Nina Burger (born 27 December 1987) is an Austrian former football striker, who played for SC Sand of Frauen Bundesliga, after playing for SV Neulengbach of Austria's ÖFB-Frauenliga.[1] She also played the 2014 season for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[2] She was the ÖFB-Frauenliga's top scorer for six seasons in a row between 2007 and 2012.[3]

Nina Burger
Personal information
Full name Nina Burger
Date of birth (1987-12-27) 27 December 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Tulln an der Donau, Austria
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2014 SV Neulengbach
2014 Houston Dash 17 (4)
2014–2015 SV Neulengbach
2015–2019 SC Sand 72 (28)
International career
2005–2019 Austria 108 (53)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

On 1 April 2019, she announced retirement from the Austrian national team, after playing 108 matches with 53 goals.[4]

Honours edit

SV Neulengbach
  • ÖFB-Frauenliga: Winner 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
  • ÖFB Ladies Cup: Winner 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
SC Sand
National Team
Individual
  • Top scorer ÖFB-Frauenliga: 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2010–2011, 2011–2012

International goals edit

Scores and results list Austria's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 24 September 2005 Bük, Hungary   Hungary 1–0 3–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 3–0
3. 26 August 2006 Bruckneudorf, Austria   Hungary 1–1 1–1
4. 23 September 2006 Troyes, France   France 1–1 1–2
5. 26 August 2007 Gleisdorf, Austria   Israel 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
6. 3–0
7. 5–0
8. 28 May 2008 Kutno, Poland   Poland 3–0 4–2
9. 4–1
10. 25 June 2008 Beit She'an, Israel   Israel 2–0 2–0
11. 26 February 2010 Lagos, Portugal   Faroe Islands 1–0 3–0 2010 Algarve Cup
12. 3 March 2010 Olhão, Portugal   Faroe Islands 3–0 6–0
13. 23 June 2010 Anger, Austria   Turkey 1–0 4–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
14. 25 August 2010 Samsun, Turkey   Turkey 1–2 1–2
15. 1 April 2012 Yerevan, Armenia   Armenia 1–2 4–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2013 qualifying
16. 3–2
17. 4–2
18. 16 June 2012 Prague, Czech Republic   Czech Republic 3–1 3–2
19. 15 September 2012 Sankt Pölten, Austria   Denmark 2–0 3–1
20. 3–0
21. 21 September 2013 Vöcklabruck, Austria   Bulgaria 1–0 4–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
22. 25 September 2013 Turku, Finland   Finland 1–1 1–2
23. 10 March 2014 Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal   Russia 3–2 3–2 2014 Algarve Cup
24. 5 April 2014 Lovech, Bulgaria   Bulgaria 1–0 6–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
25. 19 June 2014 Almaty, Kazakhstan   Kazakhstan 2–0 3–0
26. 13 September 2014 Sankt Pölten, Austria   Hungary 4–3 4–3
27. 17 September 2014 Pasching, Austria   Kazakhstan 2–0 5–1
28. 22 September 2015 Sankt Pölten, Austria   Wales 3–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
29. 2 March 2016 Deryneia, Cyprus   Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup
30. 2–0
31. 9 March 2016 Larnaca, Cyprus   Poland 1–0 2–1
32. 6 April 2016 Steyr, Austria   Kazakhstan 5–0 6–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
33. 2 June 2016 Oslo, Norway   Norway 1–0 2–2
34. 4 June 2016 Horn, Austria   Israel 1–0 4–0
35. 2–0
36. 26 July 2017 Rotterdam, Netherlands   Iceland 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017
37. 19 September 2017 Kruševac, Serbia   Serbia 1–0 4–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
38. 3–0
39. 4–0
40. 23 November 2017 Maria Enzersdorf, Austria   Israel 2–0 2–0
41. 27 February 2019 Larnaca, Cyprus   Nigeria 1–0 4–1 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup

References edit

  1. ^ "Houston Dash sign Austrian international Nina Burger". 30 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Verpatzter CL-Start für Neulengbach".
  3. ^ ÖFB-Bundesliga archive in Union Kleinmünchen's website, featuring each season's scorers since 2000
  4. ^ "Nina Burger verkündet Karriere-Ende". oefb.at (in German). 1 April 2019. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.

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