# Kevin Felida

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Curaçaoan professional footballer

Kevin Felida Felida in 2019 Personal information Date of birth (1999-11-11) 11 November 1999 (age 26) Place of birth Spijkenisse, Netherlands[1] Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] Position Defensive midfielder Team information Current team Den Bosch Number 6 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) 2022–2025 RKC Waalwijk 32 (1) 2025– Den Bosch 34 (4) International career‡ 2021– Curaçao[2] 17 (1) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:37, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

**Kevin Felida** (born 11 November 1999) is a professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [defensive midfielder](/source/Defensive_midfielder) for [Eerste Divisie](/source/Eerste_Divisie) club [Den Bosch](/source/FC_Den_Bosch).[3][1] Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the [Curaçao national team](/source/Cura%C3%A7ao_national_football_team).

## Club career

Born in [Spijkenisse](/source/Spijkenisse), where he grew up as a childhood friend of [Joshua Zirkzee](/source/Joshua_Zirkzee),[4] Felida ended up in the youth academy of FC Den Bosch via [VV Spijkenisse](/source/VV_Spijkenisse) and [Excelsior](/source/SBV_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](/source/Go_Ahead_Eagles), where he came on as a substitute in the 85th minute for [Muhammed Mert](/source/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](/source/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](/source/RKC_Waalwijk) on a three-year contract.[8]

In July 2025, Felida returned to FC Den Bosch on a free transfer and signed a two-year contract with the club.[9]

## International career

Felida debuted with the [Curaçao national team](/source/Cura%C3%A7ao_national_football_team) in a 0–0 [2022 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) tie with [Guatemala](/source/Guatemala_national_football_team) on 8 June 2021.[10]

## Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Felida is of [Curaçaoan](/source/Cura%C3%A7ao) descent. He is the nephew of the footballer [Charlison Benschop](/source/Charlison_Benschop).[11]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-WF_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-WF_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-WF_1-2) [Kevin Felida](https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe498290/) at WorldFootball.net

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Kevin Felida"](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/82906.html). *National Football Teams*. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SW_3-0)** [Kevin Felida](https://int.soccerway.com/players/kevin--felida/501817/) at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Gouka, Mikos (11 March 2020). ["Van A tot Zirkzee: zien we deze nieuwkomer in Koemans voorselectie?"](https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/van-a-tot-zirkzee-zien-we-deze-nieuwkomer-in-koemans-voorselectie~ad7562be/). *Algemeen Dagblad* (in Dutch). Rotterdam. Retrieved 20 October 2020. Kevin Felida is de grote vriend van Zirkzee. De middenvelder speelt bij FC Den Bosch. Hij stond op het veld toen Ahmad Mendes Moreira van Excelsior racistisch werd beledigd. *Ahmad en ik waren de enige donkere spelers op het veld. Ik voelde me bij hem betrokken*, zei hij tegen het NRC.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["FC Den Bosch bindt jeugdspeler Kevin Felida"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171215000920/http://www.fcdenbosch.nl/fc-bosch-bindt-jeugdspeler-kevin-felida/) (in Dutch). FC Den Bosch. 14 December 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.fcdenbosch.nl/fc-bosch-bindt-jeugdspeler-kevin-felida/) on 15 December 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Martens, Jan (14 December 2017). ["FC Den Bosch haalt Kevin Felida bij de hoofdmacht"](https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/fc-den-bosch-haalt-kevin-felida-bij-de-hoofdmacht~a0664710/). *Brabants Dagblad* (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** van der Zouw, Hennie (18 March 2018). ["Koude douche voor FC Dordrecht in Den Bosch"](https://www.dordrecht.net/nieuws/2018-03-18-21975-koude-douche-voor-fc-dordrecht-in-den-bosch). *dordrecht.net* (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Kevin Felida eerste zomeraanwinst RKC Waalwijk"](https://www.rkcwaalwijk.nl/kevin-felida-eerste-zomeraanwinst-rkc-waalwijk) (in Dutch). RKC Waalwijk. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Wezenbeek, Yannick (19 July 2025). ["FC Den Bosch haalt oude bekende transfervrij op bij RKC"](https://www.bd.nl/fc-den-bosch/fc-den-bosch-haalt-oude-bekende-transfervrij-op-bij-rkc~ad1e4e72/). *Brabants Dagblad* (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 July 2025.{{[cite news](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_news)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["FIFA"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210603131359/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136243/#match-timeline). Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/nccamerica/matches/match/400136243/#match-timeline) on 3 June 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** derwesten.de, DerWesten- (22 July 2014). ["Von Curaçao bis nach Bad Blankenburg"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210826014506/https://www.derwesten.de/incoming/von-curacao-bis-nach-bad-blankenburg-id9625173.html). *www.derwesten.de*. Archived from [the original](https://www.derwesten.de/incoming/von-curacao-bis-nach-bad-blankenburg-id9625173.html) on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2020.

v t e FC Den Bosch – current squad 1 Van de Merbel 2 Barglan 3 Maas 4 Van Heertum 5 De Groot 6 Felida 7 Sillé 8 Monzialo 9 Karlsson Grach 14 Akmum 15 De Vries 16 Wang 17 Semedo 18 Eikelboom 19 Wolters 21 Murre 22 Fortes 25 Bröker 31 Bijlsma 33 Laros 40 Boumassaoudi Manager: Schreuder

Curaçao squads v t e Curaçao squad – 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Room (c) 2 C. Martina 3 Gaari 4 Van Eijma 5 Floranus 6 Roemeratoe 7 J. Bacuna 8 Comenencia 9 Locadia 10 L. Bacuna 11 Antonisse 12 Rosario 13 Zimmerman 14 Gorré 15 Martha 16 Margaritha 17 Kuwas 18 Janga 19 Kastaneer 20 Brenet 21 Felida 22 Bodak 23 Doornbusch 24 Mercera Coach: Advocaat v t e Curaçao squad – 2026 FIFA World Cup 1 Room 2 Sambo 3 Gaari 4 Van Eijma 5 Floranus 6 Roemeratoe 7 J. Bacuna 8 Comenencia 9 Locadia 10 L. Bacuna (c) 11 Antonisse 12 Hansen 13 Noslin 14 Gorré 15 Martha 16 Margaritha 17 Kuwas 18 Obispo 19 Kastaneer 20 Brenet 21 Chong 22 Felida 23 Bazoer 24 Fonville 25 Bodak 26 Doornbusch Coach: Advocaat

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