Christian Burgess
Burgess in 2020
Personal information
Full name Christian Burgess[1]
Date of birth (1991-10-07) 7 October 1991
Place of birth Barking, London, England
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Union Saint-Gilloise
Number 16
Youth career
Arsenal
West Ham United
Bishop's Stortford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Middlesbrough 1 (0)
2013–2014 → Hartlepool United (loan) 41 (0)
2014 → Peterborough United (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Peterborough United 30 (2)
2015–2020 Portsmouth 179 (10)
2020– Union Saint-Gilloise 110 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:56, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Christian Burgess (born 7 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise.

Career

Youth career

Burgess began his career at Arsenal's academy and after he was released he went on to play with the youth and reserves teams at non-League Bishop's Stortford before deciding to study history at the University of Birmingham. Whilst in his second year university, Burgess earned a trial at Middlesbrough through a coach of the University's first team.

Middlesbrough

He impressed at Boro and he signed a two-year contract in July 2012.[2] He made his professional debut on 4 May 2013 in a 2–0 defeat away at Sheffield Wednesday.[3]

Hartlepool United

He joined Hartlepool United on loan in August 2013.[4] The loan deal was extended until the end of the season in December.[5] Burgess scored his first goal in professional football in a 5–0 win for Hartlepool in a Football League Trophy game against Bradford City in September 2013.[6]

Peterborough United

On 19 August 2014, Burgess signed on a month's loan for Peterborough United.[7] He completed a single game on loan, a 2–1 home defeat by Sheffield United, before completing a permanent transfer on 21 August 2014. Burgess signed a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[8][9]

Portsmouth

On 25 June 2015, Burgess signed for south coast club Portsmouth as part of the summer overhaul at the club by new manager Paul Cook.

He went on to make his debut on 11 July 2015, in a pre-season friendly against local Conference South club Havant & Waterlooville.

During the 2015–16 season, in which Portsmouth reached the play-off semi-finals, Burgess made 43 appearances in all competitions, partnered in most games by either Matthew Clarke or Adam Webster.

2016–17 season

Following a successful first campaign for Pompey, during which he established himself as the club's first-choice centre back, Burgess began the 2016–17 season as one of the team's central figures. In total, Burgess made 45 appearances and scored four goals over the course of the season, as Portsmouth won the League Two title. Burgess, along with teammate and fellow defender Enda Stevens, was named in the League Two team of the year; a reward for their part in Portsmouth's league-best defensive record.[10]

2019–20 season

Burgess was awarded the EFL League One Player of the Month award in January 2020 and won the award for Portsmouth Player of the Season in the same year.

Union SG

Burgess turned down a contract extension at Portsmouth and on 7 July 2020 joined Belgian First Division B club Union SG, signing a three-year deal with the option of an additional year.[11] He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Club NXT. At the end of the season USG were promoted, making it the second league title victory of Burgess' career. Burgess was awarded a place in the Team of the Season at the end of the season.[12]

On 21 November 2021, Burgess scored two goals for the club in a 7–1 victory against Oostende.[13]

Personal life

He earned a BA Hons in history part-time at Teesside University,[14] having previously studied history at University of Birmingham before his move to Middlesbrough.

Career statistics

As of match played 26 October 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough 2012–13[16] Championship 100000 ——10
2013–14[17] Championship 00—— ——00
2014–15[18] Championship 00—— ——00
Total 100000 ——10
Hartlepool United (loan) 2013–14[17] League Two 4102010 —2[lower-alpha 1]1461
Peterborough United 2014–15[18][lower-alpha 2] League One 3032200 —1[lower-alpha 1]0335
Portsmouth 2015–16[19] League Two 3724000 —2[lower-alpha 3]0432
2016–17[20] League Two 4441000 —00454
2017–18[21] League One 3501010 —2[lower-alpha 4]0390
2018–19[22] League One 2512011 —10[lower-alpha 5]0382
2019–20[23] League One 3235130 —5[lower-alpha 6]0454
Total 1731013151 —19021012
Union SG 2020–21[24] Belgian First Division B 27230— ——302
2021–22[25] Belgian First Division A 34421— —6[lower-alpha 7] 0425
2022–23 Belgian First Division A 37540—12[lower-alpha 8]1—536
2023-24 Belgian First Division A 12100—5[lower-alpha 9]1—172
Total 1101291—1726014215
Career total 355222646117228143230
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Burgess made one appearance for Peterborough United on loan from Middlesbrough before signing permanently in the summer transfer window
  3. ↑ Appearances in League Two play-offs
  4. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy
  5. ↑ Eight appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs
  6. ↑ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, two appearances in League One play-offs
  7. ↑ Six appearances in JPL Playoff I
  8. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualifiers, ten in UEFA Europa League
  9. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Portsmouth

Union SG

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Portsmouth" (PDF). English Football League. p. 56. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Christian Burgess handed Middlesbrough professional deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sheff Wed 2–0 Middlesbrough". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hartlepool sign Middlesbrough's Christian Burgess on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "Cooper thrilled as Boro agree to let Dolan, Burgess extend Hartlepool loans". Sunderland Echo. Archived from the original on 17 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Five-star Pools find their scoring feet". Northern Echo. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "BBC Sport - Middlesbrough's Christian Burgess joins Peterborough United". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "BBC Sport - Peterborough United 1-2 Sheffield United". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Wyke Loaned/Burgess sold".
  10. ↑ "League Two (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  11. ↑ Rooney, Will (7 July 2020). "Portsmouth defender Christian Burgess' completes move to Belgian side Royale Union Saint-Gilloise". The News. Portsmouth.co.uk.
  12. 1 2 "D1B Pro League XI van het seizoen // CENTRUMVERDEDIGER 1 // Christian Burgess (Union SG)" [D1B Pro League XI of the Season // CENTER DEFENDER 1 // Christian Burgess (Union SG)] (in Dutch). 6 May 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  13. ↑ "Royale Union Saing-Gilloise KV Oostende – Union SG: 1–7". rusg.brussels/en. 21 November 2021. Archived from the original on 23 April 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  14. ↑ "Christian Burgess: The Hartlepool United defender keen to learn". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  15. ↑ "Christian Burgess". flashscore.com.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Christian Burgess in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  24. ↑ "C. Burgess: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  25. ↑ "England - C. Burgess - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  26. ↑ Anderson, John, ed. (2017). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2017–2018. London: Headline Publishing Group. pp. 298–299. ISBN 978-1-4722-3397-4.
  27. ↑ Williams, Adam (31 March 2019). "Portsmouth 2–2 Sunderland". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  28. ↑ "PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  29. ↑ Burgess Wins PFA Award
  30. ↑ Burgess Named Player Of The Season
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