De Bruyne makes Napoli history with Serie A debut | OneFootball

Kevin De Bruyne is the oldest outfield player to make his debut for Napoli in Serie A in the three-point era.

Belgian star De Bruyne starts for Napoli in their 2025-26 Serie A debut against Sassuolo on Saturday.

De Bruyne already made Napoli history

CASTEL DI SANGRO, ITALY – AUGUST 09: Kevin De Bruyne of Napoli looks on during the pre-season friendly match between Napoli and Girona at Stadio Teofilo Patini on August 09, 2025 in Castel di Sangro, Italy. (Photo by Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images)

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As reported by Opta on X, the ex-Manchester City ace is the oldest Napoli player to make his Serie A debut in the three-point era, which means since 1994-95.

De Bruyne, aged 34 years and 56 days, joined Napoli on a free transfer this summer after the end of his contract with Manchester City.

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LECCE, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 24: Tarik Muharemovic of US Sassuolo Calcio celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team’s opening goal during the Coppa Italia Frecciarossa match beetween US Lecce and US Sassuolo Calcio at Stadio Via del Mare on September 24, 2024 in Lecce, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

You can follow live updates from Sassuolo-Napoli and today’s four Serie A games on the Football Italia LIVEBLOG.

The Partenopei have travelled to Reggio Emilia for today’s game without the injured Romelu Lukaku, which means Lorenzo Lucca, another summer signing, gets the nod up front.

Scott McTominay starts as a left winger, while Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Noa Lang and Sam Beukema initially go on the bench.