FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - Round of 16 - First Leg - Club Brugge v Aston Villa - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - March 4, 2025 Club Brugge's Maxim De Cuyper celebrates scoring their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs/File Photo
(Reuters) -Brighton & Hove Albion have signed Belgium defender Maxim De Cuyper on a five-year contract from Club Brugge, the Premier League club said on Saturday.
De Cuyper, 24, helped Brugge win the Belgian Pro League in 2023-24, and the Belgian Cup last season. He made his Belgium debut in June 2024, and has earned 10 international caps, scoring three goals.
"He has a great reputation for creativity and has shown his ability across different positions, although we primarily see him challenging for a left-back spot with us," Brighton coach Fabian Huerzeler said in a statement.
Brighton begin their league campaign at home to Fulham on August 16.
(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)
