Hugo Cuypers

Cuypers's current-season form is down 27% on last season (Season 56→41), while his Rating eased 33→28. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 81).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Monterrey · 10th	8	3	1	6.83	29	50
2026/27	Chicago Fire · 8th	11	13	0	7.7	28	41
2025/26	Chicago Fire · 8th	35	19	2	7.11	33	56
2024/25	Chicago Fire · 15th	31	10	2	6.99	36	40
2023/24	Gent · 2nd	20	6	0	—	48	20
2022/23	Gent · 2nd	39	27	8	7.27	64	81

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium U19	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

H. Cuypers is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Monterrey, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 41, top 11% of Liga MX centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 27.9, ranking 87th of 148 in the Liga MX. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option (40.7% of available minutes). He brings 1.18 goal contributions per 90 (1.18 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cuypers.

Judged on this season alone, Cuypers graded 41 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 18 centre-forwards in the Liga MX, on 13 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances (1.183 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 56 → 41). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, top 39% of the 18 centre-forwards in the Liga MX. At 29 Cuypers is in his prime years, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Streaky4 clubs

Current potential7th of 18 centre-forwards · Liga MX · 11 apps Current season2nd of 18 centre-forwards · Liga MX · 11 apps 2nd-best centre-forward in the Liga MX 87th in the Liga MX · potential 7th-highest potential centre-forward in the Liga MX

27.9

Ratingi

7th of 18 centre-forwards

40.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

40.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.18

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Monterrey finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

1.18

Goals / app

13 goals in 11 appearances (1.18 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (10th of 18).

Strengths

Final-third output. 1.18 goal contributions per 90 (1.18 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 40.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.9, Cuypers carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Liga MX of 18 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.18 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %40.7%

Available fixtures27 of 9

Goals / 901.183

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 901.183

Defensive actions / 902.275

Player flow

Goal involvements13

Shot conversion %59.1

Shot accuracy %64.7

Pass accuracy %69

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900.091

Foul involvement / 902.73

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~12), then tapers with age. At 29, Cuypers sits on 6.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Cuypers's projected Rating — 27.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Liga MX with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals13

Shots on target22

Shots34

Penalties scored2

Passing

Assists0

Chances created11

Passes242

Pass accuracy69%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success60%

Duels won67

Duels won %47.2%

Fouls won15

Penalties won2—

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions5

Blocks2

Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13M total transfer fees · 8 moves

MonterreyJul 2026 – now

Chicago FireFeb 2024 – Jul 2026€ 12M

GentJul 2022 – Feb 2024

KV MechelenJul 2021 – Jul 2022€ 1M

Olympiakos Piraeus(back from loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

AAjaccio(on loan)Aug 2019 – Jul 2020

Olympiakos PiraeusJul 2019 – Aug 2019Free

EErgotelisuntil Jul 2019

Seraing United(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2019

Standard Liegeuntil Jul 2016

About H. Cuypers

Hugo Jean-Marc Cuypers is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Monterrey, born on February 7, 1997 in Liège, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Monterrey currently sit 10th of 18 in the Liga MX.

This season

In the current season, H. Cuypers has made 11 appearances with 13 goals and 0 assists across 989 minutes, averaging a 7.17 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

When H. Cuypers plays, Monterrey's record this season is 12W-3D-9L — and his match ratings average 7.43 at home against 7.26 on the road.

Recent matches

September 26, 2026: 2-4 loss away at Atlante FC (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.07 rating)
September 20, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Cruz Azul (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
September 13, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Tigres UANL (90 minutes, 6.73 rating)
September 7, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Toluca (97 minutes, 6.7 rating)
September 3, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Club America (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 31, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs Atletico San Luis (21 minutes, 1 goal, 7.21 rating)
August 26, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Chicago Fire (95 minutes, 7.5 rating)
August 16, 2026: 6-1 win at home vs FC Juarez (63 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 7.6 rating)
August 13, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Nashville SC (98 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
August 9, 2026: 2-1 win away at Inter Miami (97 minutes, 1 goal, 6.5 rating)

H. Cuypers's next match is on October 11, 2026, when Monterrey face Club America away in the Liga MX.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates H. Cuypers at 27.9 with a Season form score of 40.8, ranking 87th of 148 centre-forwards in the Liga MX. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the Super League 1 and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, H. Cuypers has totalled 259 club appearances with 125 goals and 28 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 39 appearances for Gent.

H. Cuypers's career has also included time at Chicago Fire, Gent, KV Mechelen, Olympiakos Piraeus, AAjaccio, EErgotelis, Seraing United and Standard Liege.

On the international stage, H. Cuypers has represented Belgium U19 — 3 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Monterrey finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points