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Maxim De CuyperBrighton logo

Maxim De CuyperLB#29

Brighton·Premier League logoPremier League·Defender - Left-Back

25 years(22/12/2000)1,82mleftBelgiumContract until 30/06/2030

6.96Rating45 matches in 12 months
€22.00mMarket value#11 in Brighton · #225 in Premier League

Last 5rating per match

Premier Leag09.116.5
World Cup Qu15.116.8
Premier Leag22.116.7
Premier Leag30.118.2
Premier Leag03.126.8

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

7.00Nov
6.80Dec
6.60Jan
6.60Feb
6.50Mar
6.60Apr
7.50May
6.90Jun
6.40Jul
7.50Aug
7.00Sep
7.40Oct

Club matchesBrighton

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Key statsUEFA Nations League · Premier League · EFL Cup

Goals20.28 / 902 of 62Rank
xG1.420.51 / 901 of 55Rank
Assists20.28 / 901 of 62Rank
xA0.520.19 / 904 of 62Rank
Shots121.66 / 903 of 55Rank
Shots on target325%14 of 55Rank
Key passes152.07 / 901 of 62Rank
Pass accuracy89.4%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Premier League, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING56TECHNIQUE61TACTICAL48DEFENDING56CREATIVITY69

Player Position average

Attacking56
Technique61
Tactical48
Defending56
Creativity69

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DL

Positions on the pitch

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Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.2190%
xG0.33100%
Shots1.4889%
Shots on target0.2154%
Conversion %14.381%
Big chances missed0.2118%
Dribbles0.4269%
Fouls won0.8551%
Offsides0.647%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.4298%
xA0.1492%
Key passes2.54100%
Big chances created0.64100%
Accurate passes36.2146%
Pass accuracy %87.264%
Final third passes14.8293%
Long balls2.3369%
Crosses1.9198%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.6966%
Interceptions0.4213%
Clearances1.272%
Duels won2.9616%
Recoveries3.8169%
Dribbled past0.4254%
Fouls1.4813%
Errors leading to goal0.0053%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 61 defenders · Premier League · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 425′

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Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-0.2

Goals xG · total 3 / 3.2

Assists vs xA

-1.2

Assists xA · total 4 / 5.2

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusAvailable45 matches in 12 months
National teamBelgium logoBelgium25 caps · 4 goals
Contract until30/06/2030
Market value€22.00mHighest: €22.00m (09/12/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
UEFA Nations League logoUEFA Nations LeagueBelgium logoBelgium26/2732026.90——0——
Premier League logoPremier LeagueBrighton & Hove Albion logoBrighton & Hove Albion26/2754257.141232—
EFL CupBrighton & Hove Albion logoBrighton & Hove Albion26/271247.701—11—
Transfers7
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
05/07/202525/26Club Brugge logoClub BruggeBrighton logoBrighton€20.00m€16.00m
30/06/202322/23KVC Westerlo logoKVC WesterloClub Brugge logoClub BruggeEnd of loan€5.00m
02/08/202121/22Club Brugge logoClub BruggeKVC Westerlo logoKVC Westerloloan transfer€600k
01/01/202019/20FC Brügge U21 logoFC Brügge U21Club Brugge logoClub Brugge--
01/07/201818/19Club Bruges U19FC Brügge U21--
01/07/201717/18FC Brügge U17Club Bruges U19--
01/07/201616/17Club Brugge YthFC Brügge U17--

Market value

€22.00m Current€22.00m Highest · 09/12/202503/06/2026 Last change
€22.00m
30.03.202003.06.2026
#16 Belgium#11 Brighton#28 Left-Back#225 Premier League#513 Worldwide#61 Year 2000
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
30/03/202019Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€400k
08/04/202019Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€350k
16/10/202019Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€600k
07/06/202120Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€600k
13/10/202120KVC Westerlo logoKVC Westerlo€600k
13/01/202221KVC Westerlo logoKVC Westerlo€600k
19/04/202221KVC Westerlo logoKVC Westerlo€900k
07/09/202221KVC Westerlo logoKVC Westerlo€1.20m
04/11/202221KVC Westerlo logoKVC Westerlo€2.50m
22/03/202322KVC Westerlo logoKVC Westerlo€4.50m
09/06/202322KVC Westerlo logoKVC Westerlo€5.00m
23/10/202322Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€8.00m
19/12/202322Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€8.00m
04/06/202423Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€9.00m
02/10/202423Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€12.00m
11/12/202423Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€12.00m
26/03/202524Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€16.00m
12/06/202524Club Brugge KV logoClub Brugge KV€16.00m
17/10/202524Brighton & Hove Albion logoBrighton & Hove Albion€20.00m
09/12/202524Brighton & Hove Albion logoBrighton & Hove Albion€22.00m
03/06/202625Brighton & Hove Albion logoBrighton & Hove Albion€22.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026EPLBrighton logoBrighton325111.421.4210.52553.07
2025EPLBrighton logoBrighton30141221.741.7434.6913326.84

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals
How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG
The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists
The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain
Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes
Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.

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