Andreas Bruus (; born 16 January 1999) is a Danish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for club
Troyes
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. He has also represented
Denmark
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at youth international level.
Career
Brøndby
Youth
Born in
Greve Strand
Greve Strand (commonly also known simply as Greve) is a Danish town, seat of the Greve Municipality, in the Region Sjælland. Its population is 41,879 (1 January 2015).Brøndby IF youth academy in 2005. He combined this with education at first Krogårdsskolen in his hometown of Greve, and later
secondary school
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at Albertslund Gymnasium together with fellow Brøndby talents Casper Hauervig and Christian Enemark.
On 25 October 2017, Bruus signed his first professional contract with Brøndby IF, a two-and-a-half-year deal which tied him to the club until the summer of 2019. He was included in the first team squad from 1 January 2018. He made his Brøndby debut at the age of 18 when he was brought on for the final ten minutes in the 2–2 home draw against AGF on 10 December 2017.
Loan to Roskilde
Bruus signed a new three-year contract on 31 August 2018 with Brøndby before joining Danish second tier club
FC Roskilde
Football Club Roskilde is a Danish professional association football club based in Roskilde, Region Zealand. They will compete in the Danish 2nd Division in the 2022–23 season following their promotion. They play at Roskilde Idrætspark (also ...
on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. He scored four goals in 24 appearances during his spell, including a brace against
Nykøbing FC
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in a 5–0 away win.
Return to Brøndby
Bruus returned to Brøndby after his loan, but failed to make any appearances during the fall of the 2019–20 season under new manager
Niels Frederiksen
Niels Frederiksen (; born 5 November 1970) is a Danish professional football manager. He last worked as the head coach of Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.
Frederiksen began his career as a head coach at Lyngby Boldklub in 2009 after having ...
BK Avarta
Boldklubben Avarta is a Danish football club currently playing in the Danish 2nd Division Group 1, which ranks as the third highest league in Denmark. Avarta's home ground is Espelundens Idrætsanlæg in Rødovre, Copenhagen, which has a capaci ...
and
Hvidovre IF
Hvidovre Idrætsforening, more commonly known as Hvidovre IF () is a Denmark, Danish professional association football, football club based in Hvidovre. The club competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football league syste ...
indicating a new, more defensive role for him in Brøndby after having mostly played as a striker before. He continued in this role in friendlies against
Lyngby
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and Hvidovre, and was called up for the first team in their first match, after the
COVID-19 pandemic
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had suspended the competition, on 2 June 2020 for the match against
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...
. Bruus came on as a substitute for an injured
Kevin Mensah
Kevin Niclas Mensah (; born 10 May 1991) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for the Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF.
Starting his career in Viborg FF, Mensah later moved to Esbjerg fB before joining Brøndby in 2017 ...
with 20 minutes remaining.
On 19 July, Bruus signed a new contract to keep him at the club until 2023, after having established himself as a starter at the right wing-back position in head coach Frederiksen's 3–5–2 formation. A few months later, on 24 October 2020, Bruus scored his first goal for Brøndby in a 3–2 home loss to
Midtjylland
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.
Bruus made his European debut for the club on 17 August 2022 in a 2–1 away loss to Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of the
play-off round
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of the
UEFA Champions League
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.
Troyes
Bruus joined
Ligue 1
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club
Troyes
Troyes () is a commune and the capital of the department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within the Champagne wine region and is near to ...
on 18 July 2022, signing a five-year contract. He made his competitive debut for the club on 7 August, starting at right-back and providing an assist in a 3–2 away loss to
Montpellier
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. In the following league match against
Toulouse
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, he fell out with a knee injury, sidelining him for the following weeks.
Career statistics
Honours
Brøndby
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Danish Superliga
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:
2020–21
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Danish Cup
The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955.
The winner will quali ...