Ray Burse Jr. (born October 2, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper.
He attended St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky, and played college soccer at Ohio State University.
Ray served as the backup goalie in 20 regular-season games for FC Dallas during the 2008 MLS regular season.
Burse signed a short-term contract with the Columbus Crew on February 19, 2011 [2] due to injuries to the team's top two goalkeepers [3] He made two starts for the Black & Gold in both legs of the Crew's 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal series against Real Salt Lake.
[5] On March 29, 2011, it was announced that the Puerto Rico Islanders of the North American Soccer League had signed Burse for the 2011 season.