League Soccer expansion franchise St. Louis City SC for their inaugural season in 2023.[10] He is the highest-paid goalkeeper in the league and would earn a $1.5 million base salary.[11] Bürki played four matches for reserve squad St. Louis City 2 in 2022 along with several other future St. Louis players.[12]
On 20 February 2023, Bürki was named the club's captain.[13]
In November of 2023, Bürki was named MLS Goalkeeper of the Year[14]
International career
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Bürki played for Switzerland U-21 in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship.
In 2014, Bürki was first called up for Switzerland and was also in the squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. On 18 November 2014, he made his debut in a friendly match against Poland.[15] He was part of the squad for the 2016 European Championships, but never made it to any match.[16] Ultimately, his team was eliminated in the round of 16 away after losing 5–4 on penalties against Poland.[17]
He was included in Switzerland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup.[18]
In 2018, Burki stated that he did not want to be called up to the Switzerland squad in order to focus on the 2018–19 season at Dortmund.[19]
Personal life
Bürki is the older brother of FC Thun defender Marco Bürki.[20]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 April 2026[21]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Thun (loan) | 2009–10 | Swiss Challenge League | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| FC Schaffhausen (loan) | 2009–10 | Swiss Challenge League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Young Boys | 2010–11 | Swiss Super League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Grasshoppers (loan) | 2010–11 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 76 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 80 | 0 | ||||
| Grasshoppers | 2013–14 | Swiss Super League | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 176 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 233 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis City 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis City SC | 2023 | MLS | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | MLS | 32 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | MLS | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| 2026 | MLS | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 96 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 435 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 518 | 0 | |||
- Includes Swiss Cup, DFB-Pokal, U.S. Open Cup
- Appearance in DFL-Supercup
- One appearance in Leagues Cup, two appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
- Appearances in Leagues Cup
International
- As of 22 June 2018[22]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
Honours
Grasshoppers
Borussia Dortmund
St. Louis City SC
Individual
