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Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne (born 28 June 1991) is a Belgian professional

Kevin De Bruyne
footballer who plays as a midfielder for and captains both Premier
League club Manchester City and the Belgium national team. De
Bruyne is often described by pundits as one of the best and most
complete modern day advanced playmakers due to his technique,
skill, athleticism, work-rate off the ball, vision, crossing accuracy,
wide range of passing, and powerful long-range shooting ability
with either foot. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in
the world and he has often been described as a "complete"
footballer.

De Bruyne began his professional senior career at Genk, where he

was a regular player when they won the 2010–11 Belgian Pro
League. In 2012, he joined English club Chelsea, where he was used
sparsingly and then loaned to Werder Bremen. He signed with
Wolfsburg for £18 million in 2014, establishing himself as one of
the best players in the Bundesliga and was integral in the club's
2014–15 DFB-Pokal win. In the summer of 2015, De Bruyne joined De Bruyne with Belgium in 2018
Manchester City for a then-club record £54 million. He has since Personal information
won the UEFA Champions League, six Premier League titles, five Full name Kevin De Bruyne[1]
League Cups and two FA Cups with the club. In 2017–18, he had a Date of birth 28 June 1991[2]
significant role in City becoming the only Premier League team to Place of birth Drongen, Belgium[3]
attain 100 points in a single league season. In 2019–20, De Bruyne Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[4]
equalled the record for most assists in a Premier League season and
Position(s) Midfielder
was named Player of the Season, the award he won for the second
Team information
time in 2021–22. He was again heavily involved in 2022–23, as
Manchester City sealed the continental treble in their most Current team Manchester City
successful season to date. Number 17
Youth career
He made his full international debut in 2010, and he has since 1997–1999 KVV Drongen
earned over 90 caps, scoring 26 goals for Belgium. He was a 1999–2005 Gent
member of the Belgian squads that reached the quarter-finals both 2005–2008 Genk
at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016. De Bruyne was
Senior career*
named in the FIFA World Cup Dream Team of the 2018 FIFA World
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Cup, as Belgium finished in third place, as well as appearing at
UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. 2008–2012 Genk 97 (16)
2012–2014 Chelsea 3 (0)
He has been named in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the 2012–2013 → Werder Bremen (loan) 33 (10)
Season, IFFHS Men's World Team and the ESM Team of the Year 2014–2015 VfL Wolfsburg 52 (13)
five times each, the FIFA FIFPRO World 11 four times, the UEFA 2015– Manchester City 257 (68)
Team of the Year three times, and the France Football World XI International career ‡

and the Bundesliga Team of the Year once each. He has also won 2008–2009 Belgium U18 7 (1)
the Premier League Playmaker of the Season three times, the PFA 2009 Belgium U19 10 (1)
Players' Player of the Year twice, Manchester City's Player of the 2011 Belgium U21 2 (0)
Year four times, the UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the 2010– Belgium 99 (26)
Season, the Bundesliga Player of the Year, the Footballer of the Year
Medal record [show]
(Germany), the Belgian Sportsman of the Year and the IFFHS
World's Best Playmaker three times each. Men's football
Representing Belgium

Club career FIFA World Cup

2018 Russia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as
Genk of 23:30, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

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De Bruyne began his career with hometown club KVV Drongen in ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March
2023
1997. Two years later, he joined Gent and moved to Genk in 2005.
De Bruyne continued his development in their youth set-up and was
rewarded for his progress by being promoted to the first team squad in 2008. From an Interview with his youth club, it
was revealed that De Bruyne was a Liverpool fan and admirer of Michael Owen.[5]

De Bruyne made his first team debut for Genk in a 3–0 defeat at Charleroi on 9 May 2009.[6] Having established himself
in the team the following season,[7] on 7 February 2010, De Bruyne scored his first goal for the club, which secured all
three points for Genk in a 1–0 win against Standard Liège.[8] He scored five goals and made 16 assists in 32 league
matches during the 2010–11 season as Genk were crowned Belgian champions for the third time.[9] On 29 October 2011,
De Bruyne scored his first hat-trick for Genk against Club Brugge, which ended in a 5–4 win for Genk.[10] On 28 January
2012, De Bruyne scored a brace against OH Leuven in a 5–0 win. On 18 February 2012, De Bruyne scored his first goal
back at Genk following his agreed transfer to Chelsea and also assisted the other goal in a 1–2 away win against Mons.
De Bruyne ended the season by wrapping up the scoring in a 3–1 victory over Gent. He finished the league campaign
with eight goals from 28 appearances.

Chelsea
On 31 January 2012, on the winter transfer deadline day, Premier League club Chelsea and
Genk announced the permanent signing of De Bruyne, with the fee rumoured to be in the
region of £7 million.[11] He signed a five-and-a-half-year contract at Stamford Bridge, but
would stay at Genk for the remainder of the 2011–12 season. De Bruyne told the club
website, "To come to a team like Chelsea is a dream but now I have to work hard to achieve
the level that's necessary."[12][13] On 18 July 2012, De Bruyne made his debut for Chelsea in
a friendly match against Major League Soccer (MLS) side Seattle Sounders FC in a 4–2 win.
De Bruyne also played the first half against Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain at Yankee
Stadium, New York City.

