Albert Bruce

Albert Bruce
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-12-30) 30 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Mosul
Youth career
–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)
2023–2024 Giouchtas 28 (4)
2024– Al-Mosul
International career
Ghana U17 2 (0)
2011 Ghana U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024

Albert Bruce (born 30 December 1993) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Iraqi Premier Division League club Al-Mosul.

Career

Bruce started his career with Power FC in Koforidua.[1] He then moved to Berekum Arsenal before joining Asante Kotoko in July 2010.[2] During his spell with the Porcupines, Bruce was loaned out to Polish club Legia Warsaw in a three-year deal,[3] but was unable to command a starting place in the team, which resulted in his loan deal being terminated in December 2012.[2]

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.[4] He then moved to fellow Maltese club Naxxar Lions in January 2015,[5] before signing a two-year contract with Maltese giants Valletta in the summer of 2015.[1][5]

After spending several months sidelined due to injury, Bruce eventually signed a contract with Greek 2nd Division club Panegialios in February 2017.[6] 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.[7] His stellar performances with the club during the first half of the 2018–19 season reportedly drew interest from Greek reigning champions AEK.[8]

In August 2020, Bruce was transferred from Ergotelis to fellow Super League 2 side Panachaiki for an undisclosed transfer fee.[9]

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2021.[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
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
2012–13 Ekstraklasa 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 2014–15 Maltese Premier League 14 0 0 0 — 0 0 14 0
Valletta 2015–16 Maltese Premier League 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Sliema Wanderers 2015–16 Maltese Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
Panegialios 2016–17 Football League 9 0 0 0 — 0 0 9 0
2017–18 Football League 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 Football League 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 20 1 0 0 — 0 0 20 1
Career total 120 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 134 2
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Greek Cup

References

  1. ^ a b "Malta giants Valleta confirm capture of Ghanaian midfielder Albert Bruce". ghanasoccernet. 28 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Kotoko in danger of losing Albert Bruce for free". ghanaweb. 22 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Legia Warsaw Unveil Ghanaian Midfielder Albert Bruce". peacefmonline. 7 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Ex-Kotoko midfielder Bruce joins Malta side Qormi FC". goal.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "EXCLUSIVE: Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Albert Bruce signs for Maltese giants Valleta". ghanasoccernet. 28 August 2015.
  6. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Kotoko star Albert Bruce signs for Greek outfit Panegialios FC". ghanasoccernet. 6 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Μπρούς και επίσημα". cretalive.gr (in Greek). 7 February 2018.
  8. ^ ""Βλέπει και Μπρους η ΑΕΚ"". novasports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. ^ Παρελθόν ο Bruce. www.ergotelisfc.gr (in Greek). Ergotelis F.C. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  10. ^ Albert Bruce at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  11. ^ Albert Bruce at 90minut.pl (in Polish)