Christian Burgess

Defender Gent England 35 yrs #16
Details Stats Matches Career

2026-2027 snapshot

8Apps
8Starts
1Goals
0Assists
720Minutes
2Yellow
Form L W W W D

Profile

PositionDefender
Shirt number#16
Age35 years · 7 Oct 1991
NationalityEngland
Place of birthLondon, England
Height196 cm
Weight183 lbs

Teams

Club & national team

Previous clubs

Full career
  • Gent Club · 2026–2026
  • Portsmouth Permanent · 2015–2020
  • Peterboro Permanent · 2014–2015

About

Christian Burgess (born 7 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Union SG.

He earned a BA Hons in history part-time at Teesside University, having previously studied history at University of Birmingham before his move to Middlesbrough.

16Apps
2Goals
0Assists
1,440Minutes
2Yellow
0Red

Appearances

  • Appearances16
  • Starts16
  • Minutes played1,440

Attacking

  • Goals2
  • Assists0
  • Goal contributions2
  • Goals per game0.13
  • Minutes per goal720

Discipline

  • Yellow cards2
  • Red cards0
Starter Bench Came on Goal Assist

Thursday, Oct 22, 2026

UEFA Conference League
L FT
Braga
2 - 0
FT
Gent
Starter90′

Thursday, Oct 15, 2026

UEFA Conference League
W FT
Gent
1 - 0
FT
AGF Aarhus
Starter90′

Saturday, Oct 10, 2026

Belgian Pro League
W FT
Zulte Waregem
0 - 2
FT
Gent
Starter90′

Friday, Sep 18, 2026

Belgian Pro League
W FT
Gent
2 - 1
FT
Standard Liège
Starter90′Goal83′

Sunday, Sep 13, 2026

Belgian Pro League
D FT
Genk
1 - 1
FT
Gent
Starter90′

Sunday, Sep 06, 2026

Belgian Pro League
W FT
Cercle Brugge
0 - 3
FT
Gent
Starter90′

Thursday, Sep 03, 2026

Belgian Pro League
W FT
Gent
1 - 0
FT
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Starter90′

Sunday, Aug 30, 2026

Belgian Pro League
W FT
Gent
2 - 1
FT
Club Brugge
Starter90′

Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

UEFA Conference League
W FT
Hibernian
2 - 3
FT
Gent
Starter90′Goal84′32′

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026

UEFA Conference League
D FT
Gent
0 - 0
FT
Hibernian
Starter90′

Sunday, Aug 16, 2026

Belgian Pro League
W FT
RAAL La Louvière
1 - 2
FT
Gent
Starter90′

Thursday, Aug 13, 2026

UEFA Conference League
D FT
Gent
1 - 1
FT
IFK Göteborg
Starter90′

Sunday, Aug 09, 2026

Belgian Pro League
W FT
Gent
2 - 0
FT
Mechelen
Starter90′

Thursday, Aug 06, 2026

UEFA Conference League
W FT
IFK Göteborg
0 - 1
FT
Gent
Starter90′

Thursday, Jul 30, 2026

UEFA Conference League
D FT
Gent
0 - 0
FT
LNZ Cherkasy
Starter90′80′
16Appearances
2Goals
0Assists
5Clubs
2Seasons
2Honours

Career path 5

  1. Gent 2026 – Present 16 apps 2 goals 0 assists
    Current
  2. Gent 2026 – 2026 16 apps 2 goals 0 assists
    Club
  3. Portsmouth 2015 – 2020
    Permanent
  4. Peterboro 2014 – 2015
    Permanent
  5. Middlesbrough 2012 – 2014
    Permanent

Season by season 2

SeasonTeamCompetitionAppsStMinGA
2026-2027 Gent UEFA Conference League 88720 1020
2026-2027 Gent Belgian Pro League 88720 1000
Total16161,4402020

Honours 2

  • Belgian Cup 2025-2026 · Union Saint-Gilloise
  • Belgian Pro League 2024-2025 · Union Saint-Gilloise