Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne is, for my money, the finest passer of his generation, and watching him is a lesson in seeing the game two seconds before everyone else. The label of a complete footballer gets thrown around carelessly, but with him it fits: he crosses, shoots, presses, and dictates tempo with equal authority. What I admire most is the lack of ego in his brilliance; his genius serves the team rather than the highlight reel. His move to Napoli late in his career tells you he still craves a challenge instead of a farewell tour. Players this intelligent change how you watch football, and he changed it for me.

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Name (English)

Kevin De Bruyne

Name (Japanese)

ケヴィン・デ・ブライネ

Reading

けゔぃん・で・ぶらいね

Born

June 28, 1991 (age 35)

Origin

Drongen, Belgium

Height

181 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Goat

Awards & achievements

• 2014 German Footballer of the Year

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kevindebruyne/
• Xhttps://x.com/KevinDeBruyne
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin%20De%20Bruyne
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8D
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357984

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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