Hugo Cuypers

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Hugo Cuypers
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-07) 7 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 9
Youth career
FC De Zwaluw Vechmaal
−2012 Excelsior Veldwezelt
2012−2014 Visé
2014−2016 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Standard Liège 1 (0)
2016–2017 → Seraing (loan) 19 (6)
2017–2018 Ergotelis 28 (22)
2019–2021 Olympiacos 10 (1)
2019–2020 → Ajaccio (loan) 22 (5)
2021–2022 Mechelen 34 (13)
2022–2024 Gent 57 (33)
2024– Chicago Fire 5 (2)
International career
2016 Belgium U19 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Hugo Cuypers (born 7 February 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer.

Club career

Youth

Cuypers began his career at

Belgian top tier side Standard Liège
in the summer of 2014, when Visé also went bankrupt.

Standard Liège

After his move to Les Rouches, Cuypers' made an impression in his debut season for the club's U−19 outfit, scoring 31 times and dishing out 13 assists.

Waasland-Beveren.[2]

RFC Seraing (loan)

On 31 October 2016, Cuypers was loaned out to

Seraing.[3] He managed to score six goals in a total of nineteen caps during his loan spell.[4]

Ergotelis

In the summer of 2017, Cuypers was acquired by

Cretans and joined Ergotelis' pre-season build-up at Karpenisi.[7]

During his first season with the

Superleague champions AEK Athens,[15] who reportedly placed a €380,000 bid for the player, along with offering two of the club's players on loan to the Cretans.[16] However, despite reports of the two teams reaching a deal, the transfer fell through after both Cuypers and manager Jacques Lichtenstein gave statements to the Belgian press, which ruled out any transfer to AEK Athens, reportedly due to «lack of respect».[17] He subsequently failed to report for Ergotelis' 2018−19 pre-season preparation and effectively placed himself out of the team.[18]

Olympiacos

On 18 June 2019, Cuypers joined Olympiacos signing a three years' contract for an undisclosed fee. During the 2018–19 season, the Belgian forward didn’t play in a single match for Ergotelis, as the Cretan club finished in fourth place of the Football League to miss out on promotion.[19]

On 17 August 2019, Cuypers joined Ajaccio on a season-long loan from Olympiacos.[20]

Mechelen

On 4 June 2021, Mechelen has announced Cuypers and according to the publications, Olympiacos will receive €1 million for the transfer, and will keep a 50% in a possible resale.[21] On 14 June 2021, his transfer to Mechelen, in which he signed a four-year contract, was officially concluded, following an official announcement from Olympiacos.[22]

Gent

On 14 June 2022, Cuypers signed a four-year contract with Gent.

In the year 2022 he scored 30 goals in 45 games, and in the year 2023 he scored 32 goals in 44 games. Entering the Top Ten of the top scorers of the year 2023 [23]

Chicago Fire FC

On 6 February 2024, Cuypers signed a contract with Major League Soccer team Chicago Fire FC through 2026 with an option for 2027 for a Club record fee.[24]

International career

Cuypers has represented Belgium with the U−19 national team during the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification. He played in all three matches during the Elite round of the competition, scoring one goal vs. Bulgaria in his only match as a starter.[4]

Career statistics

As of matches played 22 September 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Standard Liège 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
RFC Seraing
(loan) 		2016–17
Belgian First Amateur Division
 19 6 0 0 — — 19 6
Ergotelis 2017–18 Football League Greece 28 22 2 0 — — 30 22
Ajaccio (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 22 5 1 0 — — 23 5
Olympiacos 2020–21 Super League Greece 10 1 4 1 — — 14 2
Mechelen 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 34 13 2 0 — — 36 13
Gent 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 39 27 3 1 13[b] 6 1[c] 0 56 34
2023–24 16 5 2 1 11[d] 10 0 0 29 16
Total 45 30 3 1 20 14 1 0 69 45
Career total 159 77 12 2 20 14 1 0 192 93
  1. ^ Includes Greek Football Cup, Coupe de France, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, eleven appearances and six goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Standard Liège

Olympiacos

Individual

  • 2017−18
  • 2022–23
  • Jean-Claude Bouvy Trophy: 2022–23

References

  1. ^ a b "Nieuw contract voor Hugo CUYPERS" (in Dutch). Academie Robert Louis-Dreyfus. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Van failliete vierdeklasser naar Standard: het indrukwekkende verhaal van Cuypers" (in Dutch). voetbalprimeur.be. 5 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Mercato : Hugo Cuypers arrive en prêt" (in French). voetbalprimeur.be. 31 October 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Hugo Cuypers at Soccerway
  5. ^ "Hugo Cuypers naar Ergotelis FC" (in Dutch). Standard Liege. 31 August 2017.
  6. ^ "VN EXCLUSIEF: Spits van Standard trekt naar Belgische club" (in Dutch). voetbalnieuws.be. 28 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Τριπλή ανακοίνωση για τον Εργοτέλη" (in Greek). gazetta.gr. 1 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Αναφορά αγώνα ΕΡΓΟΤΕΛΗΣ − ΑΟΧ ΚΙΣΣΑΜΙΚΟΣ" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. 5 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Αναφορά αγώνα ΠΑΝΑΧΑΪΚΗ − ΕΡΓΟΤΕΛΗΣ" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. 12 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Αναφορά αγώνα ΕΡΓΟΤΕΛΗΣ − ΑΡΗΣ" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. 19 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Σεφτέ με Κάιπερς!" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. 21 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Αναφορά αγώνα ΕΡΓΟΤΕΛΗΣ − ΠΑΝΑΙΓΙΑΛΕΙΟΣ" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. 1 April 2018.
  13. ^ "Σώθηκε ο Εργοτέλης, όλα ανοιχτά για τρεις...!" (in Greek). Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  14. ^ ""Super League για Κάιπερς"" (in Greek). footballleaguenews.gr. 6 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Ο δεδομένος Αλμπάνης και η ερώτηση για Κάιπερς!!" (in Greek). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Επιβεβαιώνουν από τον Εργοτέλη την πώληση Κάιπερς στην ΑΕΚ" (in Greek). 18 May 2018.
  17. ^ "CUYPERS REFUSES TO PLAY FOR AEK AFTER FEE AGREED WITH ERGOTELIS" (in Greek). 28 May 2018.
  18. ^ "Άφαντος ο Καϊπερς…". athleticradio.gr (in Greek). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  19. ^ "Κάιπερς: "Τεράστια υπερηφάνεια που θα παίξω στον Ολυμπιακό"" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  20. ^ "Abdoulaye Keita et Hugo Cuypers prêtes par l'Olympiakos". ac-ajaccio.corsica (in French). 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Ο Κάιπερς συμφώνησε με τη Μαλίν" (in Greek). www.to10.gr. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Ολοκληρώθηκε η μεταγραφή του Κάιπερς στη Μαλίν" [Olympiacos: the transfer of Cuypers to Malinois is completed]. www.sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  23. ^ "HUGO CUYPERS IS NEN BUFFALO!" (in Dutch). Gent. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
  24. ^ "Chicago Fire FC Acquires Belgian Forward Hugo Cuypers as Designated Player for Club-Record Fee". Chicago Fire FC. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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