Kevin De Bruyne
Sports: football
National team: Belgium Belgium Player number in the national team: 7
Club: Manchester City - England. Player number in the club: 17
Weight: 70 kg, Height: 181 cm
Position: Midfielder who plays with both feet
Age: 31 years, date of birth: 6/28/1991
Nationality: Belgium Belgium
Kevin De Bruyne (Dutch: Kevin De Bruyne; born 28 June 1991) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for English club Manchester City and the Belgium national team. His playing style has led many media outlets, coaches, and teammates to rate him as one of the best players in Europe, and he has often been described as a "complete footballer".
De Bruyne started his career at Genk, winning the 2010–11 Belgian Pro League. In 2012, he joined English club Chelsea, where he was featured rarely and then was loaned out to Werder Bremen. He signed with Wolfsburg for £18m in 2014, and in 2015 he was named German Footballer of the Year. Later that year, he joined Manchester City for £54m. With Manchester City, he won three Premier League titles and five League Cup titles He was instrumental in City getting 100 points in one season in 2017-18, becoming the first team in the Premier League to reach this milestone. In the 2019–20 season, De Bruyne equaled the record for the most assists in a single Premier League season and was named Player of the Season.
De Bruyne made his international debut in 2010, and since then he has won more than 80 caps for Belgium, scoring 22 goals. He was also part of the Belgium squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016. In 2018, he represented Belgium at the World Cup where they finished third after defeating England in the third-place match, and was included in the World Cup Dream Team.
De Bruyne has been named to the UEFA Champions League squad of the season four times, the IFFHS World Team and the UEFA Team of the Year three times each, the European Sports Media Team of the Year twice, the France Football World Team and the Bundesliga Team of the Year. He has also won the Premier League Playmaker of the Year twice, Manchester City's Player of the Season three times, England's Player of the Year twice, UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Year, Bundesliga Player of the Year and Germany's Footballer of the Year. , and the award for the best Belgian athlete and best playmaker in the world from the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.
his soccer career his early start
De Bruyne began his career with hometown club KV Drongen in 1997. Two years later, he joined Ghent and moved on to Genk in 2005. De Bruyne continued his development in their youth group and was rewarded for his progression with promotion to the first team in 2008. From an interview with his youth club, it was revealed that De Bruyne was a Liverpool fan and an admirer of Michael Owen.
De Bruyne played his first match with Genk on May 9, 2009 against Royal Charleroi, in a match Genk lost 3-0. After establishing himself in the team the following season, on 7 February 2010, De Bruyne scored his first goal for the club and secured three points for Genk in a 1–0 win against Standard Liège. De Bruyne scored five goals and provided 16 assists in 32 league matches during the 2010–11 season, as Genk won the Belgian Premier League title for the third time. On October 29, 2011, De Bruyne scored his first hat-trick for the clubGenk against Club Brugge, in the match that ended with Genk winning 5-4. On January 28, 2012, De Bruyne scored two goals against Oud-Heverly Leuven in a 5-0 victory. On February 18, 2012, De Bruyne scored his first goal for Genk after his agreed transfer to Chelsea, and also assisted in scoring another goal in the match that ended with his team's 1-2 victory over Mons. De Bruyne finished the season with the last goals in a 3–1 win over Ghent. De Bruyne has scored eight league goals in 28 matches this season.
Chelsea De
Bruyne with Chelsea in 2013.
On 31 January 2012, on the final day of the winter transfer window, Premier League club Chelsea announced the permanent signing of De Bruyne, with the rumored £7 million expected at the time. De Bruyne signed a five-and-a-half-year contract, but will remain at Genk for the remainder of the 2011–12 season. "Getting to a club like Chelsea is a dream but now I have to work hard to reach the level necessary," De Bruyne told the club's website. On July 18, 2012, De Bruyne made his debut for Chelsea in a friendly match against Major League Soccer (MLS) Seattle Sounders FC in a match that ended 4–2. De Bruyne also played in the first half against Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain at Yankee Stadium, New York.
Werder Bremen (loan)
De Bruyne with Werder Bremen in 2013
On 2 August 2012, Chelsea announced that De Bruyne would move to German club Werder Bremen on a season-long loan deal after successfully completing a medical. De Bruyne scored his first goal for Bremen in their 3–2 defeat against Hannover 96 on 15 September. De Bruyne followed his condition
However, he scored in Bremen's next match, a 2–2 draw with VfB Stuttgart, on 23 September. De Bruyne returned to scoring on 18 November, scoring the winning goal – despite his team playing with 10 men – as Bremen came from far away to defeat Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1.
De Bruyne scored his first goal in over two months on 4 May 2013 – having scored in a 6–1 thrashing of Bayern Munich in Bremen – to put his side 2–0 ahead at home to 1899 Hoffenheim before two late goals from Sven Schiplock ended the game. The match scores 2–2. De Bruyne followed this up with a goal in Bremen's next match, securing their stay in the Bundesliga for next season with a 1–1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt on 11 May.
His return to Chelsea
After a successful spell in the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen, De Bruyne was expected to stay in Germany with Borussia Dortmund or Bayer Leverkusen. Despite this, incoming manager Jose Mourinho confirmed that De Bruyne was part of Chelsea's plan for the future, and the player officially returned to Chelsea on 1 July 2013.
De Bruyne injured his knee when he scored his first goal for Chelsea in a pre-season friendly against a Malaysia XI, but was ready to make his competitive debut on the first day of the 2013–14 Premier League season against Hull City, providing an assist in the 2-0 win. –0.
Wolfsburg
2013–14 season
On 18 January 2014, Wolfsburg signed De Bruyne for £18 million (€22 million). On 25 January 2014, he made his debut for Wolfsburg in a 3–1 defeat against Hannover 96. On 12 April 2014, De Bruyne contributed two goals in the 4–1 home win against FC Nuremberg. One week later he scored his first goal for Wolfsburg in a 3–1 away win against Hamburg. He also scored in the last two matches of the Bundesliga, helping his team to victory against Stuttgart and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
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2014–15 season
De Bruyne scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season on 2 October 2014, in a 1–1 draw against Lille in the Europa League. In the third group match away to Krasnodar on 23 October, De Bruyne scored twice as Wolfsburg claimed their first win in the competition 4–2. On 30 January 2015, he scored two more goals in a 4–1 home win against Bayern Munich, their first Bundesliga defeat since April 2014. On 1 March 2015, De Bruyne assisted three goals in a 5–3 win over his former club Werder Bremen.
On 12 March 2015, De Bruyne scored twice in the first leg of the 3–1 UEFA Europa League Round of 16 victory over Inter Milan. On 15 March 2015, he scored one goal and assisted two more goals in a 3–0 win over Freiburg.
De Bruyne finished the league season with 10 goals and 21 assists, the latter a new Bundesliga record, with Wolfsburg finished second in the Bundesliga and qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. On 30 May 2015, he started and scored in the 2015 German Cup Final when Wolfsburg defeated Borussia Dortmund 3–1 at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.
De Bruyne finished his stellar season with 16 goals and 27 assists in all competitions, and was awarded the 2015 German Footballer of the Year.
2015–16 season
De Bruyne started in the German Super Cup winning match against Bayern Munich, where he assisted Niklas Bentner's equalizer from a cross in the 89th minute to score the equalizer 1–1 and later scored in the penalty shootout. On August 8, 2015, he continued his outstanding performance by scoring his first goal of the season, and assisting two goals in a 4–1 win over Stuttgart Kickers in the first round of the German Cup.
If an offer comes in I'll hear about it and how much it is, but I haven't heard anything yet... I'm not going to England just to prove I can play there. I don't have to go to England... If I go there, it's a good option for me and my family. This is the key for me
In August, De Bruyne, in the midst of transfer rumours, insisted that he would not force Wolfsburg to sell him, but admitted he could not ignore Manchester City's interest, saying: "If an offer comes in I will hear about it and how much, but I haven't heard anything yet." .. I'm not going to England just to prove I can play there. I don't have to go to England... If I go there, for me and my family, it's a good option.”
On 10 August, reports emerged indicating that Manchester City had made a second £47m bid for De Bruyne. Wolfsburg's sporting director, Klaus Allofs, stated that the club would fight to keep him, saying "I think some other clubs have definitely turned Kevin's head... Some huge personalities are doing the rounds and I can understand why Kevin leaves everything open".
On August 27, reports emerged indicating that Manchester City had made a £58m bid for De Bruyne. Klaus Allofs said City had made an "incredible" salary offer for De Bruyne.
Manchester City
2015–16 season
De Bruyne playing for City in January 2016.
On 30 August 2015, Manchester City announced the arrival of De Bruyne on a six-year contract, for a club-record transfer fee of £55 million (€75 million), making it the second most expensive transfer in British football history after that of Ángel Di Maria. To Manchester United in 2014. He made his first-team debut in the English Premier League on September 12 against Crystal Palace,
replacing the injured Sergio Agüero in the 25th minute. On 19 September, he scored his first goal for the club against West Ham United in first half injury time in a 2–1 loss. He scored in a 4–1 League Cup win against Sunderland, on 22 September, and scored in a 4–1 league loss against Tottenham Hotspur, on 26 September. On 3 October, he scored in the team's 6–1 win over Newcastle United.
On 2 October, De Bruyne was announced as one of the players longlisted for the prestigious 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or, along with teammates Sergio Agüero and Yaya Toure. Just 18 days later, on 20 October, FIFA revealed that he was one of the 23 players shortlisted for the award. On 21 October, De Bruyne scored the winning goal in injury time against Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League. On 1 December, he scored twice in a 4–1 win over Hull City to advance Manchester City to the League Cup semi-finals.
On 27 January 2016, De Bruyne scored in the League Cup semi-final 3–1 win over Everton, but sustained an injury to his right knee that would keep him out for two months. On 2 April, De Bruyne returned from injury in a 4–0 win over Bournemouth at Dean Court, scoring the team's second goal in the 12th minute. Four days later, he scored the opening goal in a 2–2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final at the Parc des Princes. On 12 April, De Bruyne scored the winning goal against Paris Saint-Germain, as Manchester City qualified for the Champions League semi-finals, for the first time in the club's history, with an aggregate score of 3–2. De Bruyne's next goal came on 8 May 2016, in a 2–2 draw with Arsenal
2016–17 season
De Bruyne during a match against Hull City on December 26, 2016.
De Bruyne during a pre-season training session, in July 2017.
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 Man of the Match. On 17 September 2016, De Bruyne was awarded Man of the Match, in a 4–0 win over Bournemouth. Where De Bruyne scored the first goal, and made the fourth. After the international break, Manchester City drew 1–1 in their next match against Everton, played on 15 October 2016. Agüero and De Bruyne missed two penalties while Nolito scored the equaliser. On 1 November, De Bruyne scored from a free kick in the team's 3–1 win over Barcelona. On January 21, 2017, De Bruyne participated in both of City's goals, scoring one and assisting the other for Sane, in a 2–2 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur. He was later named as the man of the match. On March 19, 2017, De Bruyne produced an outstanding performance in the 1–1 draw against Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium, where he assisted Agüero's goal. 2017–18 season
De Bruyne assisted the goals of Agüero and Jesus, on 9 September 2017, in a 5–0 home win against Liverpool. On 16 September, De Bruyne set up Agüero's opening goal in a 6–0 win over Watford. On 26 September, De Bruyne scored his first goal of the 2017–18 season in a 2–0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. On 30 September 2017, he scored his first league goal of the 2017–18 season, as City beat his former club Chelsea 1–0 at Stamford Bridge. On 14 October, De Bruyne assisted two goals in a 7–2 win over Stoke City.
On 5 November, De Bruyne scored in a 3–1 win over Arsenal. On 18 November, he scored in a 2–0 away win over Leicester City. On 29 November, he scored City's opening goal and set up Sterling's game-winning goal in the last minute of a 2–1 win over Southampton.
De Bruyne during the Manchester derby at Old Trafford, on December 10, 2017, which City won 2–1.
On 13 December, De Bruyne scored in a 4–0 away win over Swansea City, extending their record league win streak to 15 consecutive matches. On 16 December, he scored in a 4–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, as Pep Guardiola said De Bruyne was "helping the club become a better facility". On 27 December, De Bruyne assisted Sterling's goal in a 1–0 win over Newcastle United. On 9 January, De Bruyne scored in a 2–1 win over Bristol City in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final. On 20 January, he assisted Agüero's first goal of the match (scoring a hat-trick in the match), in a 3–1 win over Newcastle United.
On 22 January 2018, De Bruyne signed a new long-term contract with the club, keeping him at the club until 2023. On 23 January, he scored the winning goal in the match that ended 3–2 over Bristol City in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final, helping City qualified for the final match, after winning the two matches with a score of 5-3. On 31 January, he scored and assisted in a 3–0 win over West Bromwich Albion, and was selected by BBC Sport as Man of the Match. On 10 February, he set up three goals, two for Agüero and one for Sterling, in a 5–1 win over Leicester City, taking his total of 14 assistsOn 25 February, he started in the 2018 League Cup Final against Arsenal, playing the full 90 minutes, as Manchester City won 3–0 to claim their first title of the 2017–18 season, and their first trophy overall under Pep. Guardiola. On 31 March 2018, he assisted Gabriel Jesus in a 3–1 win over Everton, ensuring that City needed just one more win to officially claim the Premier League title. On 22 April, he scored in a 5–0 win over Swansea City. On 13 May, the final day of the season, De Bruyne set up Gabriel Jesus' only goal in a 1–0 win over Southampton, taking City's points tally to 100. De Bruyne was also named Man of the Match by the BBC. For his 16 assists throughout the league season, De Bruyne won the Premier League's Playmaker of the Year award, which was awarded for the first time this season. He was also named in the PFA Team of the Year, and was also named the Manchester City Footballer of the Year. 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 not play for up to three months. Two days later, Manchester City confirmed that he had a collateral ligament lesion in his right knee, did not require surgery, and was expected to not play for three months. Shortly after De Bruyne returned to action in October 2018, he again suffered a knee ligament injury in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup against Fulham. The injury was expected to keep him out for 5–6 weeks but he resumed full training much earlier than expected After only 3 weeks. He came on as a substitute in the FA Cup Final against Watford, scoring the third goal and setting up two more, as City won the first domestic treble in English men's football. He was named Man of the Match for his performance. 2019–20 season
On 15 December 2019, De Bruyne scored twice in a 3–0 Premier League win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
De Bruyne scored his 50th goal for City in all competitions on 26 February 2020 in a 2–1 win against Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match. In their last league match of the season, City crushed Norwich City 5–0 at home. De Bruyne scored twice and provided his 20th league assist, equaling Thierry Henry's record for most assists in a single season, and also won the second Playmaker of the Year award. In addition, he became the first player in history to reach 20 assists in a single season in two of Europe's five major leagues.
At the end of the season, he was named Premier League Player of the Year after scoring 13 goals, providing 20 assists and creating 104 chances from open play, the most by a player in any of Europe's five major leagues since 2006. He was also named in the PFA Team of the Year and won the England Player of the Year award, becoming the first Manchester City player to win it.