Werder Bremen (loan)

On 31 July 2012, Chelsea announced that De Bruyne was to join
Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on a season-long loan
deal.[14] He scored his first goal for Bremen in a 3–2 defeat to
Hannover 96 on 15 September, netting from 11 yards out after
being played in by Eljero Elia.[15][16] He continued his good
form, scoring in Bremen's next game, a 2–2 draw with VfB
Stuttgart, on 23 September.[17][18] De Bruyne got back on the
score sheet on 18 November, scoring the winning goal —
despite his team being down to 10 men — as Bremen came from
a goal down to defeat Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1.[19][20] De Bruyne warming up with
De Bruyne during his spell Chelsea in 2013
with Werder Bremen in
De Bruyne scored his first goal in over two months on 4 May
2012 2013, since netting a consolation goal in Bayern Munich's 6–1
hammering of Bremen, putting his side up 2–0 at home to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim before a
late brace from Sven Schipplock meant that the game finished 2–2.[21][22] He followed this
up with a goal in Bremen's next match, securing a place in the Bundesliga for the next season with a 1–1 draw against
Eintracht Frankfurt on 11 May.[23][24]

Return to Chelsea
After a successful loan spell in the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen, De Bruyne was linked with a move to stay in
Germany with either Borussia Dortmund or Bayer Leverkusen. Incoming manager José Mourinho, however, assured De
Bruyne he was a part of Chelsea's plan for the future, and the player officially returned to Chelsea on 1 July 2013.[25]

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De Bruyne injured a knee while scoring his first goal for Chelsea, in a pre-season friendly game against a Malaysia XI,[26]
but was fit to make his competitive debut on the opening day of the 2013–14 Premier League season against Hull City,
and made an assist for the first goal in a 2–0 win.[27]

Wolfsburg

2013–14 season
On 18 January 2014, Wolfsburg signed De Bruyne for a fee of £18 million (€22 million).[28] On 25 January 2014, he
made his debut for Wolfsburg in a 3–1 home loss against Hannover 96.[29] On 12 April 2014, De Bruyne assisted 2 goals
in their 4–1 home win against 1. FC Nürnberg.[30] After a week he scored his first goal for Wolfsburg in 3–1 away win
against Hamburger SV.[31] He also scored in the last two matches of the Bundesliga helping his team to win against VfB
Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach.

2014–15 season
De Bruyne scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season on 2 October 2014, volleying in
a clearance from outside the box to salvage a 1–1 draw against Lille in the Europa
League.[32] In the third group match away to Krasnodar on 23 October, De Bruyne
scored twice as Wolfsburg secured their first win in the competition with a 4–2
victory.[33] On 30 January 2015, he scored another brace in a 4–1 home win against
Bayern Munich, their first Bundesliga defeat since April 2014.[34] On 1 March 2015,
De Bruyne assisted three goals in a 5–3 win over his former club Werder Bremen.[35]

On 12 March 2015, De Bruyne scored two goals in a 3–1 first leg Europa League De Bruyne playing for Wolfsburg
round of 16 victory over Internazionale.[36] On 15 March 2015, he scored one goal against Mainz in 2014
and assisted another two in 3–0 victory over SC Freiburg.[37]

De Bruyne ended the league season with 10 goals and 21 assists, the latter a new Bundesliga record, as Wolfsburg
finished second in the Bundesliga and qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.[38][N1] On 30 May 2015, he
started and scored in the 2015 DFB-Pokal Final as Die Wölfe defeated Borussia Dortmund 3–1 at the Olympiastadion in
Berlin.[39]

De Bruyne ended his breakout season with 16 goals and 27 assists in all competitions,[40] and was named the 2015
Germany Footballer of the Year.[41]

2015–16 season
De Bruyne began the season by winning the 2015 DFL-Supercup against Bayern Munich, providing the cross for Nicklas
Bendtner's 89th-minute equaliser for a 1–1 draw and then scoring in the subsequent penalty shootout.[42] On 8 August
2015, he continued his good form by scoring his first goal of the season, and providing two assists in a 4–1 win at
Stuttgarter Kickers in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[43]

In August, in the midst of transfer speculation, De Bruyne said that he would not force Wolfsburg to sell him, but also
said that he could not ignore interest from Manchester City, saying: "If an offer does come, I will hear about it and how
much it is, but I have not yet heard anything... I would not go to England just to prove that I can play there. I do not have
to go to England... If I go there it's because for me and for my family it is a good choice. That's the key for me."[44]

