Kévin Bru

Kévin Bru
Personal information
Full name Kévin Bru
Date of birth (1988-12-12) 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
Number 17
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 59 (3)
National team‡
2007 France U-19 4 (0)
2011– Mauritius 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21: 51, 9 August 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2011

Kévin Bru (born 12 December 1988 in Paris) is a French-born Mauritian footballer who plays for Championship side Ipswich Town.

Career

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 Europa League next season.[1] After the end of campaign, he signed three-year contract with PFC Levski Sofia in June 2013.[2]

On 31 July 2014, Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy confirmed that Bru had signed for the club following a successful trial.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in a 4–2 victory against Birmingham City on 24 February 2015.[4] 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.[5]

Personal

Kévin's parents are from Mauritius. His brother Jonathan is also a football player, he is currently plays for U.D. Oliveirense. Jonathan also represents Mauritius internationally with Mauritius national football team.

References

  1. ↑ Kevin Bru to USBCO!
  2. ↑ "Бру подписа, тренира и си тръгна" (in Bulgarian). 7sport.net. 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  3. ↑ Watson, Stuart (31 July 2014). "French-Mauritian midfielder Kevin Bru signs for Ipswich Town". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ipswich 4-2 Birmingham". BBC Sport. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Bru represents Mauritius

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