Kevin De brua was abandoned by his foster family his girlfriend cheated on him with his teammate and at his lowest point his manager threw him out of the club as the media labeled him a flop but despite a life of rejection Kevin refused to quit and managed to become one of the greatest football players ever so how did Kevin go from reject to football Superstar this is the full story of Kevin De [Music] Bruna what can this guy not do lifted back towards de bruy absolute belter from Kevin De bruy there is no stopping that
there's no one quite like it on the 28th of June 1991 Kevin De Bruno was born he grew up in a small town in Belgium called drongan where he had quite a normal life but as a child he only had one thing on his mind and that was football growing up Kevin always used to play football in the garden and would end up breaking pot after pot because of this Kevin's parents didn't allow him to use his right foot in the garden anymore this would prove to be instrumental for Kevin as today his ability to
play with both feet is something that sets him apart from even most Pro players at 6 years of age Kevin joined his local football Academy where he would quickly establish himself as the best player Now Kevin was a very shy kid but when it came to football he wasn't afraid to speak his mind let me talk let me talk he would often get frustrated and Shout at the other kids because they just weren't at his level de brua knew that he needed to be around better players so at just 8 years old Kevin signed for
the Gent Academy which was the best football club around his hometown Kevin spent six years at gent where the same thing happened Kevin was clearly the best player and Kevin was very unhappy with the quality of his teammates shy and weird off the pitch but loud and angry on the pitch so when the best football club in Belgium knocked on his door Kevin just couldn't refuse so at 14 years old Kevin moved to the other side of the country by himself to join the gank Academy where life would start to get very tough for the
kid Kevin De Bru describes the first two years he spent at gen as the loneliest years of his wife because Kevin was still a kid the Gen Academy had organized a foster family for Kevin to stay with during the season now remember Kevin was a shy kid so he would always keep to himself he had no troubles in school he just put his head down and focused on football when the year came to an end Kevin was happy he said goodbye to his foster parents and they told him that they would see him soon Kevin
returned home for the summer and his parents greeted him with a disappointed look on their faces what's wrong Kevin asked Kevin's parents told him that the Foster family didn't want him back Kevin was confused and asked why is this happening but then he would hear six words that would stay with him forever it's because of who you are the Foster family didn't want Kevin back because he was too quiet he was weird and difficult to handle Kevin felt betrayed and because of this he had no family to stay within the next season and to make
matters even worse the foster parents told the club he was a troubled kid so they refused to pay for a new Foster family for Kevin to stay with Kevin was sent to a boarding school but this wasn't a normal boarding school this was a boarding school for trembled kids Kevin would remember those six words it's because of who you are and as you will see time and time again from Kevin he turned this anger and rejection into Fuel and motivation he promised to parents that within 2 months of returning he would make it into the
gank first team in his first month back Kevin was placed on the bench in a youth match and this is when everything changed at halftime he was summed on and with the words of the Foster family ringing in his head he Unleashed all his anger and pain and to quote Kevin directly one goal they don't want you anymore two goals too quiet three goals too difficult four goals they don't want you anymore five goals because of who you are I scored five goals in one half this was the turning point for Kevin as this performance
resulted in a first team call up he kept his promise to his parents with a couple days to spare after this something strange happened the foster parents who didn't want Kevin came back to say that the whole situation was a misunder understanding they realized that Kevin was a star in the making and they regretted their decision now this would become a recurring theme in Kevin's life he'd get rejected he would turn the pain into Fuel and the rejector would live to regret their decision Kevin simply told the foster parents no you threw me in the
garbage now I'm doing well you want me back Kevin was finally on track to achieving his dream he had become a professional football player in May of 2009 Kevin De bruyne made his first team debut for Gank where he'd spend the next couple years of his career with each season that passed Kevin just kept getting better and better in 2011 de Bru helped this gank team to win the Belgian pro league for only the third time in the club's history he did this alongside his teammate and friend tibo ctoa at this time Kevin also started
dating a girl named Carolyn but these two people would go on to betray Kevin in the worst way possible but we'll get to that soon for now things were looking great for Kevin he had also made his debut for the Belgian national team in a friendly match against Finland this was the start of Belgium's golden generation with a squad full of talents like de Bruna Hazard and Company but most importantly at this time Kevin was finally happy and was regarded as one of the best young talents in Europe they saw many of Europe's top clubs
come knocking for his signature but in the end he opted for a 7 million pound move to Chelsea where he signed a 5-year contract Kevin was seen as the next Frank Lambert as the Chelsea fans hoped he would be able to take over from the legend himself the plan for de Bru was that he would go straight out on load in his first season to get First Team Action so for the 2012-13 season Kevin went on loone to verer Breman in the Bundesliga in this season de brua picked up 10 goals and nine assists which
was the best tally to date he also won the Bundesliga young Player of the Year award as he was a standout performer throughout the entire season as this season came to an end Kevin returned to Chelsea and was going to be loaned out again because many German clubs wanted to get their hands on him but Chelsea had a new manager in town called Jose Mourinho who called Kevin and simply told him you're staying I want you to be a part of this team Kevin remained at Chelsea but little did he know that his whole life
was about to fall apart both on and off the pitch Kevin De Bru and his girlfriend Carolyn had been together for 3 years when Carolyn decided to take an unexpected trip to Madrid in Madrid Kevin's friend and international teammate TBO CIS met up with his girlfriend and they had an affair together to make matters even worse Caroline took to an interview to say that evening tibo offered me what I had not received from a three-year relationship with Kevin when this all happened Kevin felt betrayed his teammate and his love both betrayed him the Belgian coach
