Oli McBurnie

McBurnie made his debut for Newport on 28 November in a league game against Luton Town, scoring a hat-trick after coming on as a 58th-minute substitute.

Oliver Robert McBurnie (born 4 June 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Sheffield United and the Scotland national team.

After playing youth football for Leeds United, McBurnie began his career with Bradford City, spending two loan spells at Chester.

He later signed for Swansea City, spending time on loan at Newport County, Bristol Rovers and Barnsley.

He joined Bradford City's academy, but played for Manchester United in the 2013 Milk Cup.

McBurnie was given a three-year professional contract by Bradford on 23 August 2013.

In November 2013, Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson stated that he was considering involving McBurnie with the club's first team squad.

He made his professional debut on 9 November 2013, in the FA Cup, appearing as a substitute.

He later spoke about his desire for further first-team action, and made his first senior start on 26 December 2013, at the age of 17.

He was offered a new contract by the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.

McBurnie later spoke about his first season as a professional, describing it as "ridiculous."

He also spoke about his excitement ahead of the 2014–15 season.

In September 2014 manager Phil Parkinson told McBurnie to "step up to the plate" and make the most of the first-team appearances he was making following an injury to regular started James Hanson.

In October 2014 Parkinson hinted that McBurnie would be sent out on loan.

McBurnie joined Chester on a one-month loan deal on 22 January 2015.

He was recalled early, returning to Bradford on 20 February following injuries to first-team players.

Manager Phil Parkinson thought the loan spell had been beneficial to McBurnie's development.

He re-joined Chester on loan on 6 March.

On 13 July 2015, McBurnie joined Swansea City on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee, later revealed to be £250,000.

Later that month he made his first appearances for Swansea in under-21 matches in Holland.

In November 2015 he joined League Two club Newport County on an initial one-month loan.

While the loan had been earlier extended until January 2016, he was recalled by Swansea on 24 December 2015.

On 7 March 2016, he joined Bristol Rovers on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.

On 23 August 2016, McBurnie scored twice on his debut for Swansea's first team in the second-round 2016–17 EFL Cup tie against Peterborough United.

The match finished 1–3 in Swansea's favour.

His performance was praised by ex-Swansea player Warren Feeney.

In November 2016, McBurnie signed a one-year contract extension at the Liberty Stadium until June 2019.

McBurnie won the Premier League 2 'Player of the Month' award for January 2017.

McBurnie appeared as a substitute in Swansea's first three matches of the 2017–18 Premier League.

On 31 August 2017, the last day of the English summer transfer window, a loan to Championship club Barnsley for the rest of the season was agreed.

However, despite training with Barnsley the transfer was not completed, due to an issue with the paperwork and he returned to Swansea.

Upon returning to Swansea under Paul Clement he played for Swansea's Under 23's scoring 10 goals in 7 games, before earning a recall to the first team under new manager Carlos Carvalhal, where he made 12 appearances including starting against Liverpool and Newcastle.

Born in England to Scottish parents, he represents Scotland at international level, making his senior debut in March 2018.

McBurnie was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

He grew up in the suburb of Garforth, attending Garforth Academy.

On 31 January 2018, he moved on loan to Barnsley, then managed by Paul Heckingbottom.

He scored his first goal for Barnsley in a 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday on 10 February 2018.

After scoring six goals in his first eight games at Barnsley, McBurnie was named the Championship Player of the Month for February and also received a call up to the Scotland squad for his form.

He still lived in Garforth as of July 2020.

McBurnie started at Leeds United's academy from a young age, playing with the likes of Lewie Coyle and Tyler Denton in the youth setup, before he was released at under 14s level.