Nathaniel George Payos "Nate" Burkey (born 7 January 1985) is a Filipino American

Filipino American

Filipino Americans are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipino Americans, often shortened to "Fil-Ams", or "Pinoy",Filipinos in what is now the United States were first documented in the 16th century, with small settlements beginning in the 18th century...

 soccer player currently playing for Kaya

Kaya F.C.

Kaya Futbol Club is a Filipino association football club. They are currently playing in the First Division of the United Football League, the country's semi-professional football league....

 and the Philippines national team

Philippines national football team

The Philippines national football team is the national football team of the Philippines and represents the country in international football. The team is controlled by the Philippine Football Federation , the governing body of football in the Philippines....

. He played as a defensive midfielder during his college career and has since been playing as a forward at senior club level and the national team.

Personal Life and Career

Nate grew up in Alexandria, Virginia, a city of about 140,000, just outside of Washington, D.C. He attended T.C. Williams High School, where he played the center mid 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 semipro 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.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 June 2011	Sugathadasa Stadium Sugathadasa Stadium Sugathadasa Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for football matches and athletic tournaments. The stadium holds 25,000 people. The 1991 and 2006 South Asian Games were held in this stadium. It also hosted the majority of matches for the 2010 AFC... , Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo... , Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...		1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian Football Confederation section of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification sees teams competing for berths in the final tournament in Brazil...

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