Kevin De Bruyne is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and captains the Belgium national team.
40 Facts About Kevin De Bruyne
2.
Kevin De Bruyne is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation as well as one of the best midfielders in the world.
3.
Kevin De Bruyne has since won four Premier League titles, five League Cups and an FA Cup with the club.
4.
De Bruyne made his full international debut in 2010, and he has since earned over 90 caps and scored 26 goals for Belgium.
5.
Kevin De Bruyne was a member of the Belgian squads that reached the quarter-finals both at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and at UEFA Euro 2016.
6.
Kevin De Bruyne was named in the FIFA World Cup Dream Team of the 2018 FIFA World Cup as Belgium finished in third place, as well as appearing in UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
7.
De Bruyne has been named in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season and IFFHS Men's World Team five times each, the ESM Team of the Year four times, the FIFA FIFPRO World 11 and UEFA Team of the Year three times each, the France Football World XI, and the Bundesliga Team of the Year.
Related searches
Eden Hazard 8.
Kevin De Bruyne has won the Premier League Playmaker of the Season twice, the PFA Players' Player of the Year twice, Manchester City's Player of the Year four times, the UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season, the Bundesliga Player of the Year, the Footballer of the Year, the Belgian Sportsman of the Year and the IFFHS World's Best Playmaker twice.
9.
De Bruyne began his career with hometown club KVV Drongen in 1997.
10.
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.
11.
From an Interview with his youth club, it was revealed that De Bruyne was a Liverpool fan and admirer of Michael Owen.
12.
Kevin De Bruyne finished the league campaign with eight goals from 28 appearances.
13.
De Bruyne played the first half against Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain at Yankee Stadium, New York City.
14.
On 31 July 2012, Chelsea announced that De Bruyne was to join Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga on a season-long loan deal.
15.
Kevin De Bruyne scored in the last two matches of the Bundesliga helping his team to win against VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Monchengladbach.
16.
De Bruyne ended his breakout season with 16 goals and 27 assists in all competitions, and was named the 2015 Germany Footballer of the Year.
17.
Some huge figures are doing the rounds and I can understand why Kevin De Bruyne is leaving everything open.
18.
De Bruyne scored the first, assisted the fourth, and provided key passes on both the second and third goals.
19.
On 22 January 2018, De Bruyne signed a new long-term contract with the club, keeping him at the club until 2023.
20.
Kevin De Bruyne was selected in the PFA Team of the Year, and was voted as Manchester City Player of the Season.
21.
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.
22.
Kevin De Bruyne 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.
23.
Kevin De Bruyne's performances meant he was named Man of the Match.
24.
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 won his second Playmaker of the Season award.
25.
Kevin De Bruyne was 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.
Related searches
Eden Hazard 26.
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.
27.
Kevin De Bruyne went on to win Manchester City's Player of the Year award for the fourth time.
28.
On 9 May 2023, De Bruyne scored a great goal from outside the box against Real Madrid in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League semi-final.
29.
De Bruyne was capped by Belgium at under-18, under-19, and under-21 level.
30.
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 for their first major tournament in 12 years.
31.
On 31 May 2016, De Bruyne was selected for Belgium's final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.
32.
De Bruyne was selected for Belgium's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
33.
De Bruyne started all three games in the 2022 FIFA World Cup as Belgium were eliminated in the group stage.
34.
On 21 March 2023, De Bruyne was announced as Belgium's new captain, following the international retirement of Eden Hazard.
35.
Kevin De Bruyne has even been deployed in a deeper creative midfield position and on occasion, a box-to-box role or as a false 9.
36.
Kevin 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.
37.
De Bruyne is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, and he has often been described as a "complete" footballer.
38.
De Bruyne was ranked the fourth-best footballer in the world by The Guardian in 2017 and the twelfth-best in 2019.
39.
Since 2014, De Bruyne has been in a relationship with Michele Lacroix.
40.
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.