Maxim De Cuyper
Belgium · Defender · Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club
Born 22 December 2000 (age 25). Height 182 cm. Preferred foot: left. Position: Defender. Nationality: Belgium. Market value €22M.
Current club: Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club — 30 appearances, 2 goals and 3 assists this season.
Career totals: 27 goals and 34 assists in 217 appearances (14,849 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 30 | 2 | 3 | 1,443 | 6.86 |
| League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 6.7 |
| UEFA U21 Championship - Qualification | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| FA Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 195 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.16 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.21 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.37 |
| Shots | 126 |
| Shots on target | 64 |
| Shot conversion, % | 21 |
| Key passes per 90 | 2 |
| Passes per 90 | 52.52 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 1.2 |
| Dribble success, % | 52 |
| Duels won, % | 54 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.97 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.12 |
| Yellow cards | 23 |
| Red cards | 1 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Tunisia | 5–0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-06-15 | Egypt | 1–1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-06-21 | Iran | 0–0 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 2026-06-27 | at New Zealand | 1–5 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-07-01 | Senegal | 3–2 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-07-07 | at USA | 1–4 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-07-10 | at Spain | 2–1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-08-23 | Aston Villa Football Club | 4–0 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| 2026-08-27 | Tromso | 4–0 | 66 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 |
| 2026-08-30 | at Chelsea Football Club | 4–3 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-09-05 | Leeds United Association Football Club | 1–1 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 7.13 |
| 2026-09-13 | at Coventry | 0–5 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 |
| 2026-09-16 | at Manchester United Football Club | 2–3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-09-19 | Arsenal Football Club | 3–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.36 |
| 2026-09-25 | at Italy | 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.51 |
| 2026-09-28 | France | 0–1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.37 |
| 2026-10-02 | Türkiye | 3–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.27 |
| 2026-10-05 | at France | 4–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-10 | at Sunderland Association Football Club | 0–2 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 7.68 |
| 2026-10-15 | Kauno Žalgiris | 4–0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 6 matches (454 minutes). See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- Spain 2–1 Belgium · Quarter-finals — 0 goals, 0 assists
- USA 1–4 Belgium · Round of 16 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Belgium 3–2 Senegal · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- New Zealand 1–5 Belgium · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Belgium 0–0 Iran · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Belgium 1–1 Egypt · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
10 trophies won out of 16 finals and podium finishes.
- First Division A · 2024/2025 · 2nd Place
- Cup · 2024/2025 · Winner
- Super Cup · 2024 · 2nd Place
- First Division A · 2023/2024 · Winner
- Challenger Pro League · 2021/2022 · Winner
- Super Cup · 2021 · Winner
- First Division A · 2020/2021 · Winner
- First Division A · 2019/2020 · Winner
- Cup · 2019/2020 · 2nd Place
- First Division A · Winner
- First Division A · 2nd Place
- Cup · Winner
- Cup · 2nd Place
- Super Cup · Winner
- Super Cup · 2nd Place
- Challenger Pro League · Winner
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-05 | Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging | Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club | €20M |
| 2023-06-30 | KVC Westerlo | Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging | — |
| 2021-08-02 | Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging | KVC Westerlo | Loan |
| 2020-01-01 | — | Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging | — |
| 2018-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2017-07-01 | — | — | — |
| 2016-07-01 | — | — | — |
Clubs and national teams
- Belgium · national team
- Belgium U21 · national team
- Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club
- Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging
- KVC Westerlo