What Is Kevin De Bruyne's Net Worth and Salary?
Kevin De Bruyne is a Belgian professional soccer player who has a net worth of $70 million. Kevin De Bruyne is probably most famous for being an attacking midfielder or winger for Manchester City. He has also played for the German Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation.
Early Life
Kevin De Bruyne was born on June 28, 1991, in Drongen, Belgium, a small city just outside Ghent. Kevin grew up speaking Dutch, French, English, and German. His mother grew up in London, and De Bruyne spent many summers in London visiting his grandparents. Kevin began playing soccer at a young age, and his skill in the sport was evident from early on.
Career
De Bruyne began his career at Genk, a Belgian professional soccer club. He was a regular player when the team won the 2010-2011 Belgian Pro League. In 2012, he joined the English club Chelsea. He was only used sparingly before being loaned to Werder Bremen. He was then signed to Wolfsburg, a German professional club, in 2014 for a high-dollar contract. He established himself as one of the best players in the Bundesliga.
In the summer of 2015, Kevin joined Manchester City for a club record 54 million Great British Pounds. He has helped the team achieve many wins and titles in the years since. He has won the UEFA Champions League, five Premier League titles, five League Cups, and two FA Cups while with Manchester City. During the 2017-2018 season, De Bruyne played a significant role in helping the club become the only Premier League team to score 100 points during one single season. During the 2019-2020 season, he was awarded the Player of the Season award after he tied the record for most assists in a Premier League season. He again won the Player of the Season award for the 2021-2022 season. Kevin was also an instrumental piece in Manchester City being able to seal their first continental treble during the 2022-2023 season. A continental treble is when a club team wins three specific competitions in a season: the club's premier national league competition, a main national cup competition, and a main continental trophy. Only 22 men's clubs have accomplished the feat in total.
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In addition to his very successful club career, De Bruyne has also had a successful international career playing for the Belgian National team. He made his full international debut in 2010. He has since earned over 90 caps while playing for Belgian. A cap commemorates a player's appearance in a match. Kevin has also scored 26 goals for the Belgian team since he has been on it. He was a member of the Belgian team when they reached the quarter-finals both at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the UEFA Euro 2016. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Belgium finished in third place and De Bruyne was named in the FIFA World Cup Dream Team. He has also been on the team at the UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup. In March 2023, De Bruyne was announced as Belgium's new captain following the international retirement of Eden Hazard. A week later, he led the team in beating Germany during a friendly match for the first time since 1954.
De Bruyne has received many accolades over the course of his career. He was named in the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season, the IFFHS Men's World Team, and the ESM Team of the Year five times each. He has also won the Premier League Playmaker of the Season three times and Manchester City's Player of the Year award four times.
De Bruyne has been regarded as one of the best players in the world and is considered by many to be a "complete" soccer player, given he has such a wide range of skills on the field. He was ranked the fourth-best soccer player in the world by "The Guardian" in 2017. His manager, Pep Guardiola, described him as the best midfielder in the world in 2020. Jamie Redknapp, a former professional soccer player and current sports commentator, has said that Kevin was the best Premier League midfielder he has seen. De Bruyne's style is described as being quick and elegant. He possesses a high level of tactical intelligence and is a creative player on the field. He has played in many different positions over the course of his career, which adds to his versatility.
Personal Life
Kevin began dating Michele Lacroix in 2014. They married in June 2017 and have three children together. De Bruyne provided some details about his upbringing and personal life in his autobiography, "Keep It Simple," which was published in October 2014. The book details an incident that occurred between him and a teammate, Thibaut Courtois. De Bruyne's then-girlfriend had left him to begin a relationship with Courtois. Kevin writes about the experience in the book and concludes that he and Courtois were able to continue working together professionally.
