Personal Information
Full Name | Rolando Maximiliano "Bruno" Martins Indi |
Date of Birth | February 8, 1992 |
Nationality | Dutch, Portuguese |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Role | Defender |
Past Team(s) |
Bruno Martins Indi: A Brief Biography
Bruno Martins Indi was born on 8th of February, 1992. He is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender. He was born in Barreiro, Portugal. He currently plays for Stoke City in the Premier League carrying a jersey number 15.
Debut
Martins Indi made his professional debut on 19th of August, 2010 against Gent winning 1-0 playing for Feyenoord.
On 15th of August 2012, he made his international debut with the Netherlands in a game against Belgium which ended in a losing cause with 4-2 margin.
Rise to glory
The trio of Ryo Miyaichi, Georginio Wijnaldum and Martins Indi formed a wall of defense and received heaps of praises for their performance in the 2011-12 season.
After moving to Stokes, he made a defense partnership with Ryan Shawcross which helped the club to perform better after a very poor start.
He had a dream debut as he helped in the creation of both the goals in the match against Belgium.
Low points
In an international world cup game against Australia, he was knocked down by Tim Cahill and was admitted into hospital as he was suspected for concussion.
He was sent off from the field after conceding a penalty by fouling Simone Zaza and denying him a scoring chance.
In the year 2010 while playing for Feyenoord, he was awarded a red card for the first time against NAC Breda for stoppage.
Club career
He represented Feyenoord from 2010-14 season scoring 5 goals in 102 matches. He represented Porto for 2 seasons till 2016 before being loaned to Stoke city in 2017. He currently plays for Stoke city.
Records
He made a total of 34 appearances for Netherlands scoring 2 goals. He scored 8 goals in his club career being a defender.