Rangers
Born in Glasgow, Burke is a product of Rangers' youth system but he had previously played for Celtic Boys Club; he joined Rangers on 5 July 2000. He first broke into the Rangers first team in the 2001–02 season and scored on his début against Kilmarnock on 20 March 2002. He became a regular player in the Rangers squad and was involved in the club's 2003–04 Champions League campaign. In the opening game of the 2004–05 season at Aberdeen, Burke fainted on the pitch and was out of action for almost the whole season with a mysterious virus.
However, he came back strongly and played in most Rangers games in 2005-06, including vital Champions League games against Internazionale, Porto, and Villarreal. Burke was injured against Celtic on 23 September 2006, damaging ligaments in his left shoulder in a challenge with Aiden McGeady. The injury required an operation and Burke was ruled out of action for an estimated three months.
On 25 January 2007, Burke signed a new contract with Rangers keeping him at the club until 2009. After being frozen out of the first team squad for the first half of the 2007-08 season, Burke returned to replace the then injured Nacho Novo and DaMarcus Beasley, keeping his place in the side until April 2008, when he was injured in a Scottish Cup match against St Johnstone.
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