Club career
Rangers
Burke, a product of Rangers' youth system, who previously played for Celtic Boys Club, first broke into the Rangers first team in season 2001-02 and scored on his debut against Kilmarnock. Since then he has been a regular player in the Rangers squad and was involved in the clubs 2003-04 Champions League campaign. In the opening game of the 2004/05 season at Aberdeen, Burke fainted on the pitch and was out of action for almost the whole season with a mysterious virus.However, he came back strongly and played in most Rangers games in 2005/06, including vital UEFA Champions League games against Internazionale, F.C. Porto, and Villarreal.
Burke was injured in an Old Firm game on September 23 2006, damaging ligaments in his left shoulder in a challenge with Aiden McGeady. The injury required an operation and Burke was ruled out of action for an estimated 12 weeks..
On 25 January 2007, Chris Burke signed a new contract with Rangers keeping him at the club until 2009.
After being frozen out of the first team squad for the first half of the 2007-08 season, Burke returned to replace the then injured Nacho Novo and DaMarcus Beasley. Since his comeback he has made a string of impressive performances and kept his place in the side.
International career
He won his first Scotland cap on 11 May 2006 as a substitute against Bulgaria in the Kirin Cup and scored twice in a 5-1 victory.International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | May 11, 2006 | Kobe, Japan | 4-1 | 5-1 | Kirin Cup | |
| 2. | May 11, 2006 | Kobe, Japan | 5-1 | 5-1 | Kirin Cup |
Rangers statistics
Correct as of 15 July 2008| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 2007-08 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| 2006-07 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2005-06 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2004-05 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 2003-04 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2002-03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2001-02 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 94 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 129 | 14 | |
Honours
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