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Marciano Bruma Personal information Full name Marciano Bruma van Homoet Date of birth March 7, 1984 Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position Defender Club information Current club Lech Poznań Number 2 Youth career Feyenoord Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004–2007 Sparta Rotterdam 28 (1) 2007–2009 Barnsley 36 (0) 2009–2010 Willem II 18 (0) 2010–2011 Arka Gdynia 25 (0) 2011– Lech Poznań 1 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).Marciano Bruma (born as Marciano van Homoet on March 7, 1984 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Lech Poznań.
Van Homoet is a defender who made his debut in professional football as part of the Sparta Rotterdam squad in the 2004–05 season.
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Club career
Barnsley
Van Homoet was signed by Barnsley on 8 June 2007.[1] He was originally known as Bruma, but was forced to change his name in September 2007, by the FA when Barnsley sent in his registration, after he completed a successful trial period with them at the start of the season.
When he broke his hand he had a plate screwed onto his second metacarpal in an hour-long surgery, the plate is a permanent attachment and can not be removed.
After breaking a bone in his hand during pre-season, Van Homoet made his Barnsley debut in December 2007 against Sheffield United.
During his first season at Oakwell, he excelled in the FA Cup Quarter-Final victory against Chelsea and also played at Wembley in the Semi-Final against Cardiff City.
His second season with the Oakwell outfit did not get off to a very good start; getting himself sent off in the first match of the 2008/09 season vs Queens Park Rangers.
Willem II
He was released in July 2009 when his contract expired. He then signed a deal with Dutch side Willem II.[2]
Arka Gdynia
He signed two-year contract with Polish club Arka Gdynia on 9 July 2010.[3] He was released from Arka Gdynia on 30 June 2011.[4]
Lech Poznań
On 18 August 2011 Bruma signed a one-year contract with Polish side Lech Poznań.[5]
Personal life
Marciano is the older brother of Chelsea player Jeffrey Bruma.
Name
He had always been known as Marciano Bruma in the Netherlands, after dropping his father’s surname as a young child when his parents split up. But the FA insisted he should use the name on his birth cerificate, so in England he played as Marciano van Homoet[6]
References
- ^ "Barnsley complete double signing". BBC Sport. 2007-06-08. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/barnsley/6735209.stm. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ "Willem II contracteert Bruma" (in Dutch). Willem II Tilburg. 2009-08-26. http://www.willem-ii.nl/nieuws-detail.asp?id=6425&hoofdID=7&rubriek=13. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
- ^ Marciano Bruma zostal nowym pilkarzem Arki Gdynia wiadomosci24.pl
- ^ 11 piłkarzy odchodzi z Arki 30.06.2011, boisko.pl
- ^ Marciano Bruma zawodnikiem Lecha Poznań
- ^ "CLARIFICATION – MARCIANO VAN HOMOET". Barnsley FC. 2007-09-12. http://www.barnsleyfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10309~1110547,00.html. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
External links
- Marciano Bruma at 90minut.pl (Polish)
- Marciano van Homoet profile at barnsleyfc.co.uk
- Marciano Bruma career stats at Soccerbase
Lech Poznań – current squad 2 Bruma · 3 Đurđević · 5 Arboleda · 7 Wilk · 10 Krivets · 11 Murawski · 14 Štilić · 15 Drygas · 16 Rudņevs · 18 Ślusarski · 20 Wołąkiewicz · 21 Injac · 22 Wojtkowiak · 23 Kikut · 24 Tonev · 25 Henríquez · 27 Kotorowski · 28 Ubiparip · 30 Burić · 32 Możdżeń · 33 Bieszczad · 34 Golla · 35 Kamiński · Manager: Bakero
Categories:- 1984 births
- People from Rotterdam
- Living people
- Dutch footballers
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Dutch people of Antillean descent
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Willem II Tilburg players
- Arka Gdynia players
- Lech Poznań players
- Eredivisie players
- The Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Association football defenders
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