On 10 August, it was reported that Manchester City had made a second bid for De Bruyne worth £47 million. Wolfsburg
sporting director, Klaus Allofs, said the club would fight to keep him, saying "I think some other clubs have definitely
turned Kevin's head... Some huge figures are doing the rounds and I can understand why Kevin is leaving everything
open."[45] On 27 August, it was reported that City had made a further bid for De Bruyne worth £58 million. Klaus Allofs
said that City had made an "astonishing" wage offer to De Bruyne.[46]

Manchester City

2015–16 season

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On 30 August 2015, Manchester City announced the arrival of De Bruyne on a six-year
contract, for a reported club-record fee of £55 million (€75 million), making him the second
most expensive transfer in British football history after Ángel Di María's move to
Manchester United in 2014.[47][48] He made his debut for the team in the Premier League
on 12 September against Crystal Palace, replacing the injured Sergio Agüero in the 25th
minute.[49] On 19 September, he scored his first goal for the club against West Ham United
in first half stoppage time in an eventual 2–1 loss.[50] He went on to score in a 4–1 League
Cup win against Sunderland, on 22 September[51] and a 4–1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in
the Premier League on 26 September.[52] On 3 October, he scored in the team's 6–1 win
against Newcastle United.[53]

On 2 October, De Bruyne was announced as one of the players on the longlist for the
prestigious FIFA Ballon d'Or award, alongside teammates Agüero and Yaya Touré.[54] Just De Bruyne playing for
18 days later, on 20 October he was revealed by FIFA as one of the players on the 23-man Manchester City in January
shortlist for the Ballon d'Or.[55] On 21 October, De Bruyne scored an injury-time winner 2016
against Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League, to take City within one point of group
leaders Juventus, with three games remaining.[56] On 1 December, he scored a brace in a 4–
1 win over Hull City to send Manchester City through to the semi-finals of the Football League Cup.[57]

On 27 January 2016, De Bruyne scored a goal in a League Cup semi-final 3–1 victory over Everton, but sustained an
injury to his right knee that would keep him out of the team for two months.[58] On 2 April, De Bruyne made his return
from injury in a 4–0 win against Bournemouth at Dean Court, scoring the team's second goal in the twelfth minute.[59]
Four days later, he scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League
quarter-final first-leg at the Parc des Princes.[60] On 12 April, De Bruyne scored the winning goal against Paris Saint-
Germain, advancing Manchester City to the Champions League semi-finals, for the first time in the club's history, on an
aggregate score of 3–2. Writing in The Independent, Mark Ogden said, "It was a stunning goal from the Belgian, who
took a touch to control the ball before curling it beyond Kevin Trapp from the edge of the penalty area."[61] De Bruyne's
next goal came on 8 May 2016 in a 2–2 draw with Arsenal, although the result left City's Champions League qualification
hopes out of their own hands.[62]

2016–17 season
On 10 September 2016, De Bruyne scored and assisted in the first Manchester
derby of the season which City won 2–1 and was awarded the Man of the "I think he is a special, outstanding
player. He makes everything.
Match.[64] On 17 September 2016, De Bruyne was awarded the Man of the
Match, in a 4–0 win over Bournemouth. De Bruyne scored the first, assisted Without the ball he is the first
fighter, and with the ball he is clear
the fourth, and provided key passes on both the second and third goals.[65]
– he sees absolutely everything."
After the international break, Manchester City drew their next game, against
Everton, played on 15 October 2016 with the scoreline finishing at 1–1.
—Pep Guardiola on 17 September
Agüero and De Bruyne both missed their penalties while Nolito came off the
2016 describing De Bruyne after his
bench to equalise for City.[66]
brilliant performances for City[63]
On 1 November 2016, De Bruyne scored from a free kick in the team's 3–1 win
over FC Barcelona.[67] On 21 January 2017, De Bruyne was involved in both of
City's goals, as he netted once himself and also assisted Leroy Sané's, in a 2–2 home draw with Tottenham Hotspur; he
was subsequently named man of the match.[68] On 19 March 2017, De Bruyne displayed an excellent performance in a
1–1 draw against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium, where he set up a goal for Agüero.[69]

2017–18 season
De Bruyne set up both Agüero's and Gabriel Jesus' goals, on 9 September 2017, in a
5–0 home victory over Liverpool.[70] On 16 September, De Bruyne assisted Agüero
for his first goal in an eventual 6–0 win over Watford.[71] On 26 September, De
Bruyne scored his first goal of the 2017–18 season in a 2–0 win over Shakhtar
Donetsk.[72] On 30 September 2017, he scored his first goal of the 2017–18 Premier
League season, as City beat his former club Chelsea with a 1–0 scoreline at Stamford
Bridge.[73] On 14 October, De Bruyne provided two assists in a 7–2 win over Stoke
City.[74] On 5 November, De Bruyne scored in a 3–1 win over Arsenal.[75] On 18 De Bruyne during a pre-season
training session in 2017

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November, he scored in a 2–0 away win over Leicester City.[76] On 29 November, he scored City's opener and assisted
Raheem Sterling's last-minute winner in a 2–1 win over Southampton.[77]

