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MSMatz Sels

Matz Sels

€4MMarket Value
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest•Goalkeeper•
BelgiumBelgium
6.5
Season Score
34
Feb 26, 1992
188 cm
Height
26
Shirt Number
Card stats based on
2026/2027

Performance Overview

Season Performance 26/27
All Competitions
Matches
4
Clean sheets
0
Conceded
5
Saves
7
Mins/game
90
Avg Rating
6.53
Career Statistics

Career

Career Progress

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

126
Full match
5
Substituted off
2
From Bench

Matz Sels — computed career insights

Goalkeeping, computed
Clean sheets (league)
7520% of 376 league appearances
Goals conceded (league)
539
Saves (league)
707
Conceded per 90
1.41over 31108 minutes on record

Domestic league seasons with a goalkeeping record; seasons the provider left empty are excluded rather than counted as zero.

Career figures, computed
Best-rated season
2024/2025 · 7.06Premier League
Lowest-rated season
2020/2021 · 6.43Ligue 1
Rating trend
+0.05last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them (min. 5 apps)
Career involvement (league)
0 G+A per 900 goals + 1 assist across 16 league seasons (per-90 from 32548 minutes on record)
League seasons on record
16 (2012–2026)
Clubs with recorded appearances
6
Among position peers, computed
Rating percentile
50thrating 6.8 vs 28 rated peers

Cohort: 28 Premier League goalkeepers, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes. Computed by ranking the full league corpus, not taken from any feed.

Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-09-05

Rival Clubs(49)

Player stats against each opponent club

TeamMPWDLGA
Club BruggeClub Brugge177370000
Zulte-WaregemZulte-Waregem175660000
Standard LiègeStandard Liège157260000
AnderlechtAnderlecht153480010
GenkGenk145450000
Sporting CharleroiSporting Charleroi133460010
MechelenMechelen135530000
LokerenLokeren116500000
KV KortrijkKV Kortrijk116230000
KV OostendeKV Oostende115330000
SK BeverenSK Beveren107300000
NantesNantes94230010
ReimsReims93420000
Cercle BruggeCercle Brugge93510000
MonacoMonaco94230000
NiceNice84220000
OH LeuvenOH Leuven82510000
GentGent83140000
BrestBrest62220000
WesterloWesterlo64200000
1–20 of 49

Rival National Teams(1)

Player stats against each opponent national team

TeamMPWDLGA
PolandPoland22000000
Transfers

Transfers

Transfer Value History

Last Transfer: €8M

Transfer History

Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
Feb 1, 2024Transfer€8M
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Jul 26, 2018Transfer€4M
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Jun 30, 2018End of loan
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Anderlecht
Anderlecht
Jul 1, 2017Loan
Gent
Gent
Newcastle United
Newcastle United
Jul 1, 2016Transfer€7M
Trophies

Trophies & Awards

3 titles won

Championships

Super Cup
Super Cup
2x Winner(2015/2016, 2017/2018)
2x
Championship
Championship
1x Winner(2016/2017)
1x

About Matz Sels

The 2025/2026 Premier League brought Matz Sels 31 appearances (2,668 minutes). His average match rating for that season computes to 6.8. Ranked across the 28 Premier League goalkeepers who played 450+ minutes in 2025/2026, he comes out in the 50th percentile by match rating.

No season rated higher than 2024/2025 (7.06, Premier League); none lower than 2020/2021 (6.43).

Between the posts he kept 75 clean sheets across 376 league appearances, 20% of them. Those same league seasons carry 539 goals conceded, 1.41 per 90 minutes, with 707 saves on record. Those league minutes are spread over 4 domestic leagues: Ligue 1 (164 appearances), Pro League (115 appearances) and Premier League (88 appearances) — the three with most games. In 9 of the 16 campaigns on record he played at least 25 league games. The densest run of the record is 2022/2023–2024/2025, with 111 league games — an average of 37 per season.

Frequently Asked Questions

What position does Matz Sels play?
Matz Sels plays as a Goalkeeper for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. He has started 3 of his 3 appearances in the Premier League 2026/2027.
What team does Matz Sels play for?
Matz Sels currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the Premier League. He has 3 appearances in the Premier League 2026/2027.
How old is Matz Sels?
Matz Sels is 34 years old, born on February 26, 1992. He is from Belgium. At 34, he has already won 3 trophies in his professional career.
How tall is Matz Sels?
Matz Sels is 188 cm tall. He weighs 75 kg.
How many trophies has Matz Sels won?
Matz Sels has won 3 trophies throughout his career. He currently plays for Nottingham Forest.
What nationality is Matz Sels?
Matz Sels is from Belgium and represents them at international level. At club level, he plays for Nottingham Forest.