Dylan Alain Lucienne Escalana De Bruycker[2] (born 5 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Philippines national team.
Born in Ghent, Belgium, De Bruycker began his career with the youth team of local club Gent.
[3] In April 2017, it was announced that the 19-year-old De Bruycker joined Davao Aguilas of the Philippines Football League (PFL).
[16] De Bruycker was part of the Ceres–Negros squad that won the domestic league and cup double in their unbeaten 2019 season.
[25][26] In December 2021, De Bruycker signed for Thai League 1 club Nakhon Ratchasima for the second half of the 2021–22 season as one of the three available spots for ASEAN players.
[3] In July 2017, De Bruycker received a call-up for the Philippines U-23 football team to compete at the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification that was held in Cambodia.
[29] De Bruycker was part of the Philippines U-22 squad that competed in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games held in Malaysia.
[36] De Bruycker was called up to the Philippines senior team in August 2017, ahead of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against Yemen.