Thomas Bruns
Dutch footballer (born 1992)
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Thomas Bruns (born 7 January 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo.[1]
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Bruns in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Wierden, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heracles Almelo | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | SV Omhoog | ||
| 2003–2011 | Twente | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2017 | Heracles Almelo | 175 | (24) |
| 2017–2021 | Vitesse | 61 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Groningen (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | → PEC Zwolle (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | → VVV-Venlo (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Adanaspor | 30 | (3) |
| 2022– | Heracles Almelo | 83 | (7) |
| 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 as of 10 June 2025 | |||
Club career
Heracles Almelo
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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]
| 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, three in Eredivisie European play-offs