A Belgian legend in football: Who is Kevin De Bruyne?
Kevin De Bruyne, who played in the Midfield position in the Manchester City FC team, was born on 28 June 1991. Kevin De Bruyne, who is 181 cm tall and 68 kg, uses his right foot.
De Bruyne, who started football in 2003 in the Gent infrastructure, which bears the same name as the city where he was born, transferred to the Genk infrastructure in 2005.
He signed his first professional contract with Genk in 2008.
De Bruyne, who had the chance to play in 84 games in Genk in 4 seasons, scored 14 goals.
In 2012, he transferred to English giant Chelsea. He was loaned to his former team Genk in 2012 and to German giant Werder Bremen in 2013.
De Bruyne, who took part in 33 games during his loan season at Werder Bremen, contributed to his team by scoring 10 goals. The Belgian athlete, who made a strong impression with the football he played here, managed to attract the attention of German clubs.
In 2014, he transferred to Wolfsburg, one of the important clubs in Germany. The football player, who had the chance to play in 70 matches in the 2014-15 season, managed to ventilate the opponent's nets 20 times.
In 2015, he was transferred by Manchester City, one of the most well-established clubs in England, for 80 million Euros. As a result of this transfer, he became the football player who left the Bundesliga with the highest salary.
Kevin De Bruyne has been playing for the Belgium National Team since 2011.
February 2017
The star name of Manchester City, one of the English Premier League teams, Kevin De Bruyne was chosen as the best Belgian football player to play abroad.
At the ceremony where the best players in Belgian football were determined, it was noteworthy that De Bruyne left behind star football player Eden Hazard, who plays in other English teams Chelsea, Tottenham's defender Toby Alderweireld and Divock Origi, who plays for Liverpool, to receive the award.
The Belgian footballer, who won this award for the second time in a row, played 71 matches with Manchester City, which he joined in 2015, and scored 21 goals.
June 2017
Kevin De Bruyne also got married
Kevin De Bruyne married his longtime girlfriend, Michele Lacroix.
The couple also has a son from this union.
June 2021
Kevin De Bruyne, who played for Manchester City, won the Footballer of the Year award given by the English Professional Footballers' Association (PFA).
The Belgian player was awarded in the 2020-2021 season, surpassing his teammates İlkay Gündoğan, Phil Foden, and Ruben Dias, as well as Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes and Tottenham's Harry Kane.
Kevin De Bruyne is the third person to win this award for the second time in a row, after Thierry Henry and Cristiano Ronaldo.