Trudy Burke Explained

Trudy Burke
Fullname:Trudy Burke
Birth Date:1991 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Shellharbour, Australia
Height:1.84 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:North Shore Mariners
Clubnumber:1
Years1:2012–2013
Clubs1:Macarthur Rams
Caps1:12
Goals1:0
Years2:2012–2014
Clubs2:Canberra United
Caps2:3
Goals2:0
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Western Sydney Wanderers
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Melbourne City
Caps4:7
Goals4:0
Years5:2016–2017
Clubs5:Canberra United
Caps5:13
Goals5:0
Years6:2017–2018
Clubs6:Western Sydney Wanderers
Caps6:1
Goals6:0
Years7:2018–2020
Clubs7:Sydney FC
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Years8:2020–
Clubs8:North Shore Mariners
Caps8:22
Goals8:0
Pcupdate:20 February 2018

Trudy Burke (born 15 April 1991) is an Australian association football player, who currently plays for North Shore Mariners.

Club career

Burke started out her sporting career as a promising cricketer, playing in first-grade competition in Sydney and with the NSW under-19 team as a bowler.After training with Sydney FC and being called up as the reserve goalkeeper in a semi-final against Brisbane Roar, Burke decided to focus her energies on football.[1]

Canberra United

In October 2012, Burke signed for Canberra United, along with Mackenzie Arnold, as back-up keepers for Lydia Williams, who was recovering at the time from knee reconstruction surgery.[2]

Burke made her debut on 11 November 2012, starting instead of an injured Mackenzie Arnold against Western Sydney Wanderers in a match that ended in a 1–1 draw.[3] [4]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Before the 2014 season Burke joined Western Sydney Wanderers, which made Canberra United sign Chantel Jones from Perth Glory after Lydia Williams had an ACL injury, which in turn had Perth Glory sign Mackenzie Arnold from Western Sydney Wanderers.[5]

Melbourne City

In September 2015, Burke joined Melbourne City for their inaugural season.[6]

Return to Canberra United

Following the departure of Lydia Williams from Canberra United, they signed Burke on 28 September 2016.[7]

Return to Western Sydney Wanderers

Burke returned to Western Sydney Wanderers ahead of the 2017–18 season.[8]

Sydney FC

In November 2018, it was announced Burke had been signed with Sydney FC.[9]

North Shore Mariners

In March 2020, Burke joined NPL club North Shore Mariners, ahead of the 2020 season.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Trudy Burke ready to keep the faith for Canberra in W-League. Lee. Gaskin. The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 2014.
  2. News: United ready for flying start with golden girl Heyman. Fleta. Page. Brisbane Times. 19 October 2012.
  3. News: Burke's rapid rise takes her by surprise. Fleta. Page. The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 November 2012.
  4. News: Wasteful United grabs draw to maintain run. Fleta. Page. The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 November 2012.
  5. Web site: Canberra United sign Chantel Jones, goalkeepers on the move. The Women's Game. 24 July 2014.
  6. Web site: W-League team commences training. Melbourne City. 16 September 2015.
  7. Web site: Trudy Burke returns to Canberra United. The Women's Game. 28 September 2016.
  8. Web site: Western Sydney Wanderers' Season 10 squad takes shape. The Women's Game. Ann. Odong. 8 September 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170908155525/http://thewomensgame.com/2017/09/western-sydney-wanderers-season-10-squad-takes-shape/. 8 September 2017. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Sydney FC Complete Westfield W-League Squad. Sydney FC. 18 November 2018.
  10. Web site: NPL 2 NSW Women's 2020 Season Preview. Football NSW. 2 March 2020.