Steven Burstyn
| File:Steven Burstyn UC Berkeley WCSA.jpg | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 24, 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Woodland Hills, California, United States | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012 | Los Angeles Premier FC | ||
| 2013 | Nomads SC | ||
| 2013 | Strikers FC | ||
| 2014–2017 | UC Berkeley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Scandinavia FC Örebro | 10 | (1) |
| 2018 | Kungsors BK | 20 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2014–2016 | U23 Philippine National Team | 0 | |
| 2016 | Philippine National Team | 0 | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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Steven Robert "Steve" Burstyn (born March 24, 1995) is an American-Filipino-Polish soccer player.
Soccer career[edit]
Youth career & college[edit]
Burstyn attended Arcadia High School in Arcadia, California between 2009–2013.[1] During his first two years at Arcadia, he played for the freshman and JV team, respectively. At the beginning of junior year, Steve was named captain of the varsity squad. His only year of varsity soccer ended in a 3–7–1 record.[2][3][4]
To further his career, Steve opted out of playing his senior year of high school soccer to play for U.S. Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) Nomads SC in San Diego, California. The U.S. Soccer Federation has regulations prohibiting participation in both high school and academy soccer.[5] The Arcadia alum made his U.S. Soccer Development Academy debut against Strikers FC on January 19, 2013 at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California.[6]
After a brief spell with Nomads SC, the Arcadia alum decided to take a gap year and joined USSDA Strikers FC located in Irvine, California.[7]
Steve was recruited by NCAA Division 2 & NCAA Division 3 colleges such as Division 2 powerhouse University of Charleston and Division 3 colleges like Rhodes College & Regis College. Ultimately, he attended the University of California – Berkeley to pursue his academic endeavors and attempt to walk-on to the NCAA Division 1 team. While he did train with the NCAA team during off-season, Burstyn spent his playing career at Cal playing for the university's club team in the WCSA.[8][9] In his freshman year, he helped contribute to the squad's 2014 NIRSA National Championship tournament title.[10][11][12]
Philippine National Team[edit]
In 2014, the American bred player decided to ply his trade abroad in his mother's homeland: the Philippines. There he was called into the U23 Philippine National Team in preparation for the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy in Brunei. Throughout training camp he wore #8.[13] Due to paperwork issues, Burstyn would eventually wind up missing the 2014 Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy, 2016 AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers, and the 2015 SEA Games.[citation needed]
In 2016, Burstyn was called into the Philippine National Team (the Azkals) training camp while the team was preparing to face Perth Glory FC of the A-League.[14][15] However, due to the same paperwork issues that arose in 2014, he did not participate in the game.[citation needed]
Sweden[edit]
After finishing his junior year at UC Berkeley, in the summer of 2017, Steven received the opportunity to play for Division 4 side Scandinavia FC, Örebro in Örebro, Sweden. The American export helped the team clinch two trophies: the Division 4 title and the Eksjöhuscuppher as well as earn promotion to Division 3.[16][17][18] During the Eksjöhuscuppher final, Burstyn sealed away a penalty kick that led to the win over Vretstorps IF.[18]
In the spring of 2018, Steven signed with Division 4 outfit Kungsörs BK in Kungsör, Sweden after contract negotiations fell through with Division 2 side Örebro Syrianska IF.[19][20] In his second year in Sweden, Steve contributed to one of Kungsörs BK's most prolific seasons. The club managed to win 19 of 22 games, obtain a +64 goal differential, and clinch the division title to gain promotion to Division 3.[21][22]
United States[edit]
After receiving offers in Iceland's Division 3 and Spain's Tercera Division, Burstyn signed with East Bay Stompers in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) for the 2019 season. Shortly after joining the Stompers, Burstyn played preseason with SF City FC in the USL League 2 (USL2).[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Class of 2013 – Alumni Pages – Alumni Pages – Arcadia High School". ahs.ausd.net. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "Schedule – Arcadia Apaches 2011–12 Soccer (CA) | MaxPreps". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "Win slips past Nitros". tribunedigital-glendalenews-press. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ Melendez, Miguel (2012-01-12). "Boys soccer: Pasadena proves too much for Arcadia". PasPreps. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ Oakl, The; Press (2013-10-15). "Inside the US Soccer Development Academy". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "U.S. Soccer Development Academy". 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 2015-09-26. Retrieved 2018-12-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "U.S. Soccer Development Academy". 2013-10-02. Archived from the original on 2013-10-02. Retrieved 2018-12-29. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "West Coast Soccer Association". elements.demosphere.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "WCSA – UC Berkeley". westcoastsoccerassociation.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "Men's Club Soccer". recsports.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "2014 NIRSA Soccer Tournament Results" (PDF). nirsa.net. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "2014 NIRSA National Soccer Championships". 2014nirsasoccer.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "Philippine Nat'l Team U21". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "Philippines vs Perth Glory 7/26/16 | Usapang Football | Philippine Football Forum". usapangfootball.proboards.com. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ Jonny (2016-07-20). "Filipino Football: Azkals squad against Perth Glory Fc". Filipino Football. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "Svensk Fotboll – Scandinavia FC Division 4 Men".
- ↑ "3–0 victory in last game of season 2017". Scandinavian Football Club Örebro Herr (in svenska). Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Svensk Fotboll – Scandinavia FC Eksjohuscuppher".
- ↑ "Spelarpresentation – KBK". Kungsors BK. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
- ↑ "Magazin24 – Internationell Klass Ska Hoja KBK".
- ↑ "Kungsors BK – League Table".
- ↑ "Svensk Fotboll – Kungsors BK Tabell och Resultat".
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