Burge with the National League South title trophy.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ryan James Burge | ||
Date of birth | 12 October 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Cheltenham, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Eastleigh | ||
Youth career | |||
Birmingham City | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2008 | Birmingham City | 0 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Barnet | 1 | (0) |
2009 | Machida Zelvia | ||
2010 | Worcester City | 1 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Jerez Industrial | 13 | (2) |
2011 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 | (0) |
2011 | → Oxford United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2011 | Hyde | 0 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Port Vale | 30 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Newport County | 17 | (2) |
2016 | Sutton United | 17 | (3) |
2017– | Eastleigh | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:30, 5 May 2017 (UTC). |
Ryan James Burge (born 12 October 1988) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Eastleigh.
In his teenage years he had trials for clubs as far apart as the Netherlands, Japan, and England. He was under contract at Birmingham City, Barnet and Japanese side Machida Zelvia. He joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain in summer 2009. From there he was sent out to Worcester City, Jerez Industrial, Doncaster Rovers, and Oxford United to gain first team experience. In June 2011 he signed with Port Vale via Hyde (partners of the Hoddle Academy). He left Port Vale in April 2013 after falling out with the club's management, and signed with Newport County for the 2013–14 season. After over 18 months out of the game, he signed with Sutton United in February 2016, and was an influential presence in midfield, helping the club to win promotion as champions of National League South at the end of the 2015–16 season, he left the club in December 2016 and joined Eastleigh four months later.
Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Burge scored 60 goals in a single season for Cheltenham YMCA as a child. He later spent a year at West Bromwich Albion, before playing alongside Daniel Sturridge at Cadbury Athletic. He also had a spell with Coventry City, and trialled for Ajax in the Netherlands, before trialling with Manchester United.