Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)

Kevin De Bruyne is a Belgian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Manchester City in the Premier League and for the Belgium national team. Kevin De Bruyne is the most technically gifted player in the Premier League. The sharp-eyed player possesses the strength and intelligence to win games at home and abroad. Many people believe him to be one of the top players on the planet.

In the media, De Bruyne is regarded as a versatile and highly talented player who primarily plays as a central or attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker; he has also been deployed in a deeper creative midfield position, or even in a box-to-box role on occasion, or as a false nine. Due to his technique, talent, agility, work rate off the ball, vision, crossing accuracy, a wide variety of passes, and powerful long-range shooting ability with either foot, he is frequently described by experts as one of the best and most complete modern-day players. Despite his lack of physical strength, speed, or ability in the air, he is a quick and elegant ballplayer with good dribbling skills, and his positional sense, tactical intelligence, movement, direct style of play, and ability to run at defenses when in possession allow him to exploit gaps in the opposition's defense and create chances and goalscoring opportunities for himself or his teammates, making him a dangerous player. He can score goals by making late runs off the ball from behind into the penalty box and is an accurate set-piece taker, in addition to his creative ability.

Without De Bruyne, Manchester City would be a completely different team. He was the king of assists, as the Belgian provided an assist in each of City's two Premier League games. Of course, De Bruyne has a cast of shining stars surrounding him who will back him up at the club, but the 29-year-old has also excelled for Belgium.

He might be the star performer at Euro 2020 in the summer, with Belgium hoping to improve on their 2018 World Cup semi-final finish. This may be De Bruyne's year to become the best player in the world.

Awards:

• PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–2021
  
• UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2020–2021