Kevin De Bruyne (born 28 June 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Belgian national team. He made his debut for Genk in May 2009 and was promoted to the first team squad in 2008. In 2012, he joined English club Chelsea, where he was used sparingly and then loaned to Werder Bremen. In 2014, he signed with Wolfsburg for £18 million and then joined Manchester City in the summer of 2015 for a club record £54 million. He has since won two Premier League titles, four League Cups and an FA Cup with the club. De Bruynes is vice-captain of the Belgium national team and has scored 20 goals for
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Kevin De Bruyne (born 28 June 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Belgian national team. In 2012, he joined English club Chelsea, where he was used sparingly and then loaned to Werder Bremen. In 2014, he signed with Wolfsburg for £18 million and then joined Manchester City in the summer of 2015 for a club record £54 million. He has since won two Premier League titles, four League Cups and an FA Cup with the club. In 2017–18, he had a significant role in Manchester City’s record in becoming the only Premier League team to attain 100 points in a single season. He was named in the IFFHS Men’s World Team three times, the UEFA Team of the Year twice and the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season three times. He represented Belgium at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where Belgium won the third place play-off match against England. He also played in the 2014 UEFA World Cup Dream Team and the France Football World XI, and the Bundesliga Team of The Year. He is widely considered to be one of the best players in the world and has often been described as a \”complete\” footballer. De Bruynes is vice-captain of the Belgium national team and has scored 20 goals for his country. He made his debut for Genk in May 2009 and was promoted to the first team squad in 2008. He started his career with hometown club KVV Drongen before moving to Gent and Genk.
In 2005, he moved to Genk and continued his development in their youth set-up. In 2008, he was rewarded for his progress by being promoted to their first-team squad. In 2010, he scored his first hat-trick in a 5–4 win against Club Brugge. On 31 January 2012, on the winter transfer deadline day, Chelsea announced the permanent signing of De Bruyny for £7 million. On July 18 2012, De Bruyanne announced that he was leaving Chelsea to join New York City FC. 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. In the first half of the season, he played in a 4–2 win against Ligue 1 giants Paris Saint-Germain at the Yankee Stadium. On 29 October 2011, De bruyne scored a first-half goal in a 3–1 victory over Gent. He ended the season with eight goals from 28 appearances, including a brace against OH Leuven. On 28 January 2012 he scored a brace in a 1–2 away win against Mons. On 18 February 2012 he signed a permanent deal with Genk, with the fee rumoured to be in the region of £7 million. 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. In 2013, he won the Bundesliga Player of the Season and the Belgian Sportsman of the Year.
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