Oliver Jasen Burke (born 7 April 1997) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.
[4] A year later, having helped Leipzig to runners-up position in the league, he returned to England by signing for West Bromwich Albion for a fee of £15 million.
Following an unsuccessful few years at West Bromwich Albion, and loan spells at Celtic and Alavés, Burke joined Sheffield United in September 2020 in a swap deal involving Callum Robinson.
[13] Burke made another start on 28 February in a 2–0 loss against Peterborough United[14] and appeared twice as an unused substitute before returning to his parent club.
[25] Burke's early season form and performances attracted the interest of leading European and Premier League clubs, such as Bayern Munich, Manchester United,[26] Sunderland and Liverpool.
[31] On his debut for Leipzig, a home Bundesliga game against Borussia Dortmund on 10 September, Burke came on after 69 minutes in place of Yussuf Poulsen and provided an assist for Naby Keïta to score the only goal.
[37] He made his debut two days later, replacing goalscorer Jay Rodriguez for the final two minutes of a 1–1 home draw against Stoke City.
[38] Owing to hamstring injury, he made only one other substitute appearance by mid-November and took part with the under-21 team in the EFL Trophy, scoring in a 2–1 group stage defeat at Coventry City on 7 November.
[39] On 14 August 2018, Burke scored his first goal for the Baggies, the game's only in a home win over Luton Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.
[43] On 23 January, his Scottish Premiership debut, he played as a striker in the absence of Leigh Griffiths and Odsonne Édouard and netted twice in a 4–0 win against St Mirren at Celtic Park, his first league goals since September 2016.
[45] Burke made his debut for his new club in their 1–0 defeat to Sevilla on 15 September, and scored his first goal for Alavés in a 2–1 La Liga win over Eibar on 7 February 2020.
[46] Sheffield United signed Burke from West Bromwich Albion on a three-year contract in September 2020; Callum Robinson moved in the opposite direction.
[54] After making two appearances for Bremen in August 2023, Burke again returned to the EFL Championship on 1 September, the last day of the transfer window, when he signed for Birmingham City on loan for the 2023–24 season.
[72] Burke was recalled to the full international squad in March 2019[73] and scored his only senior goal in Scotland's 2–1 victory over Cyprus on 8 June the same year.