Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Giouchtas | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2009 | Power | ||
2009–2010 | Berekum Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2014 | Asante Kotoko | 0 | (0) |
2012 | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Qormi | 14 | (0) |
2015 | Naxxar Lions | 14 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Valletta | 9 | (0) |
2016 | Sliema Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Panegialios | 19 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Ergotelis | 44 | (1) |
2020–2021 | Panachaiki | 20 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Ermis Aradippou | 22 | (0) |
2022–2023 | PAEEK | 19 | (3) |
2023– | Giouchtas | 11 | (0) |
International career | |||
Ghana U17 | 2 | (0) | |
2011 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023 |
Albert Bruce (born 30 December 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League 2 club Giouchtas.
Career
Bruce started his career with Power FC in Koforidua. He then moved to Berekum Arsenal before joining Asante Kotoko in July 2010. During his spell with the Porcupines, Bruce was loaned out to Polish club Legia Warsaw in a three-year deal, but was unable to command a starting place in the team, which resulted in his loan deal being terminated in December 2012.
Bruce continued to pursue a career abroad, undergoing trials with Maltese side Qormi before being offered a deal, earning Asante Kotoko a reported transfer fee of 50K Euros. He then moved to fellow Maltese club Naxxar Lions in January 2015, before signing a two-year contract with Maltese giants Valletta in the summer of 2015.
After spending several months sidelined due to injury, Bruce eventually signed a contract with Greek 2nd Division club Panegialios in February 2017. A year later, he released himself from his contract with the club and subsequently joined fellow Greek 2nd-tier club Ergotelis on a 1,5-year deal. His stellar performances with the club during the first half of the 2018–19 season reportedly drew interest from Greek reigning champions AEK.
In August 2020, Bruce was transferred from Ergotelis to fellow Super League 2 side Panachaiki for an undisclosed transfer fee.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 May 2021.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Legia Warsaw (loan) | 2011–12 | Ekstraklasa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Qormi | 2014–15 | Maltese Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Naxxar Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
Valletta | 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Sliema Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Panegialios | 2016–17 | Football League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
2017–18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Ergotelis | 2017–18 | Football League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |||
2019–20 | Super League 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 44 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | ||
Panachaiki | 2020–21 | Super League 2 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
Career total | 119 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 2 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Greek Cup
References
- ^ "Malta giants Valleta confirm capture of Ghanaian midfielder Albert Bruce". ghanasoccernet. 28 August 2015.
- ^ "Kotoko in danger of losing Albert Bruce for free". ghanaweb. 22 February 2013.
- "Legia Warsaw Unveil Ghanaian Midfielder Albert Bruce". peacefmonline. 7 January 2012.
- "Ex-Kotoko midfielder Bruce joins Malta side Qormi FC". goal.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Albert Bruce signs for Maltese giants Valleta". ghanasoccernet. 28 August 2015.
- "EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Kotoko star Albert Bruce signs for Greek outfit Panegialios FC". ghanasoccernet. 6 February 2017.
- "Μπρούς και επίσημα". cretalive.gr (in Greek). 7 February 2018.
- ""Βλέπει και Μπρους η ΑΕΚ"". novasports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- Παρελθόν ο Bruce. www.ergotelisfc.gr (in Greek). Ergotelis F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- Albert Bruce at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- Albert Bruce at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghana men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Football League (Greece) players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Super League Greece 2 players
- Power F.C. players
- Legia Warsaw players
- Qormi F.C. players
- Naxxar Lions F.C. players
- Valletta F.C. players
- Sliema Wanderers F.C. players
- Panegialios F.C. players
- Ergotelis F.C. players
- Panachaiki F.C. players
- Ermis Aradippou FC players
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen