Kévin Bru
 Kevin Bru playing for Ipswich Town in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Bru[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ipswich Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003 | INF Clairefontaine | ||
| 2003–2006 | Rennes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2010 | Rennes | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Clermont Foot (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Dijon FCO | 25 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | US Boulogne | 28 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Istres | 31 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Levski Sofia | 20 | (1) |
| 2014– | Ipswich Town | 84 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | France U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011– | Mauritius | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:22, 8 April 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2017 | |||
Kévin Bru (born 12 December 1988 in Paris) is a French-born Mauritian professional footballer who plays for Championship side Ipswich Town.
Career
Club
Bru trained as a youth in the INF Clairefontaine academy. He then moved to Rennes. During his time there, he went on separate loans to Châteauroux and Clermont Foot, and only made two senior appearances for Rennes. On 7 January 2010, Dijon FCO signed the attacking midfielder from Rennes until June 2011. In January 2011, after terminating his contract early with Dijon, Bru signed with fellow Ligue 2 team US Boulogne on a two-year contract. Despite visiting the infrastructures of the Bulgarian club Levski Sofia in the summer 2012, Bru decided to stay in France by joining Ligue 2 side Istres thus giving up on hopes of playing in the Europa League in the following season.[2] After the end of the campaign, he signed a three-year contract with PFC Levski Sofia in June 2013.[3]
On 31 July 2014, Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy confirmed that Bru had signed for the club following a successful trial.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 victory against Birmingham City on 24 February 2015.[5] Bru continued to impress into the 2015-2016 season and has become an important part of the squad thanks to his range of passing and technique.
International
Bru has made several appearances for the French U-19 team, but has never represented France with the senior team. Due to his Mauritian descent, the opportunity arose for him to represent Mauritius internationally, which he took in 2011. He earned his first cap for Mauritius on 5 June 2011, in their AFCON qualifying match against DR Congo.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 July 2017
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Clermont (loan) | 2008–09[7] | Ligue 2 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| Dijon FCO | 2009–10[7] | Ligue 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 2010–11[7] | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Dijon total | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| US Boulogne | 2010–11[7] | Ligue 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011–12[7] | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
| Boulogne total | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| FC Istres | 2012–13[7] | Ligue 2 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 |
| Levski Sofia | 2013–14[7] | A Group | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Ipswich Town | 2014–15[8] | Championship | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| 2015–16[9] | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2016–17[10] | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Ipswich total | 85 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 214 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 235 | 14 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in the Championship play-offs
International
| Mauritius national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 1 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2017[11]
Personal
Kévin's parents are from Mauritius. His brother Jonathan is also a football player. He currently plays for U.D. Oliveirense. Jonathan also represents Mauritius internationally with the Mauritius national football team.
References
- ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 27. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ↑ Kevin Bru to USBCO!
- ↑ "Бру подписа, тренира и си тръгна" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
- ↑ Watson, Stuart (31 July 2014). "French-Mauritian midfielder Kevin Bru signs for Ipswich Town". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ipswich 4-2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Bru represents Mauritius
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "K.Bru". soccerways.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Kévin Bru in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Kévin Bru in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Games played by Kévin Bru in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ↑ "Kévin Bru". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
External links
- Profile at LevskiSofia.info (in English)
- Kévin Bru – French league stats at LFP