Hugo Cuypers
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Chicago Fire FC
at Chicago Fire FC
829 days · joined 2024-02-16
👕200+ Apps
⚽100+ Goals
Market value
€9.00m
Rating · 23/24
10.0
World class
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.46
goals / match
KAA Gent
top club · 90 apps
Position rank · 23/24
#234
goals rank
#207
assists rank
127
season goals
40
season assists
Among 3,530 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€13.00m
peak value · 2023
€11.00m
top transfer fee · 23/24
34
best season · 22/23
4 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1997-02-07 · 6 players total
275Appearances
127Goals
40Assists
17Yellow cards
1Red cards
31Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Hugo Cuypers |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Hugo Jean-Marc Cuypers |
| Date of birth | 1997-02-07 (29 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium |
| Citizenship |  Belgium |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Chicago Fire FC |
| Joined | 2024-02-16 |
| Contract expires | 2026-12-31 |
| Agent | Eleven Plus |
Jul 2025
2025 — Chicago Fire FC
30 matches · 18 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — Chicago Fire FC
31 matches · 10 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Feb 2024
Transfer: KAA Gent → Chicago
23/24 · Transfer · €11.00m
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
23/24 — KAA Gent
34 matches · 17 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — KAA Gent
56 matches · 34 G · 9 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: KV Mechelen → KAA Gent
22/23 · Transfer · €4.60m
Dec 2021
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — KV Mechelen
36 matches · 13 G · 10 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Olympiacos → KV Mechelen
21/22 · Transfer · €3.05m
Jul 2020
20/21 — Olympiacos Piraeus
14 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2020
Transfer: AC Ajaccio → Olympiacos
19/20 · Return from loan
Aug 2019
Transfer: Olympiacos → AC Ajaccio
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — AC Ajaccio, AC Ajaccio B
24 matches · 5 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Ergotelis → Olympiacos
19/20 · Transfer
Aug 2017
Transfer: Standard Liège → Ergotelis
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — GS Ergotelis
30 matches · 22 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2017
Transfer: RFC Seraing → Standard Liège
16/17 · Return from loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Standard Liège → RFC Seraing
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — RFC Seraing
19 matches · 6 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Standard U21 → Standard Liège
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Standard Liège
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Standard U19 → Standard U21
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: CS Visé U19 → Standard U19
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — CS Visé (-2015)
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €13.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1175 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 23/24. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals17 total · 2.45/90
Assists6 total · 0.86/90
G+A23 total · 3.31/90
Yellow cards2 total · 0.29/90
Minutes played by club
KAA Gent
41.3%
KV Mechelen
6.1%
Chicago Fire FC
17.9%
Olympiacos Piraeus
14.8%
AC Ajaccio
9.1%
AC Ajaccio B
0.0%
GS Ergotelis
3.9%
RFC Seraing
6.8%
Standard Liège
0.0%
CS Visé (-2015)
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAA Gent | 2 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 90 | 51 | 15 | 1,168 |
| KV Mechelen | 1 | 21/22 | 21/22 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 173 |
| Chicago Fire FC | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | 61 | 28 | 4 | 505 |
| Olympiacos Piraeus | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 418 |
| AC Ajaccio | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 258 |
| AC Ajaccio B | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GS Ergotelis | 1 | 17/18 | 17/18 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 110 |
| RFC Seraing | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 193 |
| Standard Liège | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CS Visé (-2015) | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Conference L. | KAA Gent | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 107 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | KAA Gent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
| 23/24 | JPL | KAA Gent | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 273 |
| 23/24 | UECL Quali | KAA Gent | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| 22/23 | Conference L. | KAA Gent | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 147 |
| 22/23 | Croky Cup | KAA Gent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 185 |
| 22/23 | Europa League Qualifying | KAA Gent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | JPL | KAA Gent | 33 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| 22/23 | JPL Europe PO | KAA Gent | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 22/23 | Pro L. Supercup | KAA Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Croky Cup | KV Mechelen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | JPL | KV Mechelen | 29 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 173 |
| 21/22 | JPL Playoff II | KV Mechelen | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MLS | Chicago Fire FC | 27 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| 2025 | US Open Cup | Chicago Fire FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 99 |
| 2024 | MLS | Chicago Fire FC | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 263 |
| 20/21 | Kypello Elladas | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 264 |
| 20/21 | SL1 Play-off | Olympiacos Piraeus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Super League 1 | Olympiacos Piraeus | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
| 19/20 | Coupe de France | AC Ajaccio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 2 | AC Ajaccio | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 258 |
| 19/20 | N3 - Corse-Médit | AC Ajaccio B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Football League | GS Ergotelis | 28 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 110 |