On 13 December, De Bruyne scored in a 4–0 away win over Swansea City, which extended their record run of
consecutive top-flight wins to 15 games.[78][79] On 16 December, he scored in a 4–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, with
Pep Guardiola saying that De Bruyne is "helping the club become a better institution".[80][81] On 27 December, De
Bruyne provided an assist for Sterling's goal in a 1–0 win over Newcastle United.[82] On 9 January, De Bruyne scored in
a 2–1 win over Bristol City in the first leg of the semi-finals of the EFL Cup.[83] On 20 January, he provided an assist for
Agüero's first goal of the game (who scored a hat-trick in the game), in a 3–1 win over Newcastle United.[84][85]

On 22 January 2018, De Bruyne signed a new long-term contract with the club,
keeping him at the club until 2023.[86][87] On 23 January, he scored the winning goal
in a 3–2 win over Bristol City in the EFL Cup semi-final second leg, which helped
City advance to the final, having won the tie by an aggregate scoreline of 5–3.[87] On
31 January, he scored and assisted in a 3–0 win over West Bromwich Albion, and
was voted BBC Man of the Match.[87][88] On 10 February, he provided three assists,
two for Agüero and one for Raheem Sterling, in a 5–1 win over Leicester City, taking
his assists tally to 14.[89][90] On 25 February, he started in the 2018 EFL Cup Final
De Bruyne during the Manchester against Arsenal, and played the whole 90 minutes, with Manchester City winning 3–
derby at Old Trafford, on 10 0 to obtain their first piece of silverware of the 2017–18 season, and their first trophy
December 2017, which City won 2– overall under Pep Guardiola.[91]
1
On 31 March 2018, he provided an assist for Gabriel Jesus in a 3–1 win over Everton,
ensuring that City would require only one more win to secure the Premier League
title.[92][93] On 22 April, he scored in a 5–0 win over Swansea City.[94] On 13 May, on the final day of the season, De
Bruyne assisted Gabriel Jesus' winning goal in a 1–0 win over Southampton, which took champions City's total points
tally to 100. De Bruyne was also voted as BBC Man of the Match.[95][96] For his 16 assists registered across the league
season, De Bruyne won the inaugural Premier League Playmaker of the Season award.[97] He was also selected in the
PFA Team of the Year, and was also voted as Manchester City Player of the Season.[98][99][100]

2018–19 season
On 15 August 2018, De Bruyne suffered a knee injury during a training session, with several news websites reporting
that he could potentially not play for up to three months.[101] Two days later, Manchester City confirmed that he had
suffered a lesion of the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, with no surgery required, and that he was expected to
not play for three months.[102][103][104] Soon after De Bruyne returned to action in October 2018, he once again suffered
a knee ligament injury in the fourth round of the EFL Cup against Fulham. The injury was expected to keep him out for
5–6 weeks[105] but he resumed full training much earlier than expected after only 3 weeks out.[106] He came on as
substitute in the FA Cup final against Watford, scoring the third goal and assisting two more, as City won the first-ever
domestic treble in English men's football.[107][108] His performances meant he was named Man of the Match.[108]

2019–20 season
On 30 November 2019, De Bruyne scored a half-volley in a 2–2 draw against Newcastle in the league, that strike was
later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month for November.[109][110] On 15 December 2019, he scored a brace in a 3–
0 Premier League win over Arsenal at the Emirates.[111]

De Bruyne scored his 50th City goal in all competitions on 26 February 2020 in their 2–1 victory, coming from behind,
over Real Madrid in their Champions League Round of 16 clash.[112]

In the final Premier League match of the season, City beat Norwich City 5–0 at home. De Bruyne scored two goals and
registered his 20th league assist, which equalled Thierry Henry's record for the most assists in a season, and also won
his second Playmaker of the Season award.[113][114] In addition he became the first player in history to reach 20 assists in
a single season in two of Europe's top five leagues.[115] His long range curler in that game also won him Premier League
Goal of the Month for the second time in the season.[116]

At the end of the season he was awarded the Premier League Player of the Season after scoring 13 goals, providing 20
assists and creating 104 chances from open play, the most for a player in any of Europe's top five leagues since
2006.[117][118]

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He was also named in the PFA Team of the Year and won the PFA Player of the Year award, becoming the first ever
Manchester City player to win it.[119]

2020–21 season
On 21 September 2020, De Bruyne scored and assisted in a 3–1 away win over
Wolverhampton Wanderers in City's first game of the season.[120] With the crucial
visit of the Premier League champions, Liverpool, De Bruyne assisted Gabriel Jesus'
equalizer before winning a penalty, which he subsequently fired wide. The game
ended in a 1–1 draw.[121] On 7 April, De Bruyne signed a four-year contract,[122] after
negotiating it with help of statistical data to make case for a 30% pay increase.[123]

