Maxim De Cuyper voted WAB August 2026 Brighton Player of the Month | OneFootball

Maxim De Cuyper has been named WAB August 2026 Brighton Player of the Month after producing two goals and two assists.

According to WeAreBrighton.com, he joined a year ago as a left back and his defending looked suspect. Kaoru Mitoma’s hamstring surgery opened the left-wing role at the start of 2026-27, and he seized it.

He launched the 4-0 win over Aston Villa when his shot hit the post and Victor Lindelof scored an own goal, then he converted Georginio Rutter’s square pass for the second.

Four days later against Tromso in the Conference League play-off second leg, he added another goal and assist, setting up Charalampos Kostoulas then scoring after pressing Leon Hien in the box. Brighton won 4-0 after a 0-0 first leg he did not start.

August ended with a 4-3 loss at Chelsea, where his throw triggered a scramble that Pascal Gross headed in for the third, though not an assist.

De Cuyper topped voting with 32.60 percent, ahead of Luka Vuskovic on 29.34 percent. The £46 million record signing from Spurs kept three clean sheets in his first three games and impressed for a 19-year-old.

Olivier Boscagli was third on 20.65 percent after covering centre back, left back and a stint in central midfield at Chelsea. He was linked with Benfica and Fenerbahce in the summer, scored against Tromso and threatened from set pieces. Final voting: Maxim De Cuyper 32.60%, Luka Vuskovic 29.34%, Olivier Boscagli 20.65%, Jack Hinshelwood 8.69%, Pascal Gross 6.52%, Bart Verbruggen 2.17%.

Source: WeAreBrighton.com

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