Nathaniel George Payos Burkey (born 7 January 1985) is a former football player. He spent most of his career playing professionally in the Philippines. Burkey currently serves as the assistant coach of the Philippines national team. He played as a defensive midfielder during his college career and played as a forward at the senior club level and for the national team. Born in the United States, he represented the Philippines internationally.

Personal life and career

Nate was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia just outside the U.S. capital. He attended T. C. Williams High School, where he played the center midfielder position for the Titans. Nate's mother has Filipino roots, which made him eligible to represent the country on the international level. With family assistance, he reached out to the federation, joined semi-pro Kaya FC and was named to the national squad after he was invited to tryout in the training pool.

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 June 2011Sugathadasa Stadium, ColomboSri Lanka1–11–12014 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Coaching career

Philippines

In May 2022, Burkey was appointed by Philippines national team coach Thomas Dooley to be his assistant coach in the third round of 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers.

Honors

Club

Kaya

External links

  • at National-Football-Teams.com
  • – FIFA competition record (archived)