| Birth Name: | Marciano van Homoet |
| Fullname: | Marciano van Homoet Bruma |
| Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
| Birth Date: | 7 March 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Currentclub: | Zwarte Pijl |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 2004–2007 |
| Clubs1: | Sparta |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2007–2009 |
| Clubs2: | Barnsley |
| Caps2: | 36 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs4: | Arka Gdynia |
| Caps4: | 25 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs5: | Lech Poznań |
| Caps5: | 6 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs6: | Rijnsburgse Boys |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Excelsior Maassluis |
| Caps7: | 16 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs8: | XerxesDZB |
| Years9: | 2018–2019 |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs10: | Zwaluwen[1] |
| Years11: | 2020– |
| Clubs11: | Zwarte Pijl[2] |
| Nationalyears1: | 1995–1996 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1996–2006 |
| Pcupdate: | 2 August 2020 |
Marciano van Homoet Bruma (born Marciano van Homoet; 7 March 1984) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Derde Klasse club .
Van Homoet was signed by Barnsley on 8 June 2007.[3] He was originally known as Bruma, but was forced to change his name in September 2007, by the FA when Barnsley sent in his registration, after he completed a successful trial period with them at the start of the season.
When he broke his hand he had a plate screwed onto his second metacarpal in an hour-long surgery, the plate is a permanent attachment and can not be removed.
After breaking a bone in his hand during pre-season, Van Homoet made his Barnsley debut in December 2007 against Sheffield United.
During his first season at Oakwell, he played as a substitute in the memorable win over Premier League side Liverpool in the 2007-08 FA Cup.[4] He then excelled in the subsequent quarter-final victory against Chelsea[5] and also played at Wembley in the Semi-Final against Cardiff City.
His second season with the Oakwell outfit did not get off to a very good start; getting himself sent off in the first match of the 2008/09 season vs Queens Park Rangers.
He was released in July 2009 when his contract expired. He then signed a deal with Dutch side Willem II.[6]
He signed a two-year contract with Polish club Arka Gdynia on 9 July 2010.[7] He was released from Arka Gdynia on 30 June 2011.[8]
On 18 August 2011 Bruma signed a one-year contract with Polish side Lech Poznań,[9] only to leave them after one year for Dutch amateur side Rijnsburgse Boys.[10]
He was snapped up by Excelsior Maassluis in summer 2014[11] and left them for Hoofdklasse club XerxesDZB in 2016.[12]
Marciano is the older brother of VfL Wolfsburg player Jeffrey Bruma.
He had always been known as Marciano Bruma in the Netherlands, after dropping his father’s surname as a young child when his parents split up. But the FA insisted he should use the name on his birth certificate, so in England he played as Marciano van Homoet. [13]