Marciano Bruma

Marciano Bruma (born as Marciano van Homoet on 7 March 1984) is a Dutch footballer of Surinamese descent who currently plays for XerxesDZB in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.

Marciano Bruma
Marciano Bruma in 2011
Personal information
Full name Marciano Bruma van Homoet
Date of birth (1984-03-07) March 7, 1984
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 XerxesDZB
Youth career
Feyenoord
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Sparta 28 (1)
2007–2009 Barnsley 36 (0)
2009–2010 Willem II 18 (0)
2010–2011 Arka Gdynia 25 (0)
2011–2012 Lech Poznań 6 (0)
2012–2013 Rijnsburgse Boys 5 (0)
2014–2016 Excelsior Maassluis 16 (0)
2016– XerxesDZB
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 August 2011

Bruma is a defender who made his debut in professional football as part of the Sparta Rotterdam squad in the 2004–05 season.

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 played as a substitute in the memorable win over Premier League side Liverpool in the 2007-08 FA Cup.[2] He then excelled in the subsequent quarter-final victory against Chelsea[3] 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.[4]

Arka Gdynia

He signed a two-year contract with Polish club Arka Gdynia on 9 July 2010.[5] He was released from Arka Gdynia on 30 June 2011.[6]

Lech Poznań

On 18 August 2011 Bruma signed a one-year contract with Polish side Lech Poznań,[7] only to leave them after one year for Dutch amateur side Rijnsburgse Boys.[8]

He was snapped up by Excelsior Maassluis in summer 2014[9] and left them for Hoofdklasse club XerxesDZB in 2016.[10]

Personal life

Marciano is the older brother of VfL Wolfsburg player Jeffrey Bruma.

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 certificate, so in England he played as Marciano van Homoet[11]

References
  1. "Barnsley complete double signing". BBC Sport. 2007-06-08. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
  2. "Liverpool 1-2 Barnsley". BBC. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  3. "Barnsley 1-0 Chelsea". BBC. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. "Willem II contracteert Bruma" (in Dutch). Willem II Tilburg. 2009-08-26. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
  5. Marciano Bruma zostal nowym pilkarzem Arki Gdynia wiadomosci24.pl
  6. 11 piłkarzy odchodzi z Arki Archived 2011-09-07 at the Wayback Machine 30.06.2011, boisko.pl
  7. Marciano Bruma zawodnikiem Lecha Poznań
  8. Rijnsburg haalt Bruma op bij Lech Poznan - Omroep West (in Dutch)
  9. Marciano Bruma speelt volgend seizoen voor Excelsior Maassluis - Excelsior Maassluis (in Dutch)
  10. Bruma van Excelsior M naar XerxesDZB - WOS (in Dutch)
  11. "CLARIFICATION – MARCIANO VAN HOMOET". Barnsley FC. 2007-09-12. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
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