Kevin Felida (born 11 November 1999) is a professional
footballer
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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
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Born in the Netherlands, he represents the
Curaçao national team.
Club career
Born in
Spijkenisse, where he grew up as a childhood friend of
Joshua Zirkzee
Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee (born 22 May 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Bologna.
Club career Early years
Born in Schiedam to a Nigerian mother and a Dutch father, Zirkzee began his footballing career as a ...
, Felida ended up in the youth academy of FC Den Bosch via
VV Spijkenisse
Voetbalvereniging Spijkenisse is a football club from Spijkenisse, Netherlands. In 2017–18, VV Spijkenisse played its sole season in the Saturday Derde Divisie. Since 2018, it plays in the Hoofdklasse.
History
VV Spijkenisse became champion ...
and
Excelsior
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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
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 ...
on a three-year contract.
International career
Felida debuted with the
Curaçao national team in a 0–0
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Parallel tourn ...
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