![]() Marciano Bruma in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marciano van Homoet Bruma | ||
Birth name | Marciano van Homoet | ||
Date of birth | 7 March 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Zwarte Pijl | ||
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) |
2016–2018 | XerxesDZB | ||
2018–2019 | Zwarte Pijl | ||
2019–2020 | Zwaluwen[1] | ||
2020– | Zwarte Pijl[2] | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2020 |
Marciano van Homoet Bruma (born Marciano van Homoet; 7 March 1984) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derde Klasse club Zwarte Pijl .
Van Homoet was signed by Barnsley on 8 June 2007.[3] 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.[4] He then excelled in the subsequent quarter-final victory against Chelsea[5] 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.
He was released in July 2009 when his contract expired. He then signed a deal with Dutch side Willem II.[6]
He signed a two-year contract with Polish club Arka Gdynia on 9 July 2010.[7] He was released from Arka Gdynia on 30 June 2011.[8]
On 18 August 2011 Bruma signed a one-year contract with Polish side Lech Poznań,[9] only to leave them after one year for Dutch amateur side Rijnsburgse Boys.[10]
He was snapped up by Excelsior Maassluis in summer 2014[11] and left them for Hoofdklasse club XerxesDZB in 2016.[12]
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. [13]