Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
KFC Heist | |||
Blauw-Zwart | |||
Club Brugge | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Club Brugge | 37 | (3) |
2020–2021 | Club NXT | 20 | (5) |
2021–2023 | → Westerlo (loan) | 64 | (15) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (1) |
2024– | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:58, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 8 June 2024 (UTC) |
Maxim De Cuyper (born 22 December 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.
Club career
[edit]De Cuyper began his career at the youth academy of Club Brugge. On 20 February 2020, De Cuyper made his professional debut for Brugge against Manchester United in the first-leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 32. He started and played 73 minutes as Club Brugge drew 1–1.[2] De Cuyper was then a starter again for Brugge in the second leg of the tie and played the whole match as Brugge fell 0–5.[3] On 30 August 2020, De Cuyper made his debut for Club NXT, Brugge's reserve team, in Belgian First Division B. He came on as a 64th minute substitute as Brugge were defeated 2–2.[4] On 4 February 2022, Club Brugge announced that they had extended de Cuyper's contract through 2025.[5]
On 2 August 2021, he joined Westerlo on loan for the 2021–22 season.[6] The loan was extended for the 2022–23 season.[7]
International career
[edit]De Cuyper made his debut for the Belgium national team on 5 June 2024 in a friendly against Montenegro. He played the full game in a 2–0 victory at King Baudouin Stadium.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 26 May 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Club Brugge | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Belgian Pro League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 16[b] | 2 | – | 55 | 5 | ||
Total | 37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 2 | – | 60 | 5 | |||
Club NXT | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | |||
Total | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | 20 | 5 | |||||
Westerlo (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 6 | ||
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 9 | |||
Total | 64 | 15 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 68 | 15 | ||||
Career total | 121 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 149 | 25 |
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
[edit]Club Brugge
Westerlo
References
[edit]- ^ "Maxim De Cuyper". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Club Brugge 1–1 Manchester United". Soccerway.
- ^ "Manchester United 5–0 Club Brugge". Soccerway.
- ^ "Club NXT 2–2 Lommel". Soccerway.
- ^ "Thomas Van den Keybus and Maxim De Cuyper sign new contract until 2025". clubbrugge.be. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Welcome Maxime De Cuyper". Westerlo. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Maxim remains 'Kemphaan'". Westerlo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Belgium v Montenegro game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
- ^ Maxim De Cuyper at Soccerway
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
- ^ "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Club Brugge KV website
- Maxim De Cuyper – UEFA competition record (archive)