nationalcaps birth_date currentclub years youthyears caps goals image_size nationalyears image name caption fullname birth_place nationalteam height clubnumber nationalgoals youthclubs clubs position article_title
5 1 2 2 28 september 1984 hull city 1998 2005 2005 2005 2006 -- 2010 2010 2010 -- 2012 -- 2011 2012 -- 2001 2001 -- 2004 2005 -- 2006 1998 -- 2001 2001 -- 2004 0 3 74 6 6 6 6 11 115 3 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 200 2006 2006 2007 -- 2008 2013 -- alex bruce 13-12-2014 1.jpg alex bruce bruce playing for hull city in 2014 alex stephen bruce norwich , england republic of ireland northern ireland of ireland u21 republic of ireland b republic 5 ft 11 in m 2 on 4 0 0 0 0 manchester united blackburn rovers manchester -lrb- loan -rrb- → sheffield wednesday -lrb- loan -rrb- → united tranmere rovers -lrb- loan -rrb- ipswich town → leicester city blackburn -lrb- loan -rrb- leeds united → huddersfield town -lrb- loan rovers -rrb- hull city birmingham city → oldham athletic defender alex bruce -lrb- footballer , born 1984 -rrb-

alex bruce -lrb- footballer , born 1984 -rrb-

alex stephen bruce -lrb- born 28 september 1984 -rrb- is a professional footballer who plays for english club hull city as a defender .
he has also played as a holding midfielder on occasion .
he is the son of hull city manager and former manchester united defender steve bruce .
born in england , bruce has played for the republic of ireland at international level .
in june 2011 , the then northern ireland manager , nigel worthington confirmed he had held talks with bruce about changing his international allegiance , and he made his northern ireland debut in 2013 .
