Marciano Bruma

Marciano Bruma
Marciano Bruma in 2011
Personal information
Full name Marciano van Homoet Bruma
Birth name Marciano van Homoet
Date of birth (1984-03-07) 7 March 1984 (age 42)
Place of birth Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Defender
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 VV Hillegersberg [nl]
2019–2020 Zwaluwen
2020–2022 Zwarte Pijl [nl]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marciano van Homoet Bruma (born Marciano van Homoet; 7 March 1984) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Barnsley

Bruma was signed by Barnsley on 8 June 2007. 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.[citation needed] He suffered a broken hand during pre-season, and eventually made his debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat to Sheffield United on 15 December 2007.

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. He then excelled in the subsequent quarter-final victory against Chelsea and also played at Wembley in the Semi-Final against Cardiff City.

Willem II

He was released in July 2009 when his contract expired. He then signed a deal with Dutch side Willem II, agreeing a one-year contract with an option for a further year.

Arka Gdynia

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

Lech Poznań

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

He was snapped up by Excelsior Maassluis in summer 2014 and left them for Hoofdklasse club XerxesDZB in 2016. He later played with VV Hillegersberg [nl], VV Zwaluwen, and joined Zwarte Pijl [nl] in summer 2020.

Personal life

Marciano is the older brother of former VfL Wolfsburg player Jeffrey Bruma. He is of Surinamese descent.

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.

After retiring as a player, he became a personal trainer.

References

  1. ↑ "Barnsley complete double signing". BBC Sport. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
  2. ↑ Buckingham, Mark (3 August 2007). "Bruma blow for Barnsley". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Games played by Marciano Bruma in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Liverpool 1–2 Barnsley". BBC. 16 February 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Barnsley 1–0 Chelsea". BBC. 8 March 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "Willem II contracteert Bruma" (in Dutch). Willem II Tilburg. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  7. ↑ "Willem II contracteert Bruma". Tilburg.com (in Netherlands Dutch). 26 August 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  8. ↑ Marciano Bruma zostal nowym pilkarzem Arki Gdynia wiadomosci24.pl
  9. ↑ 11 piłkarzy odchodzi z Arki Archived 7 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine 30 June 2011, boisko.pl
  10. ↑ "Marciano Bruma zawodnikiem Lecha Poznań" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 18 August 2011.
  11. ↑ "Rijnsburg haalt Bruma op bij Lech Poznan". Omroep West (in Dutch).
  12. ↑ Marciano Bruma speelt volgend seizoen voor Excelsior Maassluis – Excelsior Maassluis (in Dutch)
  13. ↑ Bruma van Excelsior M naar XerxesDZB – WOS (in Dutch)
  14. ↑ "ARCHIEF: Bruma hoofdrolspeler bij eerste periodetitel ooit van Sparta". www.rijnmond.nl (in Dutch). 23 October 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  15. ↑ van Oevelen, Wesley (6 October 2019). "Zege Capelle op Zwaluwen overschaduwd door wangedrag op het veld". Algemeen Dagblad. DPG Media. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Feenstra, Richard (17 June 2020). "Kwaliteitsimpuls voor Zwarte Pijl". www.voetbalrotterdam.nl. Voetbal Rotterdam. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  17. ↑ van der Maten, Jeffrey (16 March 2023). "Marciano Bruma (39) krijgt geen genoeg van voetbal: 'Zo lang lichaam het toelaat, ga ik door'". Algemeen Dagblad. DPG Media. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  18. ↑ https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2009/03/17/ik-leer-van-duels-met-spits-drogba-11699104-a502707
  19. ↑ "CLARIFICATION – MARCIANO VAN HOMOET". Barnsley FC. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  20. ↑ "Athlete Performance Coach". MB Sports (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 May 2026.