Burke first played hurling to a high standard as a student at
St Declan's College in the Dublin Schools' SAHC. His performances for the school resulted in his inclusion on the amalgamated Dublin North team in the
Leinster Colleges SAHC. Burke later played for
DCU Dóchas Éireann and was a
Fitzgibbon Cup runner-up in 2018 before being named on the Rising Stars Team of the Year. Burke had a very successful underage career at club level with
Na Fianna. After winning three successive
Dublin MAHC titles from 2014 to 2016 he went on to win back-to-back
Dublin U21AHC titles in 2017 and 2018. Burke progressed to the club's senior team and was
captain when Na Fianna won the
Dublin SHC title in 2023, however, he missed the game due to injury. Burke first appeared at inter-county level for
Dublin during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won a
Leinster MHC after a defeat of
Wexford in 2016. He later spent two unsuccessful seasons with the
under-21 team. Burke was drafted into the
senior team in 2017. ==Career statistics==