Thomas Bruns
{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 1992)}}
{{For|the German writer and poet|Thomas Bruns (poet)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Thomas Bruns
| image = Thomas Bruns (2020).jpg
| caption = Bruns in 2020
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|01|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Wierden, Netherlands
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Heracles Almelo
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2003
| youthclubs1 = SV Omhoog
| youthyears2 = 2003–2011
| youthclubs2 = Twente
| years1 = 2011–2017
| clubs1 = Heracles Almelo
| caps1 = 175
| goals1 = 24
| years2 = 2017–2021
| clubs2 = Vitesse
| caps2 = 61
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2019
| clubs3 = → Groningen (loan)
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = → PEC Zwolle (loan)
| caps4 = 8
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2020
| clubs5 = → VVV-Venlo (loan)
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = Adanaspor
| caps6 = 30
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2022–
| clubs7 = Heracles Almelo
| caps7 = 64
| goals7 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2008
| nationalteam1 = Netherlands U16
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam2 = Netherlands U17
| nationalcaps2 = 7
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalyears3 = 2012
| nationalteam3 = Netherlands U20
| nationalcaps3 = 2
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2013
| nationalteam4 = Netherlands U21
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| club-update = 15:36, 15 December 2024 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Thomas Bruns (born 7 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{Dutch football updater|HeraclesA}} club Heracles Almelo.{{Worldfootball.net|thomas-bruns_2}}
Club career
=Heracles Almelo=
File:Thomas bruns-1691350505 (cropped).JPG 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.{{Cite news |title=Thomas Bruns |url=http://www.voetbalzone.nl/speler.asp?uid=168503 |publisher=Voetbal Zone |accessdate=11 April 2017}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Willem II vs. Heracles |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/04/09/netherlands/eredivisie/sbv-willem-ii-tilburg/stichting-heracles-almelo/941673/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=9 April 2011 |accessdate=11 April 2017}} The following season, Bruns scored his first league goal for Heracles, in their 4–2 home defeat against Heerenveen.{{Cite news |title=Heracles vs. Heerenveen |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/04/28/netherlands/eredivisie/stichting-heracles-almelo/sportclub-heerenveen/1120592/ |publisher=Soccerway |date=28 April 2012 |accessdate=11 April 2017}} 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.{{Cite news |title=T. Bruns |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/thomas-bruns/168503/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=11 April 2017}}
=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.{{Cite news |title=Bruns signs four-year contract |url=https://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/6386/bruns-tekent-vierjarig-contract |publisher=Vitesse Official Site |date=10 April 2017 |accessdate=11 April 2017}}
==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.{{Cite news |title=Bruns op huurbasis naar FC Groningen |url=https://www.vitesse.nl/nl/nieuws/detail/7592/bruns-op-huurbasis-naar-fc-groningen |publisher=SBV Vitesse |date=24 December 2018 |accessdate=26 December 2018}}
=Adanaspor=
On 12 August 2021, he joined Turkish TFF First League club Adanaspor on a two-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Adanaspor|url=https://www.facebook.com/AdanasporResmi/posts/4681988351851606|title=HOŞ GELDİN THOMAS BRUNS!|date=12 August 2021|accessdate=1 October 2021|language=tr}} He made his debut for Turuncu on 21 August, replacing Uğurcan Yazğılı in the 70th minute of a 0–0 home draw against Gençlerbirliği.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/21/turkey/1-lig/adanaspor-fk/genclerbirligi/3557621/ |title=Adanaspor vs. Gençlerbirliği 0–0: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=17 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717051141/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/08/21/turkey/1-lig/adanaspor-fk/genclerbirligi/3557621/ |url-status=live }} On 8 January 2022, he scored his first goal for the club, opening the score in a 3–1 league victory against Bursaspor.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/01/08/turkey/1-lig/adanaspor-fk/bursaspor/3557784/ |title=Adanaspor vs. Bursaspor 3–1: Summary |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=17 September 2023 |archive-date=4 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204124116/https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2022/01/08/turkey/1-lig/adanaspor-fk/bursaspor/3557784/ |url-status=live }} Bruns scored three goals in 32 appearances for Adanaspor, as the team avoided relegation by one point.{{cite web |title=2021–2022 Sezonu Spor Toto 1. Lig Arşivi TFF |url=https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=1580 |website=TFF |access-date=17 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404003109/https://www.tff.org/default.aspx?pageID=1580 |archive-date=4 April 2023 |language=tr}}
=Return to Heracles Almelo=
On 3 August 2022, Bruns returned to Heracles Almelo and signed a three-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=Heracles Almelo|url=https://www.heracles.nl/2022/08/03/heracles-almelo-versterkt-zich-met-thomas-bruns/|title=HERACLES ALMELO VERSTERKT ZICH MET THOMAS BRUNS|date=3 August 2022|access-date=17 August 2022|language=nl}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 6 April 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|KNVB Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="8"|Heracles Almelo
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|Eredivisie |19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13
|Eredivisie |27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2013–14
|Eredivisie |31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15
|Eredivisie |32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16
|Eredivisie |33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 4Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs | 2 | 39 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17
|Eredivisie |32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 4 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!175 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 197 | 28 | |
| rowspan="3"|Vitesse
|Eredivisie |29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, three in Eredivisie European play-offs | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2018–19
|Eredivisie |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 4 | |
| Groningen (loan)
|Eredivisie |15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
| PEC Zwolle (loan)
|Eredivisie |8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 1 | |||
| VVV-Venlo (loan)
|Eredivisie |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!241 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 279 | 35 |
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References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|thomas-bruns_2}}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610205419/http://www.onsoranje.nl/team-statistieken/teams/speler/19/50a3c210-bc1f1313-313489 |title=Netherlands youth at OnsOranje }}
{{Heracles Almelo squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bruns, Thomas}}
Category:Sportspeople from Wierden
Category:Footballers from Overijssel
Category:Dutch men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Netherlands men's youth international footballers
Category:Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Heracles Almelo players
Category:Adanaspor footballers
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey