Kevin De Bruyne has been Manchester City’s anchor at the midfield ever since he joined the club in 2015. He has helped City win numerous trophies and set incredible records. For now, let’s take a look at Kevin De Bruyne’s net worth in 2021.
| Net Worth | $60 million |
| Age | 30 |
| Salary | $28.3 million (2021-2022) |
| Sponsors | EA Sports, Nike |
| Sports | Soccer |
Kevin De Bruyne’s Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $60 Million
Kevin De Bruyne’s net worth in 2021 is around $60 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. One big factor in that amount is that he is the second-highest-paid player in the Premier League, only trailing Cristiano Ronaldo, with an annual salary of $28,302,248.
But before all that, Kevin started his football career with the youth team of his hometown club, KVV Drongen. He then eventually transferred to KRC Genk in 2005 where he worked his way up to the club’s senior squad.
In his four years with Genk, De Bruyne scored 17 goals and dished out 36 assists in 113 matches played. He also helped the team win the 2009 Belgian Cup and the 2010-2011 Jupiler Pro League Championship.
On deadline day of the 2012 winter transfer window, Genk and Chelsea announced the transfer that would send Kevin De Bruyne to Stamford Bridge for a $9.5 million fee. Part of the deal is that he would stay on loan with Genk until the end of the 2011-2012 season.
The following season, Chelsea announced that Kevin joined Werder Bremen in a season-long loan deal. De Bruyne was successful with Werder Bremen during his loan spell that rumors emerged that he was linked to a permanent stay in Germany.
On January 18, 2014, De Bruyne successfully made a transfer worth $24 million to Vfl Wolfsburg. He played spectacularly for the club as he helped the team win the 2014-2015 DFB-Pokal trophy and the DFL-Supercup the following season.
De Bruyne was named the 2015 German Footballer of the Year. In 73 games with Wolfsburg, Kevin bagged 20 goals and 37 assists which proved his worth and attracted many suitors.
This prompted his transfer to Manchester City with a fee of $74 million on August 30, 2015. De Bruyne signed a six-year $63.5 million contract with the Premier League club. In his first season with City, De Bruyne scored 16 goals and provided 13 assists in 41 total matches played.
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Due to his exemplary performance, De Bruyne signed two contract extensions with the club, one worth $135.8 million for six years in 2015 and another one worth $108.5 million for four years in 2021.
As of this writing, De Bruyne has scored 69 goals and bagged 107 assists in 269 games played for Manchester City. Not only that, he helped the club win one FA Cup, five EFL Cups, one Community Shield, and three Premier League trophies during his stay at the Etihad Stadium.
De Bruyne has also bagged multiple individual awards such as two-time Premier League Playmaker of the Season, one-time Premier League Player of the Year, two-time PFA Players’ Player of the Year, one-time UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Year.
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Aside from that, he was also included in multiple teams of the year like the PFA Premier League Team of the Year (3x), UEFA Team of the Year (3x), UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season (4x), and the IFFHS UEFA Team of the Decade (2011-2020).
According to Spotrac, Kevin De Bruyne has earned $139,384,440 in total career earnings as of this year.
As for his national team career, Kevin De Bruyne has been capped 84 times by the Belgian Red Devils bagging 22 goals for his country.
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Kevin De Bruyne is considered one of the greatest footballers today. So, it’s only natural that endorsements come flocking in. His most notable ones are with EA Sports for their annual FIFA games and mega shoe brand Nike.
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Kevin De Bruyne will continue to prosper as he is only 30 years old. He’ll continue to try and win more championships with Manchester City, and he’s surely in the hunt to give Belgium a World Cup trophy.
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