Kevin Felida

Kevin Felida

Felida in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Spijkenisse, Netherlands[1]
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	RKC Waalwijk
Number	35
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)
2018–2022	Den Bosch	132	(6)
2022–	RKC Waalwijk	24	(1)
International career‡
2021–	Curaçao[2]	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:14, 19 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:37, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Kevin Felida (born 11 November 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk.^[3][1] Born in the Netherlands, he represents the Curaçao national team.

Born in Spijkenisse, where he grew up as a childhood friend of Joshua Zirkzee,^[4] 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.^[5] At the same time, Felida became a regular part of the first-team squad.^[6] 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.^[7]

In the summer of 2022, Felida joined RKC Waalwijk on a three-year contract.^[8]

Felida debuted with the Curaçao national team in a 0–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification tie with Guatemala on 8 June 2021.^[9]

Born in the Netherlands, Felida is of Curaçaoan descent. He is the nephew of the footballer Charlison Benschop.^[10]