# Thomas Bruns

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

## Club career
### Heracles Almelo

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. 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.

### Adanaspor

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

### Return to Heracles Almelo

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

## Career statistics

    As of match played 6 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | KNVB Cup | KNVB Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Heracles Almelo | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 2 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 2 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 7 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 39 | 7 |
| Heracles Almelo | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 |
| Heracles Almelo | Total | Total | 175 | 24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 197 | 28 |
| Vitesse | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| Vitesse | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Vitesse | Total | Total | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 4 |
| Groningen (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 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 | Career total | Career total | 241 | 30 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 279 | 35 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Eredivisie European play-offs
* 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ One appearance in Johan Cruyff Shield, three in Eredivisie European play-offs