spoke to Kevin about this and gave him the opportunity to ban CIS from the national team but Kevin had mercy he decided to keep a professional relationship with him despite what had just happened he would eventually get his revenge against tial but more on that later this situation sent Kevin into a dark place which affected his performances on the pitch one morning in December Jose Mourinho called Kevin into his office where he told Kevin one assist zero goals 10 recoveries Jose then started to read off the stats of the other midfielders in the Chelsea team
and this is when Kevin realized he had no future at Chelsea he was no longer in mourinho's plans within a couple weeks Kevin was sold to Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga where things looked Bleak Kevin had been hurt before but never this bad this was an alltime low as his girlfriend left him for his teammate and his manager sold him for not being good enough but this was just fuel for Kevin he took the pain and turned it into energy as he was about to make a career comeback so halfway through the 20134 season at 22
years old Kevin landed in wolburg angry and ready to prove everyone wrong he quickly adapted to their style of play and started to rebuild his confidence he said this period in Wolfsburg is where everything changed not just on the pitch but off the pitch too because this is when he met his future wife he saw this girl liking his tweets and wanted to send her a message but was too scared so his friend just took his phone and sent the message for him Kevin just needed that push to get out of his shell and just
like that he met the love of his life with life turning around for Kevin he pushed on to the next season with wolburg with magic in his boots he finished the season with 16 goals and 28 assists breaking the Bundesliga assist record wolburg finished second in the Bundesliga also winning the German cup Kevin De bruyne was so impressive this year that he was named as the Bundesliga player of the season this Stellar season from Kevin saw Manchester City come knocking on his door Kevin wanted to give the Premier League another go so he signed for
Man City at 24 years old and for a total of 55 million the English media claimed it was a waste of money for a Chelsea rack but yet again Kevin was ready to prove the doubters wrong his first season got off to a great start where he was scoring big goals and big games but halfway through the season in a game against Everton he suffered a bad knee injury which would see him out for a couple of months at this same time his now wife was 8 months pregnant with his first child Kevin felt helpless
because he was on crutches and couldn't help her but they managed to get through and Kevin now says that this was a key moment in his life where he found something more important than football and that was his family but of course Kevin returned to football as he recovered from the injury and he returned with a bang scoring on his first game back this first season with man city was a strong one for Kevin he had returned to the Premier League and proved that he was good enough as the season ended Pep Guardiola was announced
as the new man city manager as a new dynasty was about to begin in the Premier League the first time pep and de bruyne spoke pep told him Kevin listen you can be easily a top five player in the world top five easily this was a new feeling for Kevin because For the First Time in his career he didn't have to prove someone wrong he didn't have to fight rejection or use anger as fuel now he had a manager who really believed in him and all he had to do was prove him right [Music] the
1617 season was a foundational one for Pep and Man City but Kevin was on fire scoring seven and begging 21 assists for the season no major trophies but he finished 14th in the Balon door this meant Kevin was the 14th best player in the world this was good but not top five in the 2017 18 season Man City took over the Premier League finishing with a record-breaking 100 points Kevin was an integral part of this team chipping in with 12 goals and 21 assists this year also saw Belgium reach a record third place finish in
the World Cup this was the peak of this Belgian generation of stars many think that the team could have and should have won a major trophy but clearly something was off in this team it might be down to the fact that teammates sleep with each other's girlfriends but still this was a great achievement for Kevin and Belgium this year saw Kevin finished ninth in the Balon door just four spots away from proving pep Wright 1819 was a tougher year for Kevin as he suffered another big injury leaving him out for a large portion of the
Season although he still picked up a domestic treble winning the Premier League and the two Cup competitions in 2020 Kevin missed out on the Premier League but still wrote his name in history by recording 20 Premier League assists in a single season this meant he equaled the record that was held by tiar onri proving that he was one of the greatest Playmakers to ever play the game he was also named as the Premier League player of the Season meaning he was factually the best player in England but because of Co this year's Balon door was
cancelled so we couldn't really track Kevin's world ranking position but don't worry because the year after in 2021 he finished eighth in the Balon door the eighth best player in the world that's great but not top five now 2022 another Premier League came City's way as Kevin contributed with 19 goals and 15 assists Kevin was named the Premier League player of the season and more importantly Kevin plays third in the Balon door ranking he was officially the third best player in the world he proved pep right he was great but once wasn't enough for Kevin
because in 2023 he plays third in the Balon door once again but this season was bigger than that he completed the historic tremble with Manchester City by winning the Premier League the champions league and the FA Cup he wrote his name in footballing history and one more important thing happened this season in the buildup to the Champions League final Man City faced Real Madrid meaning Kevin De Bry faced tibo ctoa and in the first leg Kevin got his revenge he also was instrumental in a 4-nil win in the second leg but I'm just seeing some
sweet Justice in that first leg wonder goal but now here we are 2024 Kevin De bruyne is 32 years old he's won countless trophies both individually and as a team he's overcome the rejection of his foster family the Betrayal of his teammate proved everyone who doubted him wrong and proved everyone who stuck by him right he's undoubtedly one one of the greatest players to ever play the game and he's still in his prime so I'm sure he's going to continue writing his name in the history of football now if you like the story of De
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