St. Louis City SC announced the signing Wednesday of Swiss goalkeeper Roman Burki to a three-year contract.
No financial terms were disclosed for the deal, which runs through the end of 2025.
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Burki, 31, will join the 2023 Major League Soccer expansion club this July at the end of his Bundesliga season at Borussia Dortmund.
Now arriving to CITY from Dortmund ✈️ Roman Bürki pic.twitter.com/y9mrwH4Wbu
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“He will play an important role on our roster by providing leadership to our young and exciting team,” St. Louis sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel said. “As a former goalkeeper myself, I know how important it is to have a leader on and off the field and we have found that in Roman.
“He is a modern goalkeeper, who is great with both feet, brilliant shot-stopper and brave coming off his line. Roman’s playing style fits perfectly into our philosophy and we’re thrilled to have him as a pillar of our ambitious club.”
Burki has been with Dortmund since 2015, totaling 83 clean sheets in 232 appearances.
Before that, he played for Germany’s SC Freiburg (2014-15) and the Swiss clubs Grasshoppers and Young Boys.