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Thomas Bruns
Personal information
Full name Thomas Bruns
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Wierden, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Vitesse
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2003 SV Omhoog
2003–2011 Twente
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2017 Heracles Almelo 175 (24)
2017– Vitesse 37 (3)
2019 → FC Groningen (loan) 15 (2)
2019–2020 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 8 (1)
2020 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 6 (0)
International career
2008 Netherlands U16 1 (1)
2008–2009 Netherlands U17 7 (1)
2012 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
2013 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:47, 30 July 2020 (UTC)

Thomas Bruns (born 7 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Vitesse.[1]

Club career

Heracles Almelo

Born in Wierden, Bruns is a product of the Twente academy. He left the Enschede-based side in 2011 to join fellow Eredivisie side Heracles Almelo.[2] A couple of months after joining the club, Bruns finally made his debut on 9 April 2011, in Heracles' 6–2 away victory against Willem II, replacing Everton in the 79th minute.[3] The following season, Bruns scored his first league goal for Heracles, in their 4–2 home defeat against Heerenveen.[4] After a couple of seasons at the club, Bruns finally became a regular in the starting eleven, during Heracles' 2014–15 campaign, making twenty-nine starts and netting seven times.[5]

Vitesse

On 10 April 2017, it was announced that Bruns would join Vitesse on a free transfer, at the end of the 2016–17 campaign upon the expiry of his current contract at Heracles.[6]

FC Groningen

On 24 December 2018, it was announced that Bruns would join fellow Eredivisie side Groningen on loan for the remainder of the campaign as of 1 January 2019.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2019[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Heracles Almelo 2010–11 Eredivisie 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
2011–12 Eredivisie 19 1 5 1 — — 24 2
2012–13 Eredivisie 27 6 3 0 — — 30 6
2013–14 Eredivisie 31 1 3 1 — — 34 2
2014–15 Eredivisie 32 7 2 0 — — 34 7
2015–16 Eredivisie 33 5 2 0 — 4[a] 2 39 7
2016–17 Eredivisie 32 4 1 0 2[b] 0 — 35 4
Total 175 24 16 2 2 0 4 2 197 28
Vitesse 2017–18 Eredivisie 29 3 1 0 5[b] 1 4[c] 0 39 4
2018–19 Eredivisie 8 0 1 0 3[b] 0 — 12 0
Total 37 3 2 0 8 1 4 0 51 4
Groningen (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 15 2 0 0 — 2[a] 0 17 2
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 8 1 0 0 — – 8 1
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 — – 6 0
Career total 241 30 18 2 10 1 10 2 279 35
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, three in Eredivisie European play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Bruns". World Football. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Thomas Bruns". Voetbal Zone. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Willem II vs. Heracles". Soccerway. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Heracles vs. Heerenveen". Soccerway. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  5. ^ a b "T. Bruns". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Bruns signs four-year contract". Vitesse Official Site. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Bruns op huurbasis naar FC Groningen". SBV Vitesse. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

External links

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