2020–21 season
On 21 September 2020, De Bruyne scored and assisted in a 3–1 away win against Wolverhampton Wanderers in City's first match of the season. With the visit deciding the Premier League champions, Liverpool, De Bruyne set up Gabriel Jesus' goal before conceding a penalty, which he later missed. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. On 7 April, De Bruyne signed a four-year contract after negotiating it with the help of statistical data to prove a 30% wage increase.. On 25 April 2021, De Bruyne slotted in a free kick to head Aymeric Laporte into the goal, allowing City to win 1–0 against Tottenham Hotspur in the 2021 League Cup Final at Wembley. On 28 April, he scored in a 2–1 away win over Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League semi-final. On 29 May, De Bruyne suffered a head injury after a collision with Antonio Rudiger in the second half of the 2018 UEFA Champions League Final, being replaced by Gabriel Jesus; Where his team lost 1-0 against his former club, Chelsea. Post-match medical examinations revealed that De Bruyne had severely fractured nose and left orbital fractures, raising doubts about his participation in the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020. At the end of the season, De Bruyne was named England's Player of the Year.
his international career
De Bruyne (right) lines up for Belgium in 2013, alongside Vincent Kompany and Simon Mignolet.
De Bruyne has previously been selected to represent the Belgian U-18, U-19 and U-21 national teams. He made his debut for the Belgium senior national team on 11 August 2010 in an international friendly match against Finland in Turku. The match ended with Belgium losing 1–0.
Prior to his Belgium debut, De Bruyne was eligible to play for Burundi, his mother's hometown.
2014-2016: First participation in the World Cup and Euro
De Bruyne became a regular in the Belgium national team during the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign, scoring four goals and qualifying the Red Devils for their first major tournament in 12 years.
On 13 May 2014, he was named to Belgium's squad for the 2014 World Cup. In their first match of the tournament, against Algeria in Belo Horizonte, De Bruyne set up Marouane Fellaini's equalizing goal and was named Man of the Match by FIFA. In the Round of 16, De Bruyne scored Belgium's opening goal in the third minute of extra time as they beat the United States 2–1.
On 10 October 2014, De Bruyne scored twice in a 6–0 win against Andorra in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier, equaling the record win achieved by Belgium in a European qualifier in 1986. On 3 September 2015, De Bruyne scored in 3-1 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina. On October 10, 2015, De Bruyne scored in a 4–1 win over Andorra, which made Belgium officially qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 Finals. Three days later, he scored in a 3–1 win over Israel, which ensured Belgium's first place. in the group. On 31 May 2016, De Bruyne was named to Belgium's final 23-man squad. To participate in UEFA Euro 2020. On 18 June 2016, De Bruyne was commended for his performance in Belgium's 3–0 win over the Republic of Ireland. On 26 June 2016, De Bruyne was named the BBC's Player of the Match for his performance in the 4–0 win over Hungary in the round of 16, in which he assisted two goals.
World Cup 2018
De Bruyne celebrates Belgium's 2–1 win over Brazil, on July 6, 2018. Done De Bruyne was selected for Belgium's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup. On 18 June, in the opening match against Panama, De Bruyne assisted Romelu Lukaku's goal in a 3–0 win. On 6 July, he scored the second goal in a 2–1 quarter-final win over Brazil, and was named Man of the Match. In the semi-finals, Belgium was defeated 1–0 by later world champions France. On 14 July, Belgium defeated England 2–0 in the match for third place. Euro 2020
On 17 June 2021, De Bruyne scored his first goal and the winning goal in Belgium's second group match against Denmark in a 2–1 win, at UEFA Euro 2020. He also previously assisted the team's first goal. During the Round of 16 match with Portugal, De Bruyne suffered an ankle injury following a tackle from behind by Portuguese Joao Ballenha. On 2 July, Belgium coach Roberto Martínez said that De Bruyne might recover in time for the quarter-final match, later that day, although he had not
participated in training all week and was placed in the starting line-up.
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