On 25 April 2021, De Bruyne's free-kick was headed into the goal by Aymeric
Laporte, allowing City to win 1–0 against Tottenham Hotspur in the EFL Cup Final
at Wembley Stadium.[124] On 28 April, he scored a goal in a 2–1 away win over Paris
Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-finals.[125] On 29 May, De Bruyne had
a head injury after colliding with Antonio Rüdiger in the second half of the De Bruyne on the ball for
Champions League Final, to be substituted by Gabriel Jesus; however, his team lost Manchester City in the Champions
League against RB Leipzig in 2021
1–0 against his former club Chelsea.[126] Medical scans after the game revealed De
Bruyne to have suffered acute nose bone and left orbital fractures, placing doubt on
his participation in the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[127]

At the end of the season, Kevin was awarded with the PFA Player's Player Of The Year award.[128]

2021–22 season
On 26 April 2022, De Bruyne scored the fastest Champions League semi-final goal after 93 seconds in a 4–3 win over
Real Madrid in the first leg.[129] On 11 May, he scored four goals inside 24 minutes in City's 5–1 win at Wolverhampton
Wanderers, his first hat-trick with the club and the third-quickest in Premier League history.[130][131] Sky Sports
commentator Andy Hinchcliffe described the feat as "Twenty-three minutes of footballing genius" and Jeremy Wilson,
writing in The Daily Telegraph, said "De Bruyne's 'wrong-footed' hat-trick was one of the best displays in Premier
League history".[132]

De Bruyne was again bestowed with the Premier League Player of the Season award, becoming the fourth player to win
the award more than once.[133][134] He also went on to win Manchester City's Player of the Year award for the fourth
time. As a result, he tied Richard Dunne for the most player of the year awards at the club.[135] In addition, he ended the
season as the club's top scorer in the Premier League with 15 goals, which was also his personal best record.[136]

2022–23 season
On 26 April 2023, De Bruyne scored a brace and provided an assist in a 4–1 win over Arsenal, which reduced their rival's
lead at the league table to two points, with his team had two games in hand.[137] On 9 May, he scored the equalizer for
his club in a 1–1 away draw against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals first leg,[138] in which he managed
to score in the same round for the third consecutive year.[139]

On 10 June, he played only 36 minutes in his second Champions League final, as he suffered a hamstring injury and was
replaced by Phil Foden.[140] However, Manchester City eventually won 1–0 against Inter Milan, which completed their
continental treble.[141]

After the season, De Bruyne was nominated for UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award along with Lionel Messi and
Manchester City teammate Erling Haaland.[142]

2023–24 season
De Bruyne started the 2023–24 season, on 6 August, coming on as a substitute in the 2023 FA Community Shield
against Arsenal, missing a penalty as the Gunners won the shoot-out 4–1.[143] On 11 August, he suffered a reoccurrence
of a hamstring injury in the opening league game of the season against Burnley, it was later confirmed he would be out
for four to five months.[144] He made his return from injury on 7 January 2024, providing an assist in a 5–0 win over
Huddersfield Town in the FA Cup third round.[145] On 13 January, he came off the bench, scoring his first goal of the
season and assisting another in a 3–2 comeback away victory over Newcastle United.[146]

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On 6 April, De Bruyne scored his 100th goal for Manchester City in a 4–2 win at Crystal Palace.[147]

International career
De Bruyne was capped by Belgium at under-18, under-19, and under-21 level. He
made his debut for the Belgian senior team on 11 August 2010 in an international
friendly against Finland in Turku; the game ended in a 1–0 loss for Belgium.[148]
Before making his full debut for Belgium's senior side, De Bruyne was eligible to play
for Burundi, his mother's birthplace.[149]

De Bruyne became a regular member of Belgium's team during the 2014 FIFA World
Cup qualification campaign, where he scored four goals as the Red Devils qualified De Bruyne (right) lining up for
for their first major tournament in 12 years.[150] Belgium in 2013, alongside Vincent
Kompany and Simon Mignolet

2014–2016: First World Cup and Euro appearances

On 13 May 2014, he was named in Belgium's squad for the 2014 FIFA World
Cup.[151] In their first game of the tournament, against Algeria in Belo Horizonte, De
Bruyne assisted Marouane Fellaini's equaliser[152] and was named man of the match
by FIFA.[153] In the round of 16, De Bruyne scored Belgium's opening goal in the
third minute of extra time as they defeated the United States 2–1.[154] They were
subsequently eliminated from the 2014 FIFA World Cup after losing 1–0 to
Argentina in the quarter-finals[155]
De Bruyne playing for Belgium
On 10 October 2014, De Bruyne scored twice in a 6–0 rout of Andorra in UEFA Euro against Algeria at the 2014 FIFA
2016 qualifying, equaling the team's record victory in a European qualifier set in World Cup
1986.[156][157] On 3 September 2015, De Bruyne scored in a 3–1 win over Bosnia and
Herzegovina.[158] On 10 October 2015, De Bruyne scored in a 4–1 win over Andorra,
which secured Belgium's place at the UEFA Euro 2016 finals.[159][160] Three days later, he scored in a 3–1 win over
Israel, securing Belgium top-spot in the group.[161] On 31 May 2016, De Bruyne was selected for Belgium's final 23-man
squad for UEFA Euro 2016.[162] On 18 June 2016, De Bruyne was praised for his performance in Belgium's 3–0 win over
the Republic of Ireland.[163] On 26 June 2016, De Bruyne was voted BBC Man of the Match for his performance in a 4–0
win over Hungary in the round of 16, where he provided two assists.[164]

