He transferred to Lynn University in 2007, where he was named to the NCAA Division II All-Sunshine State Conference (SSC) First Team as a senior.

[1] Burgess joined the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of the USL First Division on January 30, 2009, after impressing during an open player combine held in Palmyra, Pennsylvania in December 2008.

[3] Burgess returned to his home country in 2010 when he signed to play with the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Premier Development League.

[6] Burgess is a full member of Bermuda national football team and has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

[7] He scored his first goal for the senior side in a 1–1 draw with the Cayman Islands during 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying game on March 30, 2008.