Maxim_De_Cuyper
Maxim De Cuyper
Belgian footballer
Maxim De Cuyper (born 22 December 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Belgian First Division A club Club Brugge.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 23) | ||
| 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 | 16 | (1) |
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:44, 3 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
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]
Club
- As of match played 12 June 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Club Brugge | 2019–20 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 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 First Division A | 39 | 9 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 9 | |||
| Total | 64 | 15 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 68 | 15 | ||||
| Career total | 84 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 93 | 20 | |||
- Includes Belgian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Club Brugge
Westerlo
- "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.
- 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.
- Profile at the Club Brugge KV website
- Maxim De Cuyper – UEFA competition record (archive)