2016–2018: 2018 World Cup

De Bruyne was selected for Belgium's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World
Cup.[165] On 18 June, in the opening game against debutants Panama, De Bruyne
provided an assist for Romelu Lukaku in an eventual 3–0 win.[166][167] On 6 July, he
scored the second goal of the match in a 2–1 quarter-final victory over Brazil and was
named the man of the match.[168] In the semi-finals, Belgium were defeated 1–0 by
eventual champions France.[169] On 14 July, Belgium defeated England 2–0 in the
De Bruyne celebrating Belgium's 2-1
third-place play-off.[170] win over Brazil at the 2018 FIFA
World Cup

2018–2022: Euro 2020 and 2022 World Cup

On 17 June 2021, De Bruyne scored his first and the winning goal in Belgium's
second match of UEFA Euro 2020, a 2–1 win over Denmark,[171] having earlier in the
game assisted the team's first goal.[172] During the round of 16 clash with Portugal,
De Bruyne suffered an ankle injury from a tackle from behind, by Portugal's Joao
Palhinha. On 2 July Belgium manager Roberto Martinez said that De Bruyne could
recover in time for the quarter-final match, later that day, despite not training all
week[173][174] and he was later confirmed in the starting line-up.[175]
De Bruyne playing for Belgium
De Bruyne started all three games in the 2022 FIFA World Cup as Belgium were against Canada at the 2022 FIFA
eliminated in the group stage.[176][177][178] World Cup

2022–present: Assuming the captaincy

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On 21 March 2023, De Bruyne was announced as Belgium's new captain, following the international retirement of Eden
Hazard.[179] A week later, he led Belgium to beat Germany in a friendly match for the first time since 1954, by scoring a
goal and providing two assists in a 3–2 away win.[180]

Player profile

Style of play
A versatile and highly talented player in the media, he plays mainly as a attacking or an central midfielder but can also
operate in several other positions and has been used as a winger or second striker. He has even been deployed in a
deeper creative midfield position and on occasion, a box-to-box role or as a false 9. He is often described by pundits as
one of the best and most complete modern day advanced playmakers due to his technique, skill, athleticism, work-rate
off the ball, vision, crossing accuracy, wide range of passing, and powerful long-range shooting ability with either
foot.[181][182][183][184][185][186][187][188]

Although he is not blessed with significant physical strength, pace, or ability in the air,[189] he is a quick and elegant
player on the ball with good dribbling skills, while his positional sense, tactical intelligence, movement, direct style of
play and ability to run at defences when in possession also enable him to take advantage of spaces in the opposition's
defence and subsequently create chances and goalscoring opportunities for himself or his teammates, making him a
dangerous offensive threat on counter-attacks.[189][190][191][192] In addition to his creative abilities,[189] he is also capable
of scoring goals by making late runs off the ball from behind into the penalty area[193] and is an accurate set-piece
taker.[189][194]

Reception
De Bruyne is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world,[195][196][197][198][199] and he has often been
described as a "complete" footballer.[200][201][202]

De Bruyne was ranked the fourth-best footballer in the world by The Guardian in 2017[203] and the twelfth-best in
2019.[204] In 2020, his Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described him as the best midfielder in the world.[205]
As City chased The Treble in the 2022–23 season with De Bruyne playing a leading role, Jamie Redknapp said that De
Bruyne was the best Premier League midfielder he had seen, ranking him above the likes of Steven Gerrard and Frank
Lampard.[206]

Personal life
De Bruyne's mother is Belgian.[207] She was born in Burundi and has also lived in the Ivory
Coast.[208] She grew up in London, after her Flemish parents moved to England for work
reasons. Only when she met Kevin's father, Herwig, did she return to Belgium.[209]

De Bruyne's parents settled in Drongen, a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent, in Flanders,

the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium.[210][211] Aside from Dutch, his mother tongue, De
Bruyne also speaks English, French and German.[212][213]

As a child, De Bruyne and his parents regularly visited his grandparents in London. At the
time of his move to Chelsea in 2012, De Bruyne stated: "We used to go every year at
Christmas and during school holidays. It's my second home."[214]

De Bruyne has been in a relationship with Michèle Lacroix since 2014.[215] The couple
married in June 2017[216] and have three children together.[217] De Bruyne in 2012

De Bruyne's autobiography, titled Keep It Simple, was published by Borgerhoff &

Lamberigts in October 2014,[218] following an incident between De Bruyne and his compatriot, footballer Thibaut
Courtois, in which De Bruyne's then-girlfriend left him for Courtois. De Bruyne wrote in his autobiography, "Although I
still cannot believe what Courtois has done, we continue to work together professionally."[219]

