Kevin Felida
 Felida in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 November 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Spijkenisse, Netherlands[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Den Bosch | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SCO '63 | |||
| 2009–2012 | VV Spijkenisse | ||
| 2012–2016 | Excelsior | ||
| 2016–2017 | Brabant United | ||
| 2017–2018 | Den Bosch | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Den Bosch | 81 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2021 | |||
Kevin Felida (born 11 November 1999) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Den Bosch, as a midfielder.[2][1]
Career
Born in Spijkenisse, where he grew up as a childhood friend of Joshua Zirkzee,[3] Felida ended up in the youth academy of FC Den Bosch via VV Spijkenisse and Excelsior. In the 2017–18 season, he began playing for their under-21 team. Felida made his senior debut on 1 December 2017, in the 3–0 win over Go Ahead Eagles, where he came on as a substitute in the 85th minute for Muhammed Mert. On 14 November, it was announced that Felida has signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until the summer of 2020.[4] At the same time, Felida became a regular part of the first-team squad.[5] In the match against FC Dordrecht (4–1 win), on 16 March 2018, Felida scored his first professional goal, a strike from 30 metres out.[6]
Personal life
Born in the Netherlands, Felida is of Curaçaoan descent. He is the nephew of the footballer Charlison Benschop.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Kevin Felida at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Kevin Felida at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ Gouka, Mikos (11 March 2020). "Van A tot Zirkzee: zien we deze nieuwkomer in Koemans voorselectie?". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Rotterdam. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
Kevin Felida is de grote vriend van Zirkzee. De middenvelder speelt bij FC Den Bosch. Hij stond op het veld toen Ahmad Mendes Moreira van Excelsior racistisch werd beledigd. ,,Ahmad en ik waren de enige donkere spelers op het veld. Ik voelde me bij hem betrokken, zei hij tegen het NRC.
- ^ "FC Den Bosch bindt jeugdspeler Kevin Felida" (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Martens, Jan (14 December 2017). "FC Den Bosch haalt Kevin Felida bij de hoofdmacht". Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ van der Zouw, Hennie (18 March 2018). "Koude douche voor FC Dordrecht in Den Bosch". dordrecht.net (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ derwesten.de, DerWesten- (July 22, 2014). "Von Curaçao bis nach Bad Blankenburg". www.derwesten.de.