Josef Bursik (footballer)

Josef Bursik
Personal information
Full name Josef John Bursik[1]
Date of birth (2000-07-12) 12 July 2000 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hibernian
(on loan from Club Brugge)
Number 1
Youth career
2009–2017 AFC Wimbledon
2017–2018 Stoke City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2023 Stoke City 50 (0)
2018 → Hednesford Town (loan) 6 (0)
2019 → AFC Telford United (loan) 17 (0)
2019–2020 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 16 (0)
2020 → Doncaster Rovers (loan) 10 (0)
2021 → Peterborough United (loan) 6 (0)
2021 → Lincoln City (loan) 0 (0)
2023– Club Brugge 0 (0)
2023 Club NXT 6 (0)
2024– → Hibernian (loan) 8 (0)
International career
2017 England U17 8 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 5 (0)
2018–2019 England U19 8 (0)
2019 England U20 4 (0)
2020–2022 England U21 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:42, 5 November 2022 (UTC)

Josef John Bursik (Czech: Buršík; born 12 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership side Hibernian, on loan from Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge.

Club career

Stoke City

Bursik began his career at the youth academy at AFC Wimbledon, where he spent eight years 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, Bursik 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]

In August 2020 Bursik joined Doncaster Rovers on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11] After making 11 appearances for Doncaster, he was recalled by Stoke on 19 November 2020 following injuries to Adam Davies and Angus Gunn.[12] Bursik made his Stoke debut on 21 November 2020 in a 4–3 win against Huddersfield Town.[13] Bursik made 16 appearances for Stoke from November 2020 until January 2021 and kept seven clean sheets.[14] Bursik joined Peterborough United on 8 April 2021 in an emergency loan deal following a season ending injury to Christy Pym.[15] He made six appearances for Peterborough, helping them to gain promotion to the Championship.[16] On 18 May 2021 Bursik joined Lincoln City on an emergency loan for their League One play-offs following a head injury to Alex Palmer.[17][18] He played in the first leg a 2–0 win against Sunderland before Palmer was cleared to return.[19] Bursik began the 2021–22 season as Stoke's first choice goalkeeper until he suffered a quad muscle injury with England U21s in November 2021.[20] His place was taken by Jack Bonham until he returned to the team towards the end of the season.[21]

Club Brugge

On 14 January 2023, Bursik signed for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge for an undisclosed fee.[22] After failing to break into the first team at Club Brugge, only appearing for their reserve team, Club NXT in the Challenger Pro League, Bursik joined Scottish Premiership side Hibernian on loan for the 2024–25 season.[23]

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.[24] He was also a member of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[25]

Having gone on to represent England at U18, U19 and U20 level, Bursik made his U21 debut during a 5–0 win over Albania at Molineux Stadium on 17 November 2020.[26]

Personal life

Bursik is named after his grandfather Josef Buršík, a Czech war hero.[27] Bursik's father, Alex, died in September 2022.[28]

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City U23 2017–18[29] — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Stoke City 2017–18[3] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[30] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20[3] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[31] Championship 15 0 1 0 0 0 — 16 0
2021–22[21] Championship 19 0 1 0 1 0 — 21 0
2022–23[32] Championship 16 0 0 0 0 0 — 16 0
Total 50 0 2 0 1 0 — 53 0
Hednesford Town (loan) 2018–19[33] Northern Premier League Premier Division 6 0 — — 0 0 6 0
AFC Telford United (loan) 2018–19[3] National League North 17 0 — — — 17 0
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[7] League One 16 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 20 0
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2020–21[31] League One 10 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0
Peterborough United (loan) 2020–21[31] League One 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Lincoln City (loan) 2020–21[31] League One 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0
Club Brugge 2022–23[32] Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2023–24[3] Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2024–25[3] Belgian Pro League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Club NXT 2022–23[3] Challenger Pro League 1 0 — — — 1 0
2023–24[3] Challenger Pro League 5 0 — — — 5 0
Total 6 0 — — — 6 0
Hibernian (loan) 2024–25[3] Scottish Premiership 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 111 0 2 0 2 0 6 0 121 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in League One Play-offs

Honours

England U17

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Doncaster Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Joe Bursik". 11v11. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Josef Bursik at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Stoke City Secure Signature of England U17 Stopper Josef Bursik From AFC Wimbledon". 90 Min. 30 June 2017. 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. ^ a b "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. ^ "Josef Bursik: Doncaster Rovers sign Stoke City goalkeeper on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Joe Bursik". Stoke City. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Stoke 4–3 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  14. ^ "'In his hands' - Stoke City fans lavish praise on rookie thrown in at deep end". Stoke Sentinel. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Bursik Agrees Emergency Loan Move To Posh". Peterborough United. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Peterborough United 3–3 Lincoln City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Bursik Arrives On Emergency Loan Deal". Lincoln City. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Bursik joins Lincoln". Stoke City. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Josef Bursik thanked by Lincoln City as Alex Palmer is cleared to face Sunderland". Lincolnshire Live. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  20. ^ "Timeframe for Joe Bursik in Stoke City injury news". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  22. ^ "Stoke sell goalkeeper Bursik to Club Bruges". BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  23. ^ "Hibs sign keeper Bursik on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  24. ^ a b "European Under-17s Championship: England lose final to Spain on penalties". The Guardian. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  25. ^ a b "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  26. ^ "England U21 5-0 Albania U21". BBC Sport. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  27. ^ "The incredible family story of Stoke City rising star Joe Bursik". Stoke Sentinel. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Stoke City rally around Joe Bursik following tragic update". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  30. ^ "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  31. ^ a b c d "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  32. ^ a b "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  33. ^ "Hednesford Town – Appearances – Josef Bursik – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 November 2020.