Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne is a young Belgium international football player who currently features for Manchester City. He can play both as an attacking midfielder and a winger.

Career

De Bruyne developed first at the youth academy of Gent and then Racing Genk in Belgium before making his first-team debut for the latter in a 3-0 defeat at Charleroi on May 9, 2009. He established himself in the first team for the 2009-10 season and won the Belgian Pro League with them in 2010-11.

De Bruyne was also part of Genk’s Belgiam Cup-winning side of 2008-09 and of the Belgian Supercup-winning team of 2011.

In January 2012 Chelsea signed De Bruyne from Genk for £7 million on a five-and-a-half year contract, with the youngster remaining at the Belgian club for the remainder of the 2011-12 season. In the summer of 2012, Chelsea him out to Bundesliga club Werder Bremen for the 2012-13 season.

De Bruyne made his international debut for Chelsea on August 11, 2010 against Finland in a friendly international that ended in 1-0 defeat for them.