Oliver Burke - Stats, Rating & Scouting Report

Profile

Full nameOliver Jasen Burke

PositionCentre-forward

NationalityScotland

Age29

Date of birth7 Apr 1997

BirthplaceKirkcaldy

Height188 cm

Shirt number#7

ClubUnion Berlin

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Centre-forwardalso played MID

Season stats

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29

Appearances

6

Goals

2

Assists

1691

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Union Berlin.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Bundesliga	29	6	2	1691	6.74
DFB Pokal	2	0	0	121	6.05

Career

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Premiership×2Scottish Cup×2

Following his move to Union Berlin, Burke's current-season form is up 60% on last season (Season 20→32), while his Rating eased 56→48. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Union Berlin · 11th	29	6	2	6.74	48	32
2024/25	Union Berlin	29	5	0	6.88	—	—
2024/25	Werder Bremen · 13th	25	5	0	6.88	56	20
2023/24	Werder Bremen · 9th	1	0	0	6.3	52	0
2023/24	BirminghamLoan · 22nd	21	0	0	6.5	48	0
2022/23	MillwallLoan · 8th	17	2	2	6.68	59	10
2022/23	Union Berlin	18	2	0	6.62	—	—
2022/23	Werder Bremen · 4th	15	2	0	6.62	67	7
2021/22	MillwallLoan · 9th	17	2	2	6.74	61	11
2021/22	Sheffield Utd	3	0	1	6.74	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scotland · international

Side	Apps	G
Scotland	13	1
Scotland U21	9	4
Scotland U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Career

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Domestic career

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

O. Burke is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Union Berlin, rated 48.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 238th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (55.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.32 goals, 0.11 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Burke.

Judged on this season alone, Burke graded 32 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 24th of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 6 goals and 2 assists in 29 appearances (0.426 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 32). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 25th of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 29 Burke is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Burke is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2024/255 clubs

Current potential25th of 36 centre-forwards · Bundesliga Current season24th of 36 centre-forwards · Bundesliga24th-best centre-forward in the Bundesliga238th in the Bundesliga · potential25th-highest potential centre-forward in the Bundesliga

48.3

Ratingi

25th of 36 centre-forwards

31.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

55.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.43

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · Union Berlin finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

6

Goals

2

Assists

8

G+A

0.21

Goals / app

6 goals in 29 appearances (0.21 per game) for a mid-table side. Add 2 assists for 8 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.43 goal contributions per 90 (0.32 goals, 0.11 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 55.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.3, Burke carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 36. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.43 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %55.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.319

Assists / 900.106

Goal contribution / 900.426

Defensive actions / 901.011

Player flow

Goal involvements8

Shot conversion %40

Shot accuracy %53.6

Pass accuracy %72

Dribble success %31.4

Cards / 900.213

Foul involvement / 900.958

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~32), then tapers with age. At 29, Burke sits on 17.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Burke's projected Rating — 48.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Shots on target15

Shots28

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles11

Dribble success31.4%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions5

Blocks2

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€28.3M total transfer fees · 16 moves

Union Berlin2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Werder Bremen(back from loan)2024/25 – 2025/26

Birmingham(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Werder Bremen(back from loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Millwall(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Werder Bremen2022/23 – 2022/23Free

Millwall(on loan)2021/22 – 2022/23

Sheffield Utd2020/21 – 2021/22

West Brom(back from loan)2020/21 – 2020/21

Alaves(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

West Brom(back from loan)2019/20 – 2019/20

Celtic(on loan)2018/19 – 2019/20

West Brom2017/18 – 2018/19€ 16.3M

RB Leipzig2016/17 – 2017/18€ 12M

Bradford(on loan)2014/15 – 2016/17

Nottingham Forest(back from loan)2014/15 – 2014/15

Bradforduntil 2014/15

Transfer history

About O. Burke

Oliver Jasen Burke is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Union Berlin, born on April 7, 1997 in Kirkcaldy, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Scotland. Union Berlin currently sit 11th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, O. Burke has made 29 appearances with 6 goals and 2 assists across 1,691 minutes, averaging a 6.92 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When O. Burke plays, Union Berlin's record this season is 9W-8D-14L — and his match ratings average 6.67 at home against 6.72 on the road.

Recent matches

May 16, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs FC Augsburg (86 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
May 10, 2026: 3-1 win away at FSV Mainz 05 (88 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
May 2, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs 1. FC Köln (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 24, 2026: 1-3 loss away at RB Leipzig (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs VfL Wolfsburg (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-3 loss away at 1. FC Heidenheim (62 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs FC St. Pauli (80 minutes, 7.5 rating)
March 8, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs Werder Bremen (8 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 28, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Borussia Mönchengladbach (81 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 14, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Hamburger SV (15 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Burke at 48.3 with a Season form score of 31.6, ranking 238th of 325 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Premiership and the Scottish Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, O. Burke has totalled 318 club appearances with 39 goals and 16 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 31 appearances for Alaves.