BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Bethlehem Steel FC announced on Monday it had reached an agreement with Rivoli United to purchase Cory Burke pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate (ITC), after the young forward had spent the past season on loan with the USL club. Burke will be added to the club’s full-time roster upon the opening of the transfer window. Per club policy, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

“We are excited to make Cory’s move permanent after he showed an ability to consistently impact games in a positive way this year,” Steel Head Coach Brendan Burke said. “Cory is doing very well with his time in the Jamaican National Team and hopefully establishing himself as someone that they can rely on as well. Now that he knows the league and has some time to adjust, we are expecting a big year for Cory in 2017.”

Burke scored his second goal for Jamaica on Sunday night as the Reggae Boyz took a 1-0 victory against Suriname in a rescheduled Caribbean Cup Qualifying contest in Kingston, Jamaica. The victory booked Jamaica a place in the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup.