Nate Burkey

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nate Burkey

| image =

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| fullname = Nathaniel George Payos Burkey{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/index.htmx?pn=burkey&cp=c |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730042547/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/index.htmx?pn=burkey&cp=c |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 July 2012 |title=Player statistics - Player search |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |accessdate=2011-07-29 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-challenge-cup-2012-schedule-results?view=teamdetails&compID=408&roundID=525&groupID=781&teamID=195&id=0 |title=Philippines roster - 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers squad |work=The-AFC.com |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |accessdate=2011-07-02 }}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|1|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Washington, D.C., United States{{cite web |url=http://kayafc.com/players/first-team/?show=11 |title=Nate Burkey profile |work=KayaFC.com |publisher=Kaya Futbol Club |accessdate=2012-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120710041842/http://kayafc.com/players/first-team/?show=11 |archivedate=2012-07-10 }}

| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}{{cite web |url=http://vcurams.vcu.edu/ms/05bios/burkey.htm |title=Nate Burkey profile |work=VCURams.vcu.edu |publisher=Virginia Commonwealth University |accessdate=2011-07-02 }}

| position = Forward

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Louisburg College

| youthyears2 = 2003–2005

| youthclubs2 = VCU Rams

| years1 = 2007–2011

| clubs1 = Aegean Hawks

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2011–2013

| clubs2 = Kaya

| caps2 = 30

| goals2 = 10

| clubs3 = Pachanga Diliman

| years3 = 2013–2014

| caps3 = 19

| goals3 = 20

| clubs4 = Ceres-Negros

| years4 = 2014–2017

| caps4 = 34

| goals4 = 22

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Davao Aguilas

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011–2014

| nationalteam1 = Philippines

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2022–

| managerclubs1 = Philippines (Assistant)

| pcupdate = 13 June 2013

| ntupdate = 11 October 2011

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Nathaniel George Payos Burkey (born 7 January 1985) is a Filipino former football player. He spent most of his career playing professionally in the Philippines. Burkey currently serves as the assistant coach of the Philippines national team. He played as a defensive midfielder during his college career and played as a forward at the senior club level and for the national team.{{cite news |url=http://www.vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/releases/20110608857mgc |title=Former Ram, Burkey, earns spot in Philippine national team training camp |work=VCUAthletics.com |publisher=Virginia Commonwealth University |date=2011-06-08 |accessdate=2011-07-02 |archive-date=2011-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927220954/http://vcuathletics.com/sports/msoc/2010-11/releases/20110608857mgc |url-status=dead }}

Personal life and career

Nate was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia just outside the U.S. capital. He attended T. C. Williams High School, where he played the center midfielder position for the Titans.{{cite web |url=http://kayafc.com/players/first-team/?show=11 |title=Nate Burkey profile |work=KayaFC.com |publisher=Kaya Futbol Club |accessdate=2012-01-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120710041842/http://kayafc.com/players/first-team/?show=11 |archivedate=2012-07-10 }} 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 semi-pro Kaya FC and was named to the national squad after he was invited to tryout in the training pool.{{cite news |url=https://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 |title=2014 World Cup qualifying is underway, and Philippines hero is American Nate Burkey from Alexandria |author=Goff, Steven |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=2011-06-30 |accessdate=2011-07-02 }}

= International goals =

:Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.{{FIFA player|345365}}

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

29 June 2011

Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Coaching career

=Philippines=

In May 2022, Burkey was appointed by Philippines national team coach Thomas Dooley to be his assistant coach in the third round of 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers.{{cite web|url=https://pff.org.ph/2022/06/06/philippines-mnt-squad-for-afc-asian-cup-2023-qualifiers/|title=Philippines MNT Squad For AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qualifiers|website=Philippine Football Federation|date=6 June 2022|accessdate=6 June 2022 |author1=Admin }}