Kevin Felida (born 11 November 1999) is a professional

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who plays for

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

, as a

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. Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team.

Club career

Born in Spijkenisse, where he grew up as a childhood friend of

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, Felida ended up in the youth academy of FC Den Bosch via

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and

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. 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. At the same time, Felida became a regular part of the first-team squad. 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. In the summer of 2022, Felida joined

on a three-year contract.

International career

Felida debuted with the Curaçao national team in a 0–0

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tie with Guatemala on 8 June 2021.

Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Felida is of Curaçaoan descent. He is the nephew of the footballer Charlison Benschop.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Felida, Kevin 1999 births Living people Association football midfielders Curaçao footballers Curaçao international footballers Dutch footballers Dutch people of Curaçao descent FC Den Bosch players RKC Waalwijk players Eerste Divisie players People from Spijkenisse VV Spijkenisse players Footballers from South Holland