Matte Smets

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Matte Smets
78

20.36

M.€

6

21

years

CB

Profile of Matte Smets

Season 2024/25

Competitive matches
27
Matches
played
2303'
Minutes
played
0
0
Goals/90'
2/1
0.12
Cards/90'

Performance in the last match

Pro League, 3 days ago
Matte Smets
Matte Smets
21
years
BEL
Belgium
74
kgs
Def
position
184
cms
6
shirt number
20.36
M.€
78
ELO

Born on 04 January 2004 in Bilzen

Personal data
Country of birth
Belgium Belgium
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Western Europe
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Genk Genk
Current competition
Pro League Pro League
Previous club
Sint-Truidense VV Sint-Truidense VV
Previous competition
U21 Pro League U21 Pro League
Historic team
Sint-Truidense VV Sint-Truidense VV
Historical competition
Pro League Pro League
Last number
6
Most common shirt number
16
Other shirt numbers
3, 16

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Pro League
70%
Wins
16 W
3 D
4 L
Cup
75%
Wins
3 W
0 D
1 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 24 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
Genk
Genk 54 24 17 3 4 47 29 +18
2
Club Brugge
Club Brugge 48 24 14 6 4 53 28 +25
3
Union Saint-Gilloise
Union Saint-Gilloise 43 24 11 10 3 37 20 +17
4
Antwerp
Antwerp 40 24 11 7 6 43 26 +17
5
Anderlecht
Anderlecht 39 24 11 6 7 42 23 +19

Position on the pitch

Main position
Centre-back 95%
Other positions
  • Right-back 5%
CB
RB
Football pitch

Rating progression

78 ▲ 6
136554 21
2342 21
65739 21
9785 23
Highest value in career
78 (2025)
Rankings
General
1119º
Age
20º
By country
45º 45º
By position
397º D
By position
228º CB CB

Evolution of market value

20 M€ ▲ 13.2
136554 21
2342 21
65739 21
9785 23
Highest value in career
20M (2025)
Rankings
General
747º
Age
39º
By country
29º 29º
By position
277º D
By position
149º CB CB
Contract information
Start of contract
01/07/2024
NEW SIGNING
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
04/02/2029
Last signing
01/07/2024
Total transfer window transactions
2M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
24/25 01/07/2024
Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
Genk
Genk
2M Transfer
22/23 01/01/2023
Sint-Truiden Sub 21
Sint-Truiden Sub 21
Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
Free transfer
21/22 01/07/2021
Sint-Truiden Sub 18
Sint-Truiden Sub 18
Sint-Truiden Sub 21
Sint-Truiden Sub 21
Transfer
20/21 01/07/2020
Sint-Truiden Academy
Sint-Truiden Academy
Sint-Truiden Sub 18
Sint-Truiden Sub 18
Transfer
18/19 01/07/2018
Genk Academy
Genk Academy
Sint-Truiden Academy
Sint-Truiden Academy
Free transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 2M

Professional performance

Current season 27
3
0.11
76
Calendar year 6
1
0.17
78
Last 6 months 27
3
0.11
76
Last 365 days 45
4
0.09
74
Last 3 years 99
4
0.04
67
Last 5 years 109
4
0.04
65
Career 109
0.04
65

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Genk
Genk
2024/25
27 0 0 2 1 27 26 1 2303' 21 6.9 76
Pro League
Pro League
23 0 0 2 1 23 22 1 1943' 21 6.8 76
Cup
Cup
4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 360' 21 6.3 77
Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
2023/24
42 0 0 1 0 42 42 0 3780' 20 6.8 67
Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
2022/23
16 0 0 0 0 16 13 3 1153' 19 6.2 45
Sint-Truiden U21
Sint-Truiden U21
2022/23
6 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 518' 19 6.6 34
Sint-Truiden U21
Sint-Truiden U21
2021/22
12 0 0 0 0 12 8 4 781' 18 5.5 32

Teammates

Player rating and role
T. Arokodare
F
T. Arokodare
82
8
P. Hrošovský
MF
P. Hrošovský
79
2
J. Steuckers
F
J. Steuckers
79
8
Z. El Ouahdi
D
Z. El Ouahdi
78
9
B. Heynen
MF
B. Heynen
78
0
J. Kayembe
D
J. Kayembe
78
5
Carlos Cuesta
D
Carlos Cuesta
76
-1
Mujaid Sadick
D
Mujaid Sadick
76
4
N. Sattlberger
MF
N. Sattlberger
69
1
C. Bonsu
F
C. Bonsu
69
12
Yaimar Medina
D
Yaimar Medina
69
8
Mike Penders
GK
Mike Penders
67
9
H. Van Crombrugge
GK
H. Van Crombrugge
67
7
Yira Sor
F
Yira Sor
67
0
K. Karetsas
MF
K. Karetsas
66
11
I. Bangoura
MF
I. Bangoura
65
10
Hyeon-Gyu Oh
F
Hyeon-Gyu Oh
61
6
K. Nkuba
D
K. Nkuba
60
2
Adedeji-Sternberg
F
Adedeji-Sternberg
60
8

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
2 58 55 4933' 0 1
Genk
Genk
1 27 26 2303' 0 3
Sint-Truiden U21
Sint-Truiden U21
2 18 14 1299' 0 0
Sint-Truiden U18
Sint-Truiden U18
1 4 4 305' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Pro League
Pro League
3 77 74 6612' 0 4
U21 Pro League
U21 Pro League
2 18 14 1299' 0 0
Cup
Cup
3 8 7 624' 0 0
U18 Elite
U18 Elite
1 4 4 305' 0 0

Teams played for

Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
2 season
0
58
Genk
Genk
1 season
0
27
Sint-Truiden U21
Sint-Truiden U21
2 season
0
18
Sint-Truiden U18
Sint-Truiden U18
1 season
0
4

For the national team

3738
1 once at International
2 times at U21
2 times at U20
-
Average number of goals
0
0
0
0
Other information
Times called up
4
Off the bench
1
Debut
17/11/2024
Age on debut
20.9 years old
Last match
17/11/2024
Age in last game
20.9 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Belgium
Belgium
2024
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 44' 20 4.1 75
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 44' 20 4.1 75
Belgium U21
Belgium U21
2024
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 20 6.4 74

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Belgium U21
Belgium U21
1 1 1 90' 0 0
Belgium
Belgium
1 1 0 44' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
1 1 0 44' 0 0
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
1 1 1 90' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
Debut for team, Debut in category
Belgium
Belgium
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
17 NOV. 24
20 years
Debut for team, Debut in category
Belgium U21
Belgium U21
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
10 SEP. 24
20 years

Best performances