Maxim De Cuyper (born 22 December 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo, on loan from Club Brugge.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-12-20) 20 December 2000 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Knokke-Heist, Belgium | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club 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) | 8 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Belgium U16 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | Belgium U21 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 OCtober 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2018 |
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||
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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 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |||
Club NXT | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division B | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
Career total | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 |
Club Brugge
Westerlo
K.V.C. Westerlo – current squad | |
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