Thomas Bruns

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
0000–2003	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	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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

As of match played 6 April 2019^[5]

• Thomas Bruns at WorldFootball.net
• Netherlands youth at OnsOranje at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-06-10)