Joedrick Pupe

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Joedrick Pupe
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-04) 4 June 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Bruges, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Vancouver Whitecaps
Number 23
Youth career
2003–2014 Club Brugge
2014–2018 Kortrijk
2018–2019 Almere City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Almere City U21 13 (0)
2020–2021 KSV Oostkamp
2021–2022 Sint-Eloois-Winkel 26 (0)
2022–2023 Lierse 27 (2)
2023–2025 Dender 62 (0)
2025– Vancouver Whitecaps 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2025

Joedrick Pupe (born 4 June 1997) is a Belgian professional football player who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps.

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Career

A youth product of Club Brugge, Pupe moved to the academy of Kortrijk in 2014. [1] On 27 June 2018, he moved to the Dutch club Almere City on a 2-year contract, where he first assigned to their U21s. [2] A knee injury prevented him from joining their senior, and he returned to semi-pro teams in Belgium with and Sint-Eloois-Winkel from 2020 to 2022. [3] On 7 June 2022, he returned to professional football with Lierse on a 1-year contract. [4] On 4 July 2023, he transferred to Dender for 2 season. [5] On 4 July 2024, he extended his contract with Dender until 2027 after helping the club get promoted to the Belgian Pro League. [6]

On 20 August 2025, Pupe signed with Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps until the end of 2027, with a club option for 2028. [7]

Personal life

While at Sint-Eloois-Winkel in 2021, Pupe was a part-time footballer who worked at a warehouse. [8] He runs a coffee shop in Dender with his brother-in-law. [9]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. Denolf, Bert (24 October 2020). "Ex-prof Joedrick Pupe maakt seizoen vol bij neoderdenationaler: "Wil bij Oostkamp na blessureleed voetbalgeluk terugvinden"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  2. "Pupe tekent voor 2 jaar in Almere - Almere City Fans". 27 June 2018.
  3. Stricht, Wouter Vander (23 April 2021). "Winkel Sport weet meteen vervanger voor Mathias Velghe te strikken: Joedrick Pupe (23) was prof in Nederlandse tweede klasse". KW.be.
  4. "Lierse haalt Joedrick Pupe". www.lierse.com.
  5. "FC Dender versterkt zich met 2 centrale verdedigers". fcvdendereh.be.
  6. "Joedrick Pupe blijft!". fcvdendereh.be.
  7. "Whitecaps FC acquire Belgian centre back Joedrick Pupe". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
  8. Stricht, Wouter Vander (27 October 2021). "De amateurs van Winkel Sport: van een postbode tot de junior-CEO van een brouwerij". KW.be.
  9. "Joedrick Pupe baat met schoonbroer koffiehuis in Oostende uit, maar wil met Dender naar Jupiler Pro League: "Club NXT wordt sleutelmatch"". Nieuwsblad. 28 March 2024.
  10. "Challenger Pro League – XI of the Season (2023-2024)". 13 May 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.