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 Westerlo, on loan from Club Brugge.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Westerlo | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KFC Heist | |||
| Blauw-Zwart | |||
| Club Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Club Brugge | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Club NXT | 20 | (5) |
| 2021– | → Westerlo (loan) | 54 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:40, 14 March 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:36, 27 March 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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] On 4 February 2022, Club Brugge announced that they had extended de Cuyper's contract through 2025.[4]
On 2 August 2021, he joined Westerlo on loan for the 2021–22 season.[5] The loan was extended for the 2022–23 season.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 March 2023[7]
| 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 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 8 | |||
| Total | 54 | 14 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 58 | 14 | ||||
| Career total | 74 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 83 | 19 | |||
- Includes Belgian Super Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- "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.
External links
- Profile at the Club Brugge website