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 6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Stoke City
Number 32
Youth career
2009–2017 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 AFC Wimbledon 0 (0)
2017– Stoke City 15 (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)
National team‡
2017 England U17 8 (0)
2017–2018 England U18 5 (0)
2018–2019 England U19 8 (0)
2019 England U20 4 (0)
2020– England U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:24, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:24, 17 November 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]

In August 2020 Bursik joined Doncaster Rovers on loan for the 2020–21 season.[11] After making 11 appearances for Doncaster, Bursik 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]

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.[14] He was also a member of the squad that won the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[15]

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. [16]

Personal life

Bursik is named after his grandfather Josef Buršík, a Czech war hero.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 22 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AFC Wimbledon 2016–17[3] League One 0000000000
Stoke City U23 2017–18[18] ————1[lower-alpha 1]010
Stoke City 2017–18[3] Premier League 000000—00
2018–19[19] Championship 000000—00
2019–20[3] Championship 000000—00
2020–21[3] Championship 1501000—160
Total 1501000—160
Hednesford Town (loan) 2017–18[20] Northern Premier League Premier Division 60——0060
AFC Telford United (loan) 2018–19[3] National League North 170———170
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2019–20[7] League One 16000004[lower-alpha 1]0200
Doncaster Rovers (loan) 2020–21[21] League One 100001000110
Career total 640101050710
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

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. 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. "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. "European Under-17s Championship: England lose final to Spain on penalties". The Guardian. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  15. "England's U17 World Cup winners - where are they now?". BBC Sport. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  16. "England U21 5-0 Albania U21". BBC Sport. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  17. "The incredible family story of Stoke City rising star Joe Bursik". Stoke Sentinel. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  18. "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  19. "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  20. "Hednesford Town – Appearances – Josef Bursik – 2018-2019". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  21. "Games played by Josef Bursik in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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