Josef Bursik (footballer)

Josef John Bursik (born 12 July 2000) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Stoke City.

Josef Bursik
Personal information
Full name Josef John Bursik[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
Youth career
2016–2017 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Stoke City 0 (0)
2018 → Hednesford Town (loan)
2019 → AFC Telford United (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 16 (0)
National team‡
2017 England U17 8 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 5 (0)
2018–2019 England U19 8 (0)
2019– England U20 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:33, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:18, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Stoke City

Bursik began his career with the youth academy at AFC Wimbledon before joining Stoke City on 1 July 2017.[4] Bursik spent time on loan at Hednesford Town and AFC Telford United.[5] On 2 August 2019, Burisk joined EFL League One side Accrington Stanley on loan for the 2019–20 season.[6] Bursik made his Accrington Stanley debut on 29 October 2019 in the EFL Trophy.[7] He made his League debut on 14 December 2019 in a 4–1 victory against Portsmouth.[8] Bursik signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Stoke in January 2020.[9] Bursik played 20 matches for Stanley in 2019–20 until the season was ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic at the time Accrington were in 17th position.[10]

International career

Bursik was the starting goalkeeper for the England Under-17 team that lost to Spain on a penalty shoot-out in the final of the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[11] He was also a member of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[12]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 March 2020
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke City U23 2017–18[13] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Stoke City 2018–19[14] EFL Championship 000000—00
AFC Telford United (loan) 2018–19[3] National League North 17000——170
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[7] EFL League One 16000004[lower-alpha 1]0200
Career total 330000050380
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

Honours

England U17

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. "Joe Bursik". 11v11. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. Josef Bursik at Soccerway
  4. "Stoke City Secure Signature of England U17 Stopper Josef Bursik From AFC Wimbledon". 90 Min. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. "AFC Telford boss Gavin Cowan happy to finally have Josef Bursik". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. "Accrington Stanley: League One club loan keeper Josef Bursik and sign Lewis Doyle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  7. "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  8. "Accrington 4–1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  9. "New deal for young keeper". Stoke City. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  10. "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  11. "European Under-17s Championship: England lose final to Spain on penalties". The Guardian. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  12. "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  13. "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  14. "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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