Maximiliano Caufriez

Maximiliano Caufriez
Caufriez with Spartak Moscow in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997
Place of birth Mons, Belgium
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Positions
Youth career
–2008 Mons[1]
2008–2012 Anderlecht[1]
2012–2015 Standard Liège[1]
2015–2016 Waasland-Beveren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Waasland-Beveren 73 (1)
2020–2021 Sint-Truidense 24 (1)
2021–2023 Spartak Moscow 18 (0)
2022–2023 → Clermont (loan) 26 (1)
2023–2026 Clermont 39 (0)
2024–2025 → Valencia (loan) 1 (0)
2025 → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2015 Belgium U18 3 (0)
2015–2016 Belgium U19 8 (0)
2018 Belgium U21 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026

Maximiliano Caufriez (born 16 February 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and right-back.[2]

Club career

Caufriez was born and raised in Mons where he started to play as a youth. Later, he joined Waasland-Beveren. He made his Belgian Pro League debut on 4 April 2016 against Mouscron.[3]

On 29 August 2021, he signed a long-term contract with Russian Premier League club Spartak Moscow.[4] On 29 May 2022, he won the Russian Cup after almost a decade of unsuccessful runs for Spartak in the competition.[5]

On 29 August 2022, Caufriez joined Ligue 1 club Clermont on loan for the 2022–23 season.[6] On 27 June 2023, Clemont purchased his rights from Spartak, making the transfer permanent.[7]

On 29 August 2024, after suffering relegation, Caufriez was loaned to La Liga side Valencia.[8] On 27 January 2025, he moved on a new loan to Red Bull Salzburg in Austria.[9]

Personal life

Morocco national team player Selim Amallah is his cousin from the maternal line.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Waasland-Beveren 2015–16 Belgian First Division A 0000—4[a]141
2016–17 Belgian First Division A 0000—5[a]050
2017–18 Belgian First Division A 17010—7[a]0250
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 23100—8[a]0311
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 29010——300
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 40———40
Total 73120—241992
Sint-Truiden 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 19110——201
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 50———50
Total 24110——251
Spartak Moscow 2021–22 Russian Premier League 170404[b]0—250
2022–23 Russian Premier League 10———10
Total 1804040—260
Clermont (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 26110——271
Clermont 2023–24 Ligue 1 20010——210
Valencia (loan) 2024–25 La Liga 1000——10
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2024–25 Austrian Bundesliga 4010—0050
Career total 1663100402412044
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Europa League play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Spartak Moscow

References

  1. 1 2 3 Maximiliano Caufriez, un roc sur la route du Standard, plus.lesoir.be, 23 December 2020
  2. ↑ Maximiliano Caufriez at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Mouscron vs. Waasland-Beveren - 9 April 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Максимилиано Кофрие — новый игрок "Спартака"" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 29 August 2021.
  5. 1 2 ""Спартак" обыграл "Динамо" и стал 4-кратным победителем Кубка России" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 29 May 2022. Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Maximiliano Caufriez, nouveau renfort défensif" (in French). Clermont Foot. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  7. ↑ ""Клермон" выкупил трансфер Кофрие" (in Russian). FC Spartak Moscow. 27 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Comunicado oficial | Maximiliano Caufriez" [Official announcement | Maximiliano Caufriez] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "FC Red Bull Salzburg sign central defender". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  10. ↑ ""He just plays for his mum"; Selim Amallah's cousin on what motivates Moroccan midfielder following tragedy in 2011 - Get Belgian & Dutch Football News". getfootballnewsbene.com. 6 December 2022.