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De Bruyne was an ambassador for the 2014 Special Olympics, which took place in Antwerp, and was involved in a
controversial advertisement campaign via his personal Instagram account. Employing the slogan (in Dutch): "Would
you still be my fan if I looked like this?", De Bruyne was depicted resembling a person with Down's syndrome.[220]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

National
League League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Club Season cup[a]
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals

2008– Belgian
First 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
09[221] Division

2009– Belgian
10[221]
Pro 35 3 2 0 — 2[c] 0 1[d] 0 40 3
League
Genk Belgian
2010–
Pro 32 5 0 0 — 3[c] 1 0 0 35 6
11[221] League

2011– Belgian
Pro 28 8 1 0 — 6[e] 0 1[d] 0 36 8
12[221] League

Total 97 16 3 0 — 11 1 2 0 113 17
2012– Premier
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
13[221] League

Chelsea 2013– Premier

3 0 0 0 3 0 3[e] 0 — 9 0
14[221] League

Total 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
Werder 2012–
Bremen Bundesliga 33 10 1 0 — — — 34 10
(loan) 13[222]

2013–
Bundesliga 16 3 2 0 — — — 18 3
14[223]

2014–
Bundesliga 34 10 6 1 — 11[c] 5 — 51 16
VfL 15[224]
Wolfsburg
2015–
16[225]
Bundesliga 2 0 1 1 — — 1[f] 0 4 1

Total 52 13 9 2 — 11 5 1 0 73 20

2015– Premier
25 7 1 1 5 5 10[e] 3 — 41 16
16[225] League

2016– Premier
36 6 5 0 1 0 7[e] 1 — 49 7
17[226] League

2017– Premier
37 8 3 1 4 2 8[e] 1 — 52 12
18[227] League

2018– Premier
19 2 4 2 5 2 4[e] 0 0 0 32 6
19[228] League

2019– Premier
35 13 2 1 3 0 7[e] 2 1[g] 0 48 16
Manchester 20[229] League
City
2020– Premier
25 6 3 1 4 0 8[e] 3 — 40 10
21[230] League

2021– Premier
30 15 3 1 2 1 10[e] 2 0 0 44 19
22[231] League

2022– Premier
32 7 4 1 2 0 10[e] 2 1[g] 0 49 10
23[232] League

2023– Premier
18 4 4 0 0 0 2[e] 2 1[g] 0 25 6
24[233] League

Total 257 68 29 8 26 10 66 16 3 0 381 102

Career total 442 107 42 10 29 10 91 22 6 0 610 149

a. Includes Belgian Cup, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup

b. Includes Football League Cup/EFL Cup
c. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
d. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
e. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

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f. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
g. Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of match played 28 March 2023[7]

Appearances and goals by national team

and year

National team Year Apps Goals

2010 1 0

2011 1 0

2012 6 1
2013 11 3

2014 11 4

2015 8 4
2016 12 1
Belgium[N2]
2017 8 0

2018 10 2
2019 6 4

2020 4 1

2021 10 3
2022 9 2

2023 2 1
Total 99 26

As of match played 28 March 2023

Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each De Bruyne goal[7][234]

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List of international goals scored by Kevin De Bruyne

No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition

12 October Stadium Crvena Zvezda,

1 6 Serbia 2–0 3–0
2012 Belgrade, Serbia

22 March Philip II Arena, Skopje,

2 10 Macedonia 1–0 2–0 2014 FIFA World
2013 Macedonia
Cup qualification
3 7 June 2013 13 Serbia 1–0 2–1
King Baudouin Stadium,
15 October Brussels, Belgium
4 17 Wales 1–0 1–1
2013

Cristal Arena, Genk,

5 26 May 2014 21 Luxembourg[N] 5–1 5–1 Friendly
Belgium
Arena Fonte Nova, 2014 FIFA World
6 1 July 2014 25 United States 1–0 2–1
Salvador, Brazil Cup

7 10 October 1–0
28 Andorra 6–0
8 2014 King Baudouin Stadium, 2–0
Brussels, Belgium
3 September
9 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–1 3–1
2015 UEFA Euro 2016
qualifying
10 October Estadi Nacional, Andorra la
10 36 Andorra 2–0 4–1
2015 Vella, Andorra

13 October
11 37 Israel 2–0 3–1
2015
King Baudouin Stadium,
13 Brussels, Belgium
12 November 38 Italy 2–1 3–1
2015

Stade de Genève, Lancy, Friendly

13 28 May 2016 39 Switzerland 2–1 2–1
Switzerland

27 March King Baudouin Stadium,

14 59 Saudi Arabia 4–0 4–0
2018 Brussels, Belgium
Kazan Arena, Kazan, 2018 FIFA World
15 6 July 2018 66 Brazil 2–0 2–1
Russia Cup

