Mark Burke

Mark Burke
Personal information
Full name Mark Stephen Burke
Date of birth (1969-02-12) 12 February 1969
Place of birth Solihull, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
Solihull and District Schools
1985–1987 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987 Aston Villa 7 (0)
1987–1991 Middlesbrough 57 (6)
1990Darlington (loan) 5 (1)
1991–1994 Wolverhampton Wanderers 68 (11)
1994Luton Town (loan) 3 (0)
1994–1995 Port Vale 15 (2)
1995–1999 Fortuna Sittard 108 (10)
1999–2000 Omiya Ardija 51 (9)
2001 Rapid Bucharest 8 (1)
2001 IF Brommapojkarna
2001–2002 TOP Oss 4 (0)
Total 326 (40)
International career
1983–1984 England Schoolboys 2 (0)
1986 England Youth 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mark Stephen Burke (born 12 February 1969) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A player skilled at retaining the ball, he enjoyed a 15-year professional career in England, the Netherlands, Japan, Romania, and Sweden.

He began his career at Aston Villa, turning professional in February 1987. He was sold on to Middlesbrough for £50,000 in December 1987 and played for Fourth Division champions Darlington on loan in October 1990. He transferred to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a £25,000 fee in March 1991 before playing on loan at Luton Town in March 1994. He signed with Port Vale in August 1994 before moving on to Fortuna Sittard the following year. He joined Omiya Ardija in 1999 before signing with TOP Oss via Rapid Bucharest and IF Brommapojkarna in 2001, helping the latter to the Division 2 Östra Svealand title.