Hugo Cuypers has had to wait a long time for this moment. The 29-year-old, who spent most of his career in Belgium, has finally earned a call up to the Belgian national team. Since leaving Belgium in 2024, Cuypers has spent time in the MLS with Chicago Fire and most recently in Mexico with Monterrery. Cuypers was a huge success in the MLS, scoring 44 goals in 82 games. Since his move to Mexico this past summer, he has scored nine goals in just 20 games. This fine form over so many years has seen Cuypers included in Mark van Bommel’s squad for Belgium’s games against Türkiye and Italy.
Speaking to HLN after joining the squad, Cuypers said ‘This selection is, without a doubt, the most beautiful moment of my career’. There are some who felt that Cuypers should have earned this call up to represent Belgium a few years ago when he was in fantastic form for Gent. After coming through at Standard Liege, Cuypers spent time in Greece with Olympiacos and France with AC Ajaccio. He returned to Belgium in 2021 and joined KV Mechelen, scoring 13 goals in 36 games. This earned him a move to Gent in 2022 and he went on to score 51 goals in just 90 games. His best season was that first one with the Buffaloes, when he topped the scoring charts in Belgium with 34 goals in 56 games. Back then, Cuypers had said ‘It would hurt if I never became a Red Devil in my career’.
With Romelu Lukaku out injured, Cuypers may well get the chance to finally make his international debut for Belgium over the next few days.
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