Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Twente.
Injury-affected season
Missed 8 of Twente's ~34 games this season through 8 injury absences (muscle, injury). He still appeared 13 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 808 | 6.92 |
 KNVB Beker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6.7 |
Scout report
M. Bruns is a 23-year-old central defender at Twente, rated 64.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 124th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bruns.
Judged on this season alone, Bruns graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 2 clean sheets and 3.342 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 27 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 37% of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 23 Bruns is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 29.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Bruns missed 8 games through injury (muscle, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 13 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Twente finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side
3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 64.6, Bruns carries the 18th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie of 49 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
