Andreas Bruus (; born 16 January 1999) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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, on loan from club

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. He has also represented

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at youth international level.

Career

Brøndby

Youth

Born in

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, Bruus joined the

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youth academy in 2005. He combined this with education at first Krogårdsskolen in his hometown of Greve, and later

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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

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on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season. He scored four goals in 24 appearances during his spell, including a brace against

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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

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. In January 2020, he appeared as a right wing-back in

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against

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and

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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 Kongens Lyngby (, Danish language, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping stre ...

and Hvidovre, and was called up for the first team in their first match, after the

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had suspended the competition, on 2 June 2020 for the match against

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. Bruus came on as a substitute for an injured

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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

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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

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of the

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Troyes

Bruus joined

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club

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

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. In the following league match against

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, he fell out with a knee injury, sidelining him for the following weeks. On 2 September 2024 the

side

confirmed that Bruus joined the club on a loan deal until the end of the 2024-25 season.

Career statistics

Honours

Brøndby *

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: 2017–18

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruus, Andreas 1999 births Living people People from Greve Municipality Footballers from Region Zealand Danish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Denmark men's youth international footballers Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Brøndby IF players FC Roskilde players ES Troyes AC players AaB Fodbold players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century Danish sportsmen