Nate Burkey

Nate Burkey

Personal information
Full name	Nathaniel George Payos Burkey[1][2]
Date of birth	7 January 1985 (1985-01-07) (age 26)
Place of birth	Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[3]
Playing position	Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current club	Kaya
Youth career
	T. C. Williams High School
	Louisburg College
	VCU Rams
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
0000–2011	Aegean Hawks
2011–	Kaya	0	(0)
National team‡
2011–	Philippines	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2011

Nathaniel George Payos "Nate" Burkey (born 7 January 1985) is a Filipino American soccer player currently playing for Kaya and the Philippines national team. He played as a defensive midfielder during his college career and has since been playing as a forward at senior club level and the national team.^[4]

Personal Life and Career

Nate grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, a city of about 140,000, just outside of Washington, D.C. He attended T.C. Williams High School, where he played the center mid position for the Titans. Nate's mother has Filipino roots, which made him eligible to represent the country on the international level. With family assistance, he reached out to the federation, joined semipro Kaya FC and was named to the national squad after he was invited to tryout in the training pool.^[5]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 June 2011	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Reference

1. ^ "Player statistics - Player search". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/index.htmx?pn=burkey&cp=c. Retrieved 2011-07-. 
2. ^ "Philippines roster - 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers squad". The-AFC.com. Asian Football Confederation. http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-challenge-cup-2012-schedule-results?view=teamdetails&compID=408&roundID=525&groupID=781&teamID=195&id=0. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
3. ^ "Nate Burkey profile". VCURams.vcu.edu. Virginia Commonwealth University. http://vcurams.vcu.edu/ms/05bios/burkey.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
4. ^ "Former Ram, Burkey, earns spot in Philippine national team training camp". VCUAthletics.com (Virginia Commonwealth University). 2011-06-08. http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/releases/20110608857mgc. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 
5. ^ Goff, Steven (2011-06-30). "2014 World Cup qualifying is underway, and Philippines hero is American Nate Burkey from Alexandria". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/post/2014-world-cup-qualifying-is-underway-and-philippines-hero-is-american-nate-burkey-from-alexandria/2011/06/29/AGtkshrH_blog.html. Retrieved 2011-07-02. 

External links

• Nate Burkey at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Burkey, Nate Payos George
Alternative names
Short description	American-Filipino association footballer
Date of birth	7 January 1985
Place of birth	Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Date of death
Place of death