Hugo Cuypers

Hugo Cuypers (born 7 February 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Mechelen.

Club Career

Youth

Cuypers began his career at Zwaluw Vechmaal, followed by fourth-tier Belgian side Excelsior Veldwezelt. When the latter went bankrupt in 2012, Cuypers moved to Vise. He played for Les Oies for three seasons, and was eventually picked up by Belgian top tier side Standard Liege in the summer of 2014, when Vise also went bankrupt.

Standard Liege

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. He added an additional 2 goals with Standard Liege U−21, thus drawing the interest of several European top clubs. In June 2015, Cuypers signed a new two-year contract with Standard Liege and made his professional debut on 3 April 2016, coming in as a late substitute for Renaud Emond during the play-off II home match vs. Waasland-Beveren.

RFC Seraing (loan)

On 31 October 2016, Cuypers was loaned out to Belgian First Amateur Division side Seraing. He managed to score six goals in a total of nineteen caps during his loan spell.

Ergotelis

In the summer of 2017, Cuypers was acquired by Greek Football League side Ergotelis, owned by Egyptian businessman Maged Samy, who also owned Belgian second tier side Lierse at the time. Despite rumors of a possible loan move to Lierse, Cuypers signed a two-year contract with the Cretans and joined Ergotelis' pre-season build-up at Karpenisi.

During his first season with the Cretans, Cuypers became a permanent starter and made an immediate impact for his new club, scoring three goals in the first four matches of the 2017–18 Greek Football League during a 1−1 draw vs. Chania − Kissamikos on 5 November 2017, a 2−1 loss vs. Panachaiki on 12 November 2017, and a 2−3 loss vs. Aris on 19

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