Thomas Bruns


Thomas Bruns is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Vitesse.

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. 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. The following season, Bruns scored his first league goal for Heracles, in their 4–2 home defeat against Heerenveen. 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.

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.

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.

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