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Meet Christian Burgess, the English defender with a history degree thriving in the Belgian top flight

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2023-09-11 06:00:00  • 2 mins

Less than four years ago, Christian Burgess was taking on the likes of Accrington Stanley and Wycombe Wanderers in League One; now, he's gearing up to face Liverpool in the Europa League.

The centre-back made the unusual move from Portsmouth to Union Saint-Gilloise in the summer of 2020 – and helped the Belgian side end their 48-year top-flight exile during his first season.

He was then a regular as USG almost won the Belgian Pro League title in their first campaign back at the level, finishing second and earning Europa League qualification – and reaching the quarter-finals of last season's competition.

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