Patrick Burner

Patrick Burner
Burner with Nice in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-11) 11 April 1996
Place of birth Fort-de-France, Martinique
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Full-back
Team information
Current team
Colorado Springs Switchbacks
Number 97
Youth career
Golden Star de Fort-de-France
Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël
Nice
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Nice B 54 (3)
2016–2020 Nice 56 (1)
2020–2024 Nîmes 107 (2)
2025 North Carolina FC 22 (0)
2026– Colorado Springs Switchbacks 0 (0)
International career
2021– Martinique 10 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:34, 27 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 03:35, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

Patrick Burner (born 11 April 1996) is a Martiniquais professional footballer who plays as full-back for Colorado Springs Switchbacks and the Martinique national team.[1][2]

Club career

Early career

Born in Fort-de-France in 1996, Burner started playing at local club Golden Star at the age of 6.[3] He arrived in the Paris region of mainland France when he was 15 and played for the Fréjus-Saint-Raphaël youth team at the age of 16 before joining Nice's training centre at 17.[4]

Nice

In 2016, Burner was called up to the Nice first team. On 8 December 2016, the 6th matchday of 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, he made his senior team debut against Krasnodar at the Allianz Riviera, playing the full match.[5] On 21 December 2016, Burner made his Ligue 1 debut in a draw against Bordeaux and played the full 90 minutes.[6]

Nîmes

On 25 September 2020, Burner signed a four-year contract with Nîmes.[7] The transfer fee paid to Nice was reported as €1.5 million.[4]

Career with Martinique regional team

Burner was called up to represent Martinique team at the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8] He debuted in a 4–1 Gold Cup loss to Canada on 11 July 2021.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nice B 2013–14 CFA 3 0 3 0
2014–15 CFA 6 0 6 0
2015–16 CFA 24 1 24 1
2016–17 CFA 14 2 14 2
2017–18 National 2 5 0 5 0
2018–19 National 2 2 0 2 0
Total 54 3 54 3
Nice 2016–17 Ligue 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 13 0 1 0 2 0 6 0 22 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 18 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
2019–20 Ligue 1 20 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 22 1
2020–21 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 56 1 4 0 6 0 7 0 73 1
Nîmes 2020–21 Ligue 1 22 0 1 0 23 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 30 0 3 0 33 0
2022–23 Ligue 2 33 0 2 0 35 0
Total 85 0 6 0 91 0
Career total 195 4 10 0 6 0 7 0 218 4

International

As of match played 21 March 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Martinique 2021 3 0
2022 1 0
2023 7 4
2024 4 0
2025 1 0
Total 16 4
Scores and results list Martinique's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Burner goal.
List of international goals scored by Patrick Burner
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 16 June 2023 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  Saint Lucia 3–1 3–1 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification [11]
2 26 June 2023 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States  El Salvador 1–0 2–1 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup [12]
3 4 July 2023 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, United States  Costa Rica 1–1 4–6 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup [13]
4 2–1

References

  1. ^ a b Patrick Burner at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Patrick Burner". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. ^ Bertot, Léonce (16 June 2017). "Patrick Burner a rendu visite aux petits Goldénistes" [Patrick Burner visited the little Goldénistes]. France-Antilles (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b Delanzy, Eric (25 September 2020). "Football : le défenseur niçois Patrick Burner signe quatre ans à Nîmes" [Football: Nice defender Patrick Burner signs a four-year deal with Nîmes]. Midi Libre (in French). Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  5. ^ "UEFA Europa League - Nice-Krasnodar - UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Bordeaux vs. Nice - 21 December 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Patrick Burner rejoint Nîmes" [Patrick Burner joins Nîmes]. Ligue 1 (in French). 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  8. ^ "2021 Gold Cup squad for every team - USMNT, Mexico, Canada & more". 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Canada vs. Martinique - 12 July 2021". Soccerway.
  10. ^ "Patrick Burner". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Martinique vs. Saint Lucia". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  12. ^ "El Salvador vs. Martinique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Costa Rica vs. Martinique". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 February 2026.