Kévin Bru

Rennes

Born in Paris, Bru initially played for the youth teams of US Paris 11th and Paris FC before training at the INF Clairefontaine academy (France national Football team Centre). He then moved to Rennes, like his brother Jonathan Bru in 2003. Bru started out at the reserve side and helped them win the reserve league. Bru later revealed that Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur offered him a contract, but rejected the move, opting to stay in France instead. Bru made his Stade Rennais debut on 6 January 2007, where he came on as a substitute for Sylvain Marveaux in the second half, in a 3–1 loss against Romorantin in the first round of Coupe de France. Thirteen days later, he signed his first professional contract with the club, for three years. On 24 January, he made his league debut for the club, as a late substitute in a 2–0 win over Monaco. Bru made another appearance for the side in the league, also coming on as a late substitute, in a 2–0 loss against Sedan on 24 February. At the end of the 2006–07 season, Bru went on to make three appearances in all competitions for Rennes. Ahead of the 2007–08 season, Bru was named as one of four youngsters to watch by Stade Rennais Online. He also signed a contract extension with the club, keeping him until 2011. It wasn't until on 31 October 2007 when Bru made his first appearance for Stade Rennais, starting a match and played 64 minutes before substituted, in a 2–0 loss against Valenciennes in the round of 16 of Coupe…

Bru made several appearances for the France under-18 and under-19 team, but never represented the senior team. Due to his Mauritian parentage, Bru chose to represent their national team in 2011. He earned his first cap on 5 June 2011, in their AFCON qualifying match against DR Congo. Three years later, Bru was called up to the national team again and played his first match on 20 April 2014, a 2–0 loss against Mauritania. On 28 March 2017, Bru captained Mauritius for the first time in his career and set up a goal for Walter Duprey St. Martin, in a 1–1 draw against Comoros. He has captained the country. On 22 March 2018, he scored his first goal for Mauritius in a 1–0 win over Macau.

Club

As of 1 July 2021

International

As of match played 11 June 2024

As of match played 6 June 2024 Scores and results list Mauritius goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bru goal.

Bru's parents are from Mauritius. His brother Jonathan is also a former footballer and also represented Mauritius internationally with the Mauritius national football team. Growing up in Paris, France, Bru reflected on his childhood, saying: "It was a hard, tough area where I grew up and I have got friends who have been in prison and are still in prison, Who knows what would have happened to me if I didn't make it as a footballer? Maybe I would have got dragged down that road that some of my friends have gone, I don't know. From the age of six though, I always wanted to play football and my brother and I would play every minute that we had that was free." In addition to speaking French, Bru learned Bulgarian and English while playing in those countries. His agent is Antoine Sibierski, who recommended his move to Ipswich Town. In February 2015, Bru's dog Grizzler went missing in Claydon, and was found after he appealed on Twitter. In June 2017, Bru was convicted of a series of motoring offences, resulting in him being banned from driving for 12 months.