11 June King Baudouin Stadium,

16 70 3–0 3–0
2019 Brussels, Belgium
Scotland
9 September Hampden Park, Glasgow,
17 72 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020
2019 Scotland
qualifying
18 19 2–1
King Baudouin Stadium,
November 74 Cyprus 6–1
19 Brussels, Belgium 3–1
2019

18
2020–21 UEFA
20 November 78 Denmark 4–2 4–2
Den Dreef, Leuven, Nations League A
2020
Belgium
24 March 2022 FIFA World
21 79 Wales 1–1 3–1
2021 Cup qualification

17 June Parken Stadium,

22 81 Denmark 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020
2021 Copenhagen, Denmark

16
Cardiff City Stadium, 2022 FIFA World
23 November 88 Wales 1–0 1–1
Cardiff, Wales Cup qualification
2021

24 8 June 2022 90 Poland 2–1 6–1

22 King Baudouin Stadium, 2022–23 UEFA

25 September Brussels, Belgium 92 Wales 1–0 2–1 Nations League A
2022
28 March RheinEnergieStadion,
26 99 Germany 3–1 3–2 Friendly
2023 Cologne, Germany

Honours
Genk

Belgian Pro League: 2010–11[221]

Belgian Cup: 2008–09[221]

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Belgian Super Cup: 2011[221]

VfL Wolfsburg

DFB-Pokal: 2014–15[221]
DFL-Supercup: 2015[235]
Manchester City

Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24[4]

FA Cup: 2018–19,[236] 2022–23;[237] runner-up: 2023–24[238]
Football League/EFL Cup: 2015–16,[239] 2017–18,[240] 2018–19,[241] 2019–20,[242] 2020–21[243]
FA Community Shield: 2019[244]
UEFA Champions League: 2022–23;[245] runner-up: 2020–21[246]
FIFA Club World Cup: 2023[247]
Belgium

FIFA World Cup third place: 2018[248]

Individual

Bundesliga Young Player of the Year: 2012–13[249]

Bundesliga Player of the Year: 2014–15[250]
Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2014–15[251]
Bundesliga top assist provider: 2014–15[252]
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2014–15[253]
Goal of the Month (Germany): October 2014[254]
Footballer of the Year (Germany): 2015[41]
France Football World XI: 2015[255]
Belgian Sportsman of the Year: 2015[256]
Best Belgian Player Abroad: 2015,[257] 2016,[258] 2022[259] 2023[260]
Manchester City Player of the Season: 2015–16,[261] 2017–18,[262] 2019–20,[263] 2021–22[264]
Manchester City Goal of the Season: 2019–20[265]
FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 2020,[266][267] 2021,[268] 2022,[269] 2023[270]
IFFHS Men's World Team: 2017,[271] 2019,[272] 2020,[273] 2021,[274] 2022,[275] 2023[276]
UEFA Team of the Year: 2017,[277] 2019,[278] 2020[279]
ESM Team of the Year: 2017–18,[280] 2019–20,[281] 2020–21,[282] 2021–22[283] 2022–23[284]
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2017–18,[285] 2019–20,[286] 2020–21,[287] 2021–22,[288] 2022–23[289]
Premier League Playmaker of the Season: 2017–18, 2019–20,[4] 2022–23[290]
UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2017–18,[291] 2018–19,[292] 2019–20,[293] 2020–21,[294] 2021–
22,[295] 2022–23[296]
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018[297]
Premier League Goal of the Month: November 2019,[298] July 2020[299]
Premier League Player of the Season: 2019–20, 2021–22[4]
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2019–20,[119] 2020–21[300]
FSA Player of the Year: 2022[301]
UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season: 2019–20[302]
IFFHS World's Best Playmaker: 2020,[273] 2021,[303] 2023[304]
IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade: 2011–2020[305]
IFFHS All Time Belgium XI[306]
Premier League Player of the Year by Northwest Football Awards: 2020,[307] 2022[308]

Notes
While several sources indicate that De Bruyne recorded 21 assists during the season, this number has been
disputed and in 2020, the official Bundesliga website credited him with 19 assists.[309]

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De Bruyne caps against Romania on 14 November 2012, against Luxembourg (included his one goal) on 26 May
2014 and against Czech Republic on 5 June 2017 were counted by RBFA (http://www.belgianfootball.be/nl/alle-rode-
duivels) but not officially recognised by FIFA due to an excessive number of substitutions according to the Laws of
the Game.[310][311][312][313]

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External links
Profile (https://www.mancity.com/players/kevin-de-bruyne) at the Manchester City F.C. website
Kevin De Bruyne (https://static.rbfa.be/project/publiek/jrinteren/speler_PH_5733.htm) at the Royal Belgian Football
Association
Kevin De Bruyne (https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/250008901/) – UEFA competition
record (archive (https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=25000890
1/profile/index.html))
Kevin De Bruyne (https://web.archive.org/web/20150905/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/peopl
e=358120/index.html) – FIFA competition record (archived)
Kevin De Bruyne (https://www.premierleague.com/players/4288/) at Premier League

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