Nishan Burkart
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Nishan Burkart is a forward currently playing for SC Freiburg.
| Nishan Burkart | |||||||||||||||||
| Full Name | Nishan Connell Burkart | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of Birth | 31 January 2000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Age | 24 years | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of Birth | Aarau, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||
| Current club | SC Freiburg | ||||||||||||||||
| Previous club/s | FC Zurich; Manchester United | ||||||||||||||||
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Youth career
Nishan is a forward who signed for Manchester United in the summer of 2016, joining the club from FC Zurich. Born to an English mother, he is eligible for the England national team as well as the Swiss side. He made his Under-23 debut in January 2018.
Nishan turned down a new contract with Manchester United in summer 2019 and signed for SC Freiburg.
International
Nishan has represented Switzerland at Under-15, Under-16 and Under-17 levels.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Under-18 | Under-19 | Under-21 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | Starts | Subs | Goals | Assists | ||
| Manchester United | 2016-17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 17 | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| 2017-18 | 21 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| 2018-19 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Career total | 38 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 54 | 19 | 24 | 17 | |
