Maxim De Cuyper

Maxim De Cuyper (born 22 December 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Belgian First Division A club Club Brugge.

Maxim De Cuyper
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000
Place of birth Knokke-Heist, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-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 10 (0)
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)
*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)

Club career

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]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 June 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 00002[lower-alpha 2]0–20
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 00102[lower-alpha 2]0–30
Total 001040–50
Club NXT 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 205–––205
Total 205–––205
Westerlo (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division B 25630––286
2022–23 Belgian First Division A 39910––409
Total 641540––6815
Career total 84205040–9320
  1. Includes Belgian Super Cup
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club Brugge

Westerlo

References
  1. "Maxim De Cuyper". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. "Club Brugge 1–1 Manchester United". Soccerway.
  3. "Manchester United 5–0 Club Brugge". Soccerway.
  4. "Club NXT 2–2 Lommel". Soccerway.
  5. "Thomas Van den Keybus and Maxim De Cuyper sign new contract until 2025". clubbrugge.be. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  6. "Welcome Maxime De Cuyper". Westerlo. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. "Maxim remains 'Kemphaan'". Westerlo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  8. Maxim De Cuyper at Soccerway
  9. "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
  10. "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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