Maximiliano Caufriez

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Maximiliano Caufriez
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Caufriez with Spartak Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Mons, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, right-back
Team information
Current team
Red Bull Salzburg
(on loan from Clermont)
Number 2
Youth career
–2008 Mons [1]
2008–2012 Anderlecht [1]
2012–2015 Standard Liège [1]
2015–2016 Waasland-Beveren
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2020 Waasland-Beveren 73 (1)
2020–2021 Sint-Truidense 24 (1)
2021–2023 Spartak Moscow 18 (0)
2022–2023Clermont (loan) 26 (1)
2023– Clermont 20 (0)
2024–2025Valencia (loan) 1 (0)
2025–Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2015 Belgium U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 Belgium U19 8 (0)
2018 Belgium U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025

Maximiliano Caufriez (born 16 February 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and right-back for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg on loan from the French side Clermont. [2]

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Club career

Caufriez was born and raised in Mons where he started to play as a youth. Later, he joined Waasland-Beveren. He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 4 April 2016 against Mouscron. [3]

On 29 August 2021, he signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow. [4] On 29 May 2022, he won the Russian Cup after almost a decade of unsuccessful runs for Spartak in the competition. [5]

On 29 August 2022, Caufriez joined Ligue 1 club Clermont on loan for the 2022–23 season. [6] On 27 June 2023, Clemont purchased his rights from Spartak, making the transfer permanent. [7]

On 29 August 2024, after suffering relegation, Caufriez was loaned to La Liga side Valencia. [8] On 27 January 2025, he moved on a new loan to Red Bull Salzburg in Austria. [9]

Personal life

Morocco national team player Selim Amallah is his cousin from the maternal line. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waasland-Beveren 2015–16 Belgian First Division A 00004 [a] 141
2016–17 Belgian First Division A00005 [a] 050
2017–18 Belgian First Division A170107 [a] 0250
2018–19 Belgian First Division A231008 [a] 0311
2019–20 Belgian First Division A29010300
2020–21 Belgian First Division A4040
Total73120241992
Sint-Truiden 2020–21 Belgian First Division A19110201
2021–22 Belgian First Division A5050
Total24110251
Spartak Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 170404 [b] 0250
2022–23 Russian Premier League1010
Total1804040260
Clermont (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 26110271
Clermont 2023–24 Ligue 120010210
Valencia (loan) 2024–25 La Liga 100010
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 20100030
Career total1643100402412024
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Europa League play-offs
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Spartak Moscow

References

  1. 1 2 3 Maximiliano Caufriez, un roc sur la route du Standard, plus.lesoir.be, 23 December 2020
  2. Maximiliano Caufriez at Soccerway
  3. "Mouscron vs. Waasland-Beveren - 9 April 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. "Максимилиано Кофрие — новый игрок "Спартака"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 29 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022.
  6. "Maximiliano Caufriez, nouveau renfort défensif" (in French). Clermont Foot. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ""Клермон" выкупил трансфер Кофрие" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 27 June 2023.
  8. "Comunicado oficial | Maximiliano Caufriez" [Official announcement | Maximiliano Caufriez] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. "FC Red Bull Salzburg sign central defender". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ""He just plays for his mum"; Selim Amallah's cousin on what motivates Moroccan midfielder following tragedy in 2011 - Get Belgian & Dutch Football News". getfootballnewsbene.com. 6 December 2022.