Personal
Name | Kevin De Bruyne |
Country | Belgium |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | June 28, 1991 |
Social
Place of Birth | Drogen, Ghent, Belgium |
Nickname | The Ginger Pele |
Father's Name | Herwig De Bruyne |
Mother's Name | Anna De Bruyne |
Partner/Spouse' Name | Michele Lacroix |
Sport Profile
Sport | |
Discipline | Men's Football |
Active/Retired | Active |
Role | Midfielder |
Level | National, International |
Teams | Manchester City, KV Drongen, Gent, Genk, Chelsea, Werder Bremen, VfL Wolfsburg, Belgium, Belgium U18 to U21 |
Profile | Kevin De Bruyne is a Belgian footballer, who plays for the Belgium national football team since 2010. He is a midfielder and currently plays for Manchester City in Premier League. De Bruyne started playing football since his childhood and began his club career officially with the Genk club in 2005. His hometown club KV Drongen helped him became a professional footballer since 2003 and made his way in the club Genk glorious with more perfection. His undeniable passion for football soon drove him towards the national team of Belgium and he started playing for the national team of Belgium from 2008 at the Youth-level. After playing for more than 2 years in this level for U18, U19, and U21 team of Belgium, De Bruyne made his international debut in 2010 as a proficient senior player. He had been playing a few international tournaments randomly at the time for Belgium, then, became a permanent member of Belgium national football team since 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made 4 goals in a qualifier match and pulled his team at the highest level in the 12-year history of FIFA World Cup. His attacking playing techniques and impactful long-range shooting capability with both foot made him immensely popular in the world football field. He is considered one of the best players of Europe by his colleagues, media, coaches and even his opponents as well. De Bruyne has released an autobiography on himself named ‘Keep it Simple’ in 2014 by Borgerhoff and Lamberigts publishers (as Compiled by Madhushree Das Ghosh) (Profile Image from Facebook) |
Career Information | Debut (International): For Belgium in International Friendlies, 11th August, 2010 Debut Club Level: For KRC Genk in Club League, 1st July, 2005 Current Club: Manchester City Club Level Career:
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