Ross Burki

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playername = Ross Burki


fullname = Ross Khan Burki
nickname = Ross Man
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1990|3|6
cityofbirth = Durham, NC
countryofbirth = USA
height = height|ft=6
currentclub = Lehigh Mountain Hawks
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position = Attacking midfielder / Forward
youthyears = 1999-2001
2007
2008
youthclubs = Dynamo Dresden
Austin Lightning
Lehigh University
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Ross Burki (born March 6, 1990 in Durham, North Carolina) is a U.S. soccer player who plays for Lehigh University.

Youth

Burki began his career in Dresden, Germany as the first player from the United States to sign with the FC Dynamo Dresden youth academy team (1990 Boys). He played with Dynamo Dresden from 1999 to 2001. [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamo_Dresden Dyamo Dresden] ] In 2007, he played for the Austin Lightning in the USL Premier Development League (PDL). [ [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Lightning Austin Lightning] ] He scored his first PDL goal thirty seconds into his first game, a 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualfier against New Orleans. [ [http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Blogs/Sports?oid=oid%3A475766 Austin Chronicle] ] He graduated from Lake Travis High School in 2008 and currently plays for Lehigh University where he was recruited to play Division 1 collegiate soccer. [ [http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/msoccer/release.asp?release_id=6247 Lehigh Sports] ]

Runner-Triathlete

An elite runner and triathlete, with a previous top 10, U-16 men's USA-Triathlon ranking. [ [http://rankings.usatriathlon.org/rankingsengine/SearchPastRankings.aspx?EventType=D&EventYear=2004 Triathlete Rankings] ] , Burki has focused exclusively on soccer since 2004 with the plan to return to Europe to play as a professional. He recently came out as a homosexual, and is Lehigh's Gay-Straight Alliance President, causing concerns over the amount of focus he can expend on soccer.

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