Career
He plays as an attacking midfielder. As a teenager, Burton was recommended to SV Werder Bremen by compatriot and New Zealand football legend Wynton Rufer who played for Bremen at the time. After spending several years in their youth and amateur sides, he moved to lower division teams VfL Osnabrück, Kickers Emden and VfB Lübeck before returning to New Zealand.
He also played for the New Zealand national football team, the All Whites and collected 28 caps (6 goals) in official Fédération internationale de football association internationals between 1996 and 2003.
He twice played at the Fédération internationale de football association Confederations Cup and also twice at the OFC Nations Cup.
