Jeffrey Kevin van Homoet Bruma (born 13 November 1991), commonly known as Jeffrey Bruma (), is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a

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for

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club Kasımpaşa.

Club career

Chelsea

Bruma joined

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's youth setup from

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at the age of 15 for a fee of £100,000, and was making appearances for the

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team by the age of 16. In the 2007–08 season, Bruma played centre back in every round of the

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run to the final and made the most appearances in the youth league. Bruma also played for the Netherlands U-21 national team. Jeffrey Bruma 4677

In September 2009, Bruma was added to Chelsea's UEFA Champions League squad and was on the bench against

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. On 13 October 2009, Bruma made his debut for the

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in an Under-21 Championship qualifying game victory over

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. Eleven days later, Bruma made his Premier League debut for Chelsea, coming on as a substitute in a 5–0 victory over

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. On 2 December 2009, Bruma made his

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debut, coming on as a substitute for

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in the quarter final in a match against Blackburn Rovers, a match which Chelsea later lost on penalties. On 20 February 2010, Bruma made his second Premier League appearance, in the 2–0 victory at

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, where he was a 56th-minute substitute replacing the injured

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. Although Bruma was playing for Chelsea's first team, he was also playing in the youth squad, scoring a goal in the

Final; First Leg at

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. Chelsea went on to beat

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3–2 on aggregate to lift the trophy for the first time since 1961. He was named in the

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squad in July 2010. He featured in a friendly match against

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, which finished 1–1 earning his first cap. On 1 September 2010, Bruma signed a new four-year contract which would keep him at Chelsea until at least 2014. He came on for Alex against Blackpool on 19 September 2010 and played a whole 90 minutes in a League Cup match against Newcastle on 22 September 2010. Bruma had his first start in the Premier League in a home game against Aston Villa, where he partnered captain

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in central defence. The match was played on 2 January 2011 and ended in a 3–3 draw. Bruma played the whole game.

Loan to Leicester City

On 11 February 2011, Bruma joined

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on loan until the end of the

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season, where he linked up with fellow Chelsea loanee

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. He made his debut for Leicester as a second-half substitute for

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in the 84th of the team's 2–0 away win at

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on 12 February 2011. Bruma made his first start in a 2–0 defeat to

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. Bruma stated that he aimed to use the loan to Leicester City to earn a place in Chelsea's first team or a move elsewhere. If not he stated he would like to go on loan again. On 2 April 2011, against

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, Bruma conceded a penalty for handball that was saved by

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, Chris Weale. Shortly after this incident he received the first red card of his senior career after receiving two yellow cards for dissent towards the

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. Leicester City drew the game 3–3. Leicester had not won in the first seven starts Bruma had for the club. He was then moved into central midfield and he scored his first two league goals in a 4–2 win over

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on 25 April 2011; both efforts were struck from 30 yards out.

Loan to Hamburger SV

Bruma joined

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on a one-year loan deal, until 30 June 2012, with an option for another year and was given the number 5 shirt. On 23 September 2011, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–1 victory against

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, the equalizing goal to make the score 1–1. Bruma's loan was extended for another season at Hamburger SV after making 22 appearances and scoring two goals in the previous season. In April 2013, it was announced that the club had decided not to sign him permanently.

PSV

On 26 June 2013, it was announced that Bruma had signed a contract with PSV. As part of the deal to take Bruma to

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, therefore giving PSV a 5–0 victory on aggregate in this

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qualifying tie. On 3 August 2013, Bruma made his league debut in a 3–2 victory over

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, playing the full 90 minutes. On 2 November 2013, Bruma scored his first PSV goal in a 1–1 draw with

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, netting in the third minute.

VfL Wolfsburg

On 26 June 2016, Bruma made a return to German football, signing a five-year deal with Bundesliga side

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for an undisclosed fee. Following a five-year spell with the club, Bruma left in July 2021 at the end of his contract.

Loan to Schalke 04

On 31 January 2019, Bruma was loaned to

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until the end of the campaign.

Loan to Mainz 05

On 29 January 2020,

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announced their signing of Bruma on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season.

Kasımpaşa

On 3 August 2021, Bruma agreed to join

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side, Kasımpaşa on a two-year deal, with an option of a third year. He went onto make his debut during a 1–1 draw with

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on 14 August.

International career

Bruma has represented the Netherlands at all youth levels: under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 levels. With the U17's, Bruma played in the 2007 European Under-17 Championship. At U21, Bruma made his debut at 17 years old, on 4 September 2009, during a qualifying match for the

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against

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, where his team won 2–0. On 11 August 2010, Bruma received his first call-up in the selection of the Netherlands making his debut, starting against

, with

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and

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three other debutants in the starting line, which ended a 1–1 draw. His second appearance for the Netherlands would be the 8 June 2011, another 1–1 draw against

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, having replaced

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at half-time. Bruma scored his first international goal on 16 November 2014 against

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in a qualifying match for

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, which the Dutch won 6–0.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Netherlands' goal tally first.''

Personal life

Bruma's mother is from

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and his father is Dutch. His older brother,

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, and his cousins

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and

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are also football players. His uncle is former

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full-back

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Honours

Club

;PSV *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

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References

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