AFC Wimbledon sign Pompey keeper Bursik on loan

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Bursik began his career in the Dons' academy before moving to Stoke City

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AFC Wimbledon have signed goalkeeper Joe Bursik on loan from Championship side Portsmouth for the rest of the season.

The 26-year-old returns to Plough Lane, where he joined the academy as an eight-year-old before leaving for Stoke City aged 16.

He kept seven clean sheets in 16 Championship games for the Potters in 2020-2021 before going on loan to Telford, Accrington, Doncaster and Peterborough.

Bursik signed for Pompey in September 2025, making 10 league appearances and starting against Arsenal in their 4-1 FA Cup third-round defeat at Fratton Park.

He told the Dons website, external: "It's great to be back. It's a bit of a full circle moment. Good feeling, good memories".