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Palmer VS De Bruyne
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) vs Kevin De Bruyne (SSC Napoli): career goals and assists, per-90 output, season-by-season form, scouting ratings and transfers, side by side.
MIDFIELDER • ENGLAND
Cole
Palmer
AGE 24CLUB CHELSEAHEIGHT 185 CM
HEAD TO HEAD
MIDFIELDER • BELGIUM
Kevin
De Bruyne
AGE 35CLUB SSC NAPOLIHEIGHT 181 CM
PLAYER FILE
Player Bio
PALMER
PROFILE
DE BRUYNE
Cole Palmer
FULL NAME
Kevin De Bruyne
6 May 2002
DATE OF BIRTH
28 Jun 1991
England
NATIONALITY
Belgium
185 cm
HEIGHT
181 cm
Midfielder
POSITION
Midfielder
SCOUTING
Scouting Report
CP
SCOUTING
Cole Palmer
Ability rating89 / 200
PotentialAlmost Reached
Injury riskNot Specifically
KD
SCOUTING
Kevin De Bruyne
No scouting data for this player.
CAREER DATA
Career Stats On Record
PALMER
CAREER ON RECORD
DE BRUYNE
63
GOALS
181
263
APPEARANCES
748
35
ASSISTS
245
12,669
MINUTES
46,602
7.39
AVG RATING
7.66
BSD has no per-match data before 2011/12, so earlier seasons are missing and these totals are floors, not official career figures.
PERFORMANCE LAB
Advanced Analytics
01
Goals By Season
GOALS • 2011/12 – 2026/27
02
Player Profile
RELATIVE ATTRIBUTES
PALMER
DE BRUYNE
03
Assists By Season
CREATIVITY
04
Goal Contributions
CUMULATIVE GOALS + ASSISTS
05
Match Rating
AVERAGE RATING PER SEASON
06
Minutes Played
WORKLOAD PER SEASON
STAT BATTLE
Every Metric
Output
63PALMER
GOALS
25.8%74.2%
181DE BRUYNE
35PALMER
ASSISTS
12.5%87.5%
245DE BRUYNE
98PALMER
GOAL CONTRIBUTIONS
18.7%81.3%
426DE BRUYNE
263PALMER
APPEARANCES
26.0%74.0%
748DE BRUYNE
12,669PALMER
MINUTES
21.4%78.6%
46,602DE BRUYNE
EFFICIENCY
Per 90 Minutes
PER 90 • 12,669 MINUTES
Cole Palmer
Goals0.45
Assists0.25
Goal Contributions0.70
Shots3.36
Key Passes2.02
Successful Dribbles1.43
Duels Won3.81
Tackles + Interceptions1.48
PER 90 • 46,602 MINUTES
Kevin De Bruyne
Goals0.35
Assists0.47
Goal Contributions0.82
Shots2.56
Key Passes3.15
Successful Dribbles1.32
Duels Won3.95
Tackles + Interceptions1.79
SEASON BY SEASON
Every Season
2026/27SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CPCole Palmer
England / Chelsea
14
5
3
8
1,097
7.33
KDKevin De Bruyne
Belgium / SSC Napoli
34
14
4
18
2,337
7.56
2025/26SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CPCole Palmer
Chelsea / England
36
11
3
14
2,443
6.99
KDKevin De Bruyne
SSC Napoli
21
5
4
9
1,360
7.04
2024/25SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CPCole Palmer
Chelsea / England
61
17
12
29
4,128
7.51
KDKevin De Bruyne
Belgium / Manchester City
57
10
10
20
3,225
7.54
2023/24SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CPCole Palmer
Manchester City / Chelsea
49
26
15
41
3,704
7.70
KDKevin De Bruyne
Manchester City / Belgium
31
7
18
25
1,811
7.98
2022/23SEASON
PLAYER
CLUB
APPS
GOALS
ASSISTS
G+A
MINUTES
RATING
CPCole Palmer
Manchester City
53
1
1
2
858
6.74
KDKevin De Bruyne
Belgium / Manchester City
70
14
31
45
4,695
7.75
BREAKDOWN
By Competition
PALMER • 10 COMPETITIONS
Premier LeagueEngland • 8 seasons
172APPS
50GOALS
24AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 5 seasons
30APPS
2GOALS
2AST
FA CupEngland • 5 seasons
18APPS
3GOALS
3AST
Carabao CupEngland • 7 seasons
17APPS
5GOALS
2AST
Conference LeagueEurope • 1 season
9APPS
0GOALS
3AST
UEFA EuroEurope • 1 season
7APPS
1GOALS
1AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 3 seasons
6APPS
1GOALS
0AST
UEFA Nations LeagueEurope • 1 season
2APPS
0GOALS
0AST
DE BRUYNE • 14 COMPETITIONS
Premier LeagueEngland • 11 seasons
317APPS
72GOALS
118AST
Champions LeagueEurope • 14 seasons
98APPS
16GOALS
29AST
BundesligaGermany • 4 seasons
85APPS
23GOALS
22AST
FA CupEngland • 9 seasons
42APPS
9GOALS
18AST
Carabao CupEngland • 8 seasons
30APPS
10GOALS
7AST
Serie AItaly • 2 seasons
29APPS
9GOALS
3AST
World Cup Qualification UEFAEurope • 4 seasons
28APPS
8GOALS
6AST
International Friendly GamesInternational • 10 seasons
28APPS
6GOALS
6AST
JOURNEY
Career Path
CP
4 TEAMS
Cole Palmer
TEAMS
ChelseaClub • 2023–2026 • 4 seasons
EnglandClub • 2024–2026 • 3 seasons
Manchester CityClub • 2019–2023 • 5 seasons
Manchester City U21Club
TRANSFERS
Manchester City→Chelsea1 Sep 2023 • 47M €
Manchester City U21→Manchester City1 Jul 2021
Manchester City U21→Manchester City1 Jan 2021
KD
7 TEAMS
Kevin De Bruyne
TEAMS
BelgiumNational team • 2013–2026 • 12 seasons
SSC NapoliClub • 2025–2026 • 2 seasons
Manchester CityClub • 2015–2024 • 10 seasons
VfL WolfsburgClub • 2013–2015 • 3 seasons
ChelseaClub • 2013 • 1 season
SV Werder BremenClub • 2012 • 1 season
KRC GenkClub • 2011 • 1 season
TRANSFERS
Manchester City→SSC Napoli1 Jul 2025 • Free
VfL Wolfsburg→Manchester City30 Aug 2015 • 76M €
Chelsea→VfL Wolfsburg18 Jan 2014 • 22M €
SV Werder Bremen→Chelsea30 Jun 2013
Chelsea→SV Werder Bremen2 Aug 2012
KRC Genk→Chelsea30 Jun 2012
Chelsea→KRC Genk1 Feb 2012
KRC Genk→Chelsea31 Jan 2012 • 8M €
KRC Genk U19→KRC Genk1 Jul 2008
MEDIA
Latest Media
CP
6 LATEST ITEMS
Cole Palmer
Trick for defenders. Treat for fans. 🎃🥶
Cole Palmer is in Ultimate Scream.tweet • Chelsea FC • 23 Oct 2026
✦What a Saturday for Cole Palmer. 🥶
✍️ Signs a contract until 2034.
💫 Stars in Chelsea's 5-1 win at home to Bournemouth.tweet • Chelsea FC • 12 Oct 2026
✦We’re delighted to announce that Cole Palmer has signed a new contract until 2034. ✍️💙tweet • Chelsea FC • 10 Oct 2026
✦Cole Palmer is streaming LIVE... 🚨tweet • Chelsea FC • 10 Oct 2026
✦Three years ago #OTD Cole Palmer scored his first Chelsea goal! 💙tweet • Chelsea FC • 7 Oct 2026
KD
2 LATEST ITEMS
Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne è il Player of the Month di settembre powered by @MSC_Crociere ⭐️
I sostenitori azzurri hanno scelto il nostro centrocampista come miglior giocatore del mese
Complimenti Kevin 👏
Leggi la news 👉tweet • Official SSC Napoli • 21 Oct 2026
✦Kevin De Bruyne è il Player of the Month di settembre powered by @MSC_Crociere ⭐️
I sostenitori azzurri hanno scelto il nostro centrocampista come miglior giocatore del mese
Complimenti Kevin 👏
Leggi la news 👉tweet • Official SSC Napoli • 21 Oct 2026
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