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-forward

Season stats

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29

Appearances

6

Goals

2

Assists

1691

Minutes

Domestic-league season · Union Berlin.

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	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	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 46th of 84 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 strong campaign that ranks top 22% of the 14 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, 7th of 14 of the 14 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 potential7th of 14 centre-forwards · Bundesliga Current seasonTop 22% centre-forwards · Bundesliga 3rd-best centre-forward in the Bundesliga 46th in the Bundesliga · potential 7th-highest potential centre-forward in the Bundesliga

48.3

Ratingi

7th of 14 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

29

Apps

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 7th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 14. 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

Cards / 900.213

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

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions5

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€28.3M total transfer fees · 16 moves

Union BerlinJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Werder Bremen(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Jul 2025

Birmingham(on loan)Sept 2023 – Jul 2024

Werder Bremen(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Sept 2023

Millwall(on loan)Jan 2023 – Jul 2023

Werder BremenJul 2022 – Jan 2023Free

Millwall(on loan)Jan 2022 – Jul 2022

Sheffield UtdSept 2020 – Jan 2022

West Brom(back from loan)Aug 2020 – Sept 2020

Alaves(on loan)Aug 2019 – Aug 2020

West Brom(back from loan)Jul 2019 – Aug 2019

Celtic(on loan)Jan 2019 – Jul 2019

West BromAug 2017 – Jan 2019€ 16.3M

RB LeipzigAug 2016 – Aug 2017€ 12M

Nottingham Forest(back from loan)Mar 2015 – Aug 2016

Bradford(on loan)Feb 2015 – Mar 2015

Nottingham Forestuntil Feb 2015

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 16th 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, with 4 yellow cards.

O. Burke's next match is on September 18, 2026, when Union Berlin face Bayern München away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates O. Burke at 48.3 with a Season form score of 31.6, ranking 46th of 84 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 271 club appearances with 32 goals and 16 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 31 appearances for Alaves.