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Kevin De Bruyne height and weight: How big is the playmaker?

Kevin De Bruyne height and weight
Kevin De Bruyne height and weight: How big is the playmaker? Photo/ Tribuna.com.
  • Kevin De Bruyne is one of the greatest midfielders the football world has ever seen
  • De Bruyne was born in Drongen, a sub-municipality of Ghent city in Flanders, Belgium
  • His mother, Anna De Bruyne, was born in Burundi

What is Kevin De Bruyne height and weight? One of the reasons why Manchester City are a successful team in the ever competitive English Premier League is because they have big players. From Kevin De Bruyne to Erling Haaland to Rodri to Ruben Dias, City players usually stand tall on the pitch.

Today, let’s talk about Kevin De Bruyne, who is one of the greatest midfielders the football world has ever seen. Read on to find out how tall he is as well as how much he weighs.

Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne. Photo/ Eurosport.

What Is Kevin De Bruyne Height And Weight?

According to his Wikipedia page, City’s assist king Kevin De Bruyne is 1.81 metres (5 ft 11 in) tall. With his height, he stands tall than most players on the pitch and is always easy to spot. The gifted playmaker could be dangerous at air balls but is often the one delivering set pieces for club and country.

Talking of weight, De Bruyne currently weighs 70kg, also as per Wikipedia. However, there are other sources on the internet which claim he is 68kg.

Just like many other athletes, the 32-year-old works out to ensure he doesn’t become overweight. He is well built and uses his body strength to shield the ball and ‘bully’ opposition players to give away possession.

What Is Kevin De Bruyne’s Ethnicity?

Another interesting topic which goes along with Kevin De Bruyne height and weight is his ethnicity. De Bruyne was born in Drongen, a sub-municipality of Ghent city in Flanders, Belgium. Since the people of Flanders speak Dutch, De Bruyne’s mother tongue is the Dutch language. However, he is also fluent in English, German and French.

De Bruyne learnt English during his early days as he used to come to London, England, to visit his grandparents. While signing with Chelsea back in 2012, he said London was his second home as he used to visit the city on Christmas and during school holidays.

Also, kids in Belgium learn Dutch, English and French growing up, so school is most probably the place where he learnt to speak and write the other languages perfectly. De Bruyne learnt how to speak German during his days in Germany when he played for Werder Bremen and VfL Wolfsburg.

Is Kevin De Bruyne Mom African?

Kevin De Bruyne’s mother, Anna De Bruyne, was born in Burundi, one of the countries in Eastern Africa. This means that she is Burundian by birth. However, Wikipedia says that she identifies as a Belgian. Anna later lived in Ivory Coast, the home country of star footballers such as Didier Drogba, Yaya Toure, Salomon Kalou, Franck Kessie and Eric Bailly.

Anna grew up in London after her parents moved there for work reasons. She only returned to Belgium after meeting her husband, Herwig De Bruyne, who is the father of Kevin De Bruyne. The two lived in Drongen, where the future Manchester City star was born.

Who Is Kevin De Bruyne’s Wife?

Kevin De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne and his family. Photo/ Sudinfo.

Kevin De Bruyne is a family man. He has been with his wife Michèle Lacroix since 2014 but it was not until the summer of 2017 when they exchanged vows. The couple met through the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, as revealed by De Bruyne in a past interview.

The Manchester City star, who was at the time playing for Werder Bremen, was convinced by his friend to message Michèle. Since he was shy, his friend wrote the message for him and that’s how things started between them.

“It started with a tweet. I only had a few thousand followers at the time, because I was still on loan at Werder Bremen. So I tweeted something about a match or whatever, and this pretty girl favorited it. I was single at the time, and my friend noticed it. So he said, ‘She looks like a nice girl, no? You should send her a message.” De Bruyne told The Players’ Tribune.

Fast forward to 2024, De Bruyne and Michèle are not only happily married but also blessed with three children.

Abraham Odhiambo is an avid sports fan who loves to write about football, boxing and wrestling. He's a big supporter of Manchester United. He's pursuing a bachelor's degree in Communication and Media at Egerton University.

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