M. De Cuyper

Following his move to Brighton, Cuyper's current-season form is down 59% on last season (Season 39→16), while his Rating climbed 63→81. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Brighton · 8th	30	2	3	6.86	81	16
2024/25	Club Brugge KV · 2nd	37	3	5	7.59	63	39
2023/24	Club Brugge KV · 2nd	37	3	0	—	59	27
2022/23	KVC Westerlo · 2nd	39	9	7	7.19	68	47
2021/22	KVC WesterloLoan · 1st	25	6	0	—	53	26

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium	25	4
Belgium U21	3	1

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

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

M. De Cuyper is a 25-year-old full-back at Brighton, rated 80.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 110th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (42.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.31 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Cuyper.

Judged on this season alone, Cuyper graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 64 of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League, on 4 clean sheets and 2.308 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 39 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 81, top 35% of the 64 full-backs in the Premier League. At 25 Cuyper is in his prime years, and a market index of 96.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2022/234 clubs

Current potentialTop 35% full-backs · Premier League Current season55th of 64 full-backs · Premier League55th-best full-back in the Premier League110th in the Premier League · potential22nd-highest potential full-back in the Premier League

80.6

Ratingi

22nd of 64 full-backs

16.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

42.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.31

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Brighton finished 8th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.31

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 96.3/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 42.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 80.6, Cuyper carries the 22nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Premier League (top 35%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.31 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %42.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.125

Assists / 900.187

Goal contribution / 900.312

Defensive actions / 902.308

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %66.7

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %41.2

Cards / 900.125

Foul involvement / 902.432

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 (~97), then tapers with age. At 25, Cuyper sits on 96.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Cuyper's projected Rating — 80.6 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.