Soccer Future Watch: Kevin De Bruyne Soccer Cards, Manchester City – Kevin De Bruyne has distinguished himself throughout his career for displaying a very complete game, for his leadership, for becoming one of the best midfielders on Earth, and for becoming one of the greatest Belgian players ever. De Bruyne displayed his special tendencies early on, helping Genk to win the 2010-11 Belgian Pro League.
Cracking the Premier League at age 21 for Chelsea, De Bruyne was allotted few minutes on a talented team. So, he was loaned to Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga. Later, for Wolfsburg, De Bruyne proved himself a winner. He helped his squad to the 2014-15 DFB-Pokal championship as was named the 2015 Germany Footballer of the Year. A year later, for a then-record transfer fee for Manchester City, De Bruyne made his triumphant return to the Premier League.
What followed is the stuff of legends. He took five Premier League titles, two FA Cup titles, and five EFL Cups. He also had three Premier League Playmaker of the Season awards. One of them came in 2019-2020 when he tied the record for assists in a season. Additionally, he earned two PFA Players’ of the Year awards and an FSA Player of the Year award. Unsurprisingly, De Bruyne’s success has been replicated in international play, with a breakthrough performance of four goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. There, the Red Devils qualified for the first time since 2002. De Bruyne he led them on a run to the quarterfinals, as well as the quarterfinals of the 2016 UEFA Euro competition. He subsequently led Belgium to a third-place finish in the 2018 World Cup as he made the tournament’s Dream Team.
At the dawn of his 30s, De Bruyne still has plenty of room to build on his substantial record and to go down as one of the best players of the 2020s and the 2010s. A career-high 15 goals in 2021-22 proved that De Bruyne was still uncovering layers to his offensive game. That is a truly frightening thought for those matching up with him in his remaining prime years.
As you would expect, De Bruyne has an incredible amount of memorabilia on the market, and finding autographed items is not difficult. De Bruyne’s cards and stickers date back to 2010, with Panini, Topps, Leaf Metal, Immaculate and Futura being represented in the hundreds. National Treasures are among the more noteworthy offerings over the years.
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