Thomas Bruns

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Thomas Bruns
Thomas Bruns (2020).jpg
Bruns in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-01-07) 7 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Wierden, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Heracles Almelo
Number 17
Youth career
–2003 SV Omhoog
2003–2011 Twente
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2017 Heracles Almelo 175 (24)
2017–2021 Vitesse 61 (3)
2019Groningen (loan) 15 (2)
2019–2020PEC Zwolle (loan) 8 (1)
2020VVV-Venlo (loan) 6 (0)
2021–2022 Adanaspor 30 (3)
2022– Heracles Almelo 64 (4)
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 15:36, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Bruns (born 7 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo. [1]

Contents

Club career

Heracles Almelo

Bruns with Heracles Almelo in 2023 Thomas bruns-1691350505 (cropped).JPG
Bruns with Heracles Almelo in 2023

Born in Wierden, Bruns is a product of the local youth academy (Dutch source), which since 2020 has developed into an equal venture between Heracles Almelo and FC Twente. Bruns left the Hengelo-based institute in 2011 to join 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]

Adanaspor

On 12 August 2021, he joined Turkish TFF First League club Adanaspor on a two-year contract. [8] He made his debut for Turuncu on 21 August, replacing Uğurcan Yazğılı in the 70th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Gençlerbirliği. [9] On 8 January 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the score in a 3–1 league victory against Bursaspor. [10] Bruns scored three goals in 32 appearances for Adanaspor, as the team avoided relegation by one point. [5] [11]

Return to Heracles Almelo

On 3 August 2022, Bruns returned to Heracles Almelo and signed a three-year contract. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 April 2019 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague KNVB Cup EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Heracles Almelo 2010–11 Eredivisie 10000010
2011–12 Eredivisie19151242
2012–13 Eredivisie27630306
2013–14 Eredivisie31131342
2014–15 Eredivisie32720347
2015–16 Eredivisie335204 [a] 2397
2016–17 Eredivisie324102 [b] 0354
Total17524162204219728
Vitesse 2017–18 Eredivisie293105 [b] 14 [c] 0394
2018–19 Eredivisie80103 [b] 0120
Total373208140514
Groningen (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie152002 [a] 0172
PEC Zwolle (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie810081
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2019–20 Eredivisie600060
Career total2413018210110227935

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