Summary

Maxim De Cuyper (Belgium), Defender, 20 caps, 4 international goals, model: 3.9% to score anytime at WC 2026

Maxim De Cuyper

#29 Defender Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG) Belgium

Maxim De Cuyper is a 26-year-old defender for Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG) and Belgium. He has earned 20 caps and 4 international goals for Belgium. Our model puts Belgium's title chance at 4% with a 95% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

20 Caps

4 Goals

2 Season goals

3 Assists

6.75 Form rating

Age26Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)Weight66 kgMarket value€25.0M

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Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Moderate

High shots volume Above average

Tournament form Steady

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Maxim De Cuyper · the model’s read

Maxim De Cuyper brings 20 caps and 4 international goals for Belgium at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a defender. At club level they play for Brighton & Hove Albion FC (ENG). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Cuyper's anytime-goalscoring probability at 3.9% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.08 goal contributions (xG + xA) over the projected minutes. Like every probability on the site, it is a long-run likelihood, not a guarantee that a goal arrives in any one match.

Maxim De Cuyper: World Cup 2026 Form

How Maxim has rated match-by-match at World Cup 2026.

7.0

Avg rating 3 games · WC 2026

6.9

Last match vs New Zealand

Holding steady

6.7

vs Egypt

34 min

7.5

vs Iran

90 min

6.9

vs New Zealand

90 min

Maxim De Cuyper: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (3 games) alongside the career baseline (62 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 7.0

Career baseline 7.0

2.94 Shotsper 90 min 1.23

2.1 Shots on targetper 90 min 0.61

1.26 Key passesper 90 min 1.95

0.84 Tacklesper 90 min 1.33

1.26 Interceptionsper 90 min 0.65

6.73 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 4.27

73 Touchesper 90 min 70

At World Cup 2026, Maxim is rating 7.0 — in line with his 7.0 career baseline.