Matte Smets

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Matte Smets
80

24.68

M.€

6

21

years

CB

Profile of Matte Smets

Performance in the last match

Fase Previa Europa League, 1 day ago
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Matte Smets

Matte Smets
21
years
BEL
Belgium
74
kgs
Def
position
184
cms
6
shirt number
24.68
M.€
80
ELO

Born on 04 January 2004 in Bilzen

Personal data
Country of birth
Belgium Belgium
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa Occidental
Career details
Status
High
Current club
Genk Genk
Current competition
Belgian Pro League Belgian Pro League
Previous club
Sint-Truidense VV Sint-Truidense VV
Previous competition
Reserve League Belgium Reserve League Belgium
Historic team
Sint-Truidense VV Sint-Truidense VV
Historical competition
Belgian Pro League Belgian Pro League
Most common shirt number
6
Other shirt numbers
23, 3, 16

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Belgian Pro League
25%
Wins
1 W
1 D
2 L
Q. Europa League
100%
Wins
1 W
0 D
0 L

Position on the pitch

Main position
Centre-back 96%
Other positions
  • Right-back 4%
CB
RB
Football pitch

Rating progression

80 ▲ 4
136554 21
2342 21
65739 21
9785 23
Highest value in career
80 (2025)
Rankings
General
822º
Age
14º
By country
33º 33º
By position
283º D
By position
166º CB CB

Evolution of market value

24 M€ ▲ 8.9
136554 21
2342 21
65739 21
9785 23
Highest value in career
24M (2025)
Rankings
General
636º
Age
37º
By country
24º 24º
By position
228º D
By position
128º CB CB
Contract information
Start of contract
01/07/2024
End of contract
30/06/2028
Contract length
23/08/2029
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 U21
Sint-Truiden U21
Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
Free transfer
21/22 01/07/2021
Sint-Truiden U18
Sint-Truiden U18
Sint-Truiden U21
Sint-Truiden U21
Transfer
20/21 01/07/2020
Sint-Truiden Academy
Sint-Truiden Academy
Sint-Truiden U18
Sint-Truiden U18
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

Calendar year 27
5
0.19
78
Last 6 months 18
4
0.22
79
Last 365 days 46
7
0.15
77
Last 3 years 114
8
0.07
70
Last 5 years 130
8
0.06
68
Career 130
0.06
68

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Genk
Genk
2025/26
5 0 1 1 0 5 5 0 450' 21 5.8 76
Q. Europa League
Q. Europa League
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 90' 21 6.9 0
Belgian Pro League
Belgian Pro League
4 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 360' 21 5.4 80
Genk
Genk
2024/25
43 0 0 4 2 43 42 1 3693' 21 6.9 77
Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
2023/24
42 0 0 1 0 42 42 0 3780' 20 6.8 68
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 35

Teammates

Player rating and role
Z. El Ouahdi
D
Z. El Ouahdi
82
7
T. Arokodare
F
T. Arokodare
81
2
J. Kayembe
D
J. Kayembe
80
4
Junya Ito
F
Junya Ito
80
-2
J. Steuckers
F
J. Steuckers
79
3
Mujaid Sadick
D
Mujaid Sadick
79
4
B. Heynen
MF
B. Heynen
78
0
D. Heymans
MF
D. Heymans
78
4
P. Hrošovský
MF
P. Hrošovský
76
-1
Andi Zeqiri
F
Andi Zeqiri
75
3
T. Lawal
GK
T. Lawal
74
1
K. Karetsas
MF
K. Karetsas
73
9
N. Sattlberger
MF
N. Sattlberger
70
0
Hyeon-Gyu Oh
F
Hyeon-Gyu Oh
68
8
Adedeji-Sternberg
F
Adedeji-Sternberg
68
10
I. Bangoura
MF
I. Bangoura
66
3
Yira Sor
F
Yira Sor
65
-1
H. Van Crombrugge
GK
H. Van Crombrugge
64
1
Yaimar Medina
D
Yaimar Medina
63
-4

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
2 58 55 4933' 0 1
Genk
Genk
2 48 47 4143' 0 7
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
4 96 93 8272' 0 7
U21 Pro League
U21 Pro League
2 18 14 1299' 0 0
Cup
Cup
3 9 8 714' 0 0
U18 Elite
U18 Elite
1 4 4 305' 0 0
Q. Europa League
Q. Europa League
1 1 1 90' 0 1

Teams played for

Sint-Truidense VV
Sint-Truidense VV
2 season
0
58
Genk
Genk
2 season
0
48
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
Last match
17/11/2024
Age in last game
20.9 years

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
Bélgica U21
Bélgica 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.
Bélgica U21
Bélgica 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

Best performances