Maxim De Cuyper

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Maxim De Cuyper
Personal information
Full name Maxim Peter M. De Cuyper [1]
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) [2]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Club Brugge
Number 55
Youth career
KFC Heist
Blauw-Zwart
Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Club Brugge 48 (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 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:11, 2 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:42, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Maxim Peter M. De Cuyper (born 22 December 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team.

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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. [3] 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. [4] 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. [5] On 4 February 2022, Club Brugge announced that they had extended de Cuyper's contract through 2025. [6]

On 2 August 2021, he joined Westerlo on loan for the 2021–22 season. [7] The loan was extended for the 2022–23 season. [8]

International career

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. [9] De Cuyper was selected for the Belgium National team for the 2024 Euros, [10] but was an unused substitute in all 4 of Belgium's games. De Cuyper scored his first goal for Belgium in a 2-2 draw against Italy on 10 October 2024. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 November 2024 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Belgian Cup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Club Brugge 2019–20 Belgian Pro League 00002 [a] 0–20
2020–21 Belgian Pro League00102 [a] 0–30
2023–24 Belgian Pro League3732016 [b] 2–555
2024–25 Belgian Pro League130004 [c] 000170
Total4833024200775
Club NXT 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 205–––205
Total205–––205
Westerlo (loan) 2021–22 Belgian First Division B25630––286
2022–23 Belgian Pro League39910––409
Total641540––6815
Career total13423702420016625

International

As of match played 14 November 2024 [13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Belgium 202461
Total61
As of match played 14 November 2024
Belgium score listed first, score column indicates score after each De Cuyper goal.
List of international goals scored by Maxim De Cuyper
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
110 October 2024 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–22–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League A [14]

Honours

Club Brugge

Westerlo

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References

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  2. ↑ "Maxim De Cuyper". Club Brugge KV. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Club Brugge 1–1 Manchester United". Soccerway.
  4. ↑ "Manchester United 5–0 Club Brugge". Soccerway.
  5. ↑ "Club NXT 2–2 Lommel". Soccerway.
  6. ↑ "Thomas Van den Keybus and Maxim De Cuyper sign new contract until 2025". clubbrugge.be. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Welcome Maxime De Cuyper". Westerlo. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Maxim remains 'Kemphaan'". Westerlo. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Belgium v Montenegro game report". ESPN. 5 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "25 Devils go to EURO 2024". Royal Belgian Football Association. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Italy-Belgium UEFA Nations League 2025". UEFA. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Maxim De Cuyper at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Belgium - M. De Cuyper". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  14. ↑ "Italy-Belgium UEFA Nations League 2025". UEFA. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  15. ↑ "Club Brugge vs. Gent 3-2". Soccerway. 17 July 2021.
  16. ↑ "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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