Albion sign Maxim De Cuyper from Club Brugge

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Belgian international defender joins on five-year contract.

Charlie Hanson

2025-07-05T16:00+01:00

Maxim De Cuyper has signed a five-year contract. 📷 James Boardman.

We are pleased to confirm the signing of defender Maxim De Cuyper from Belgian side Club Brugge, for undisclosed terms, subject to the satisfactory completion of all necessary regulatory processes.

The 24-year-old has signed a five-year contract until June 2030 and will link up with his new teammates for the start of pre-season training this weekend.

Men’s first-team head coach Fabian Hurzeler said, “Maxim is a creative left-back who has great experience at Champions League level as well as in the domestic league.

Maxim De Cuyper was a league and cup winner with Club Brugge. 📷 James Boardman.

“He has a great reputation for creativity and has shown his ability across different positions, although we primarily see him challenging for a left-back spot with us.

“Maxim arrives having won the league and cup in recent years with Brugge, so it’s great that despite his young age, he clearly has a winner’s mentality. We’re excited to work with him.”

Maxim came through the youth ranks with Brugge, making his professional debut in a 1-1 draw with Manchester United in the last 32 of the Europa League in 2020.

A successful two-year loan with fellow Belgian side KVC Westerlo from 2021-23 – in which they were promoted to the Jupiler Pro League – would follow, before he returned to Brugge to cement his place in the starting 11.

Maxim De Cuyper will join Albion for pre-season training this weekend. 📷 James Boardman.

Brugge won the league title in 2023/24 when they also reached the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-finals that campaign; and they followed this up by winning the Belgian Cup last season.

Maxim’s domestic form was rewarded with his senior debut for Belgium in a 2-0 win against Montenegro in June 2024.

He has since won ten caps, scoring three goals, having also represented his country at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-19 level.