| 17/18 | Kypello Elladas | GS Ergotelis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 1e kl. amateurs | RFC Seraing | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 193 |
| 15/16 | JPL Playoff II | Standard Liège | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Belgacom League | CS Visé (-2015) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | CS Visé U19 | Standard U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Standard U19 | Standard U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Standard U21 | Standard Liège | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-31 | Standard Liège | RFC Seraing | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | RFC Seraing | Standard Liège | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-31 | Standard Liège | Ergotelis | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Ergotelis | Olympiacos | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-20 | Olympiacos | AC Ajaccio | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | AC Ajaccio | Olympiacos | Return from loan | 550000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-01 | Olympiacos | KV Mechelen | Transfer | 750000 | €3.05m |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | KV Mechelen | KAA Gent | Transfer | 3000000 | €4.60m |
| 23/24 | 2024-02-16 | KAA Gent | Chicago | Transfer | 11000000 | €11.00m |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Broken cheekbone | 2021-12-01 | 2022-01-23 | 54 | 9 |
| 23/24 | Muscle injury | 2023-09-29 | 2023-10-17 | 19 | 3 |
Current€9.00m
Peak€13.00m
Low—
Δ since start+€8.85m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €11.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €13.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €550k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #16338 | #19 | 4 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyun-seok Hong | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Matisse Samoise | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan Torunarigha | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Julien De Sart | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Malick Fofana | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Hjulsager | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Paul Nardi | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Davy Roef | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Okumu | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gift Orban | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Ngadeu | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Núrio Fortuna | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Tarik Tissoudali | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Rob Schoofs | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Football League | GS Ergotelis | 22 | 28 |
| 22/23 | JPL | KAA Gent | 20 | 33 |
| 2025 | MLS | Chicago Fire FC | 16 | 27 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | JPL | KV Mechelen | 8 | 29 |
| 19/20 | Ligue 2 | AC Ajaccio | 5 | 22 |
| 22/23 | JPL | KAA Gent | 4 | 33 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19/20 | 2020-06-30 | AC Ajaccio | Olympiacos | Return from loan | — | €550k |
| 19/20 | 2019-08-20 | Olympiacos | AC Ajaccio | Loan | — | €250k |
| 16/17 | 2017-06-30 | RFC Seraing | Standard Liège | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-31 | Standard Liège | RFC Seraing | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Hugo Cuypers's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Liège | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 28 | +14 | 60% |
| Sint-Truidense VV | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 31% |
| AJ Auxerre | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 21 | -11 | 14% |
| KAS Eupen | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 67% |
| KRC Genk | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 33% |
| KV Oostende | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 50% |
| Cercle Brugge | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 23 | -5 | 42% |
| KV Kortrijk | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 67% |
| RSC Anderlecht | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 8% |
| Club Brugge KV | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 26 | -19 | 17% |
| Valenciennes FC | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 42% |
| Royal Antwerp FC | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 25% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | First senior goal | |
| 2025 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 22/23 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 34 | 625 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 22/23 | 56 | 543 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 21/22 | 36 | 173 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.04 |
| 2025 | 30 | 242 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 2024 | 31 | 263 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.03 |
| 20/21 | 14 | 418 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 19/20 | 24 | 258 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 17/18 | 30 | 110 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.64 |
| 16/17 | 19 | 193 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
JPL
82 apps
39 G
14 A
MLS
58 apps
26 G
3 A
Football League
28 apps
22 G
3 A
Conference L.
16 apps
9 G
2 A
JPL Playoff II
12 apps
7 G
6 A
UECL Quali
6 apps
7 G
2 A
1e kl. amateurs
19 apps
6 G
0 A
Ligue 2
22 apps
5 G
5 A
US Open Cup
3 apps
2 G
1 A
Croky Cup
8 apps
2 G
1 A
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Who is Hugo Cuypers?
Hugo Cuypers is a Belgium professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Chicago Fire FC.
How old is Hugo Cuypers?
Hugo Cuypers is 29 years old. He was born on February 7, 1997 in Liège.
What position does Hugo Cuypers play?
Hugo Cuypers plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Hugo Cuypers play for?
Hugo Cuypers currently plays for Chicago Fire FC.
How many career goals has Hugo Cuypers scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Hugo Cuypers has scored 127 goals in 275 appearances.
What is Hugo Cuypers's market value?
Hugo Cuypers's most recent reported market value is €9.00m.