Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Kevin De Bruyne Biography and Timeline

Follow Kevin De Bruyne through 7 dated historical records for Belgium.

Kevin De Bruyne, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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2014–2023Years on this page

2014

World Cup Extra-Time Goal Against USA

Midfielder · Salvador · Sport / Football

Scores the opening goal in extra time as Belgium defeat the United States 2-1 in the World Cup round of 16.

2015

Transfer to Manchester City

Midfielder · Manchester · Sport / Football

Manchester City completes the signing of Kevin De Bruyne from Wolfsburg. City spent heavily to acquire the Bundesliga's outstanding creative midfielder from Wolfsburg.

2016

European Championship Assist Against Ireland

Midfielder · Bordeaux · Sport / Football

Creates Romelu Lukaku's opening goal during Belgium's 3-0 European Championship victory over the Republic of Ireland.

2018

World Cup Goal Against Brazil

Midfielder · Kazan · Sport / Football

Scores Belgium's second goal in the 2-1 World Cup quarter-final victory over Brazil.

2021

European Championship Winning Goal Against Denmark

Midfielder · Copenhagen · Sport / Football

Scores Belgium's winning goal in the 2-1 European Championship comeback victory over Denmark.

2023

Champions League Winner

Midfielder · Istanbul · Sport / Football

Kevin De Bruyne started the final and contributed to City's early build-up before injury forced him off in the 2023 UEFA Champions League final, helping Manchester City win the competition.

Premier League Championship

Midfielder · Manchester · Sport / Football

Kevin De Bruyne wins the 2022/23 Premier League championship with Manchester City and tops the league assists chart and supplies decisive passes throughout the campaign.

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.