player · data as of 2026-08-25 00:54 UTC
Matz Sels
Be the first in the standsGoalkeeperage 346' 2"
Belgiumcurrently Nottingham Forest
Belgiumcurrently Nottingham ForestClean sheets
92
673 saves · from our tracked season archive
Career appearances
351
all competitions, from the season archive — the same total The Record shows
World Cup 2026
no goals yet
goals and assists land here the moment they happen
Team trophies
5
team silverware — the cabinet below
Career totals from the ESPN season archive — all competitions, the same numbers The Record below shows (Wikidata's senior spells fill in when the archive is thin — never the youth years, which stay listed on their own below); live World Cup stats from our own match timelines. Individual awards are counted separately from team trophies, so the headline count can't inflate.
Matz Willy Els Sels is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Belgium national team. — Wikipedia's own summary; its figures are theirs
Honours
5 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours5 | ||||
| Belgian Super Cup | ×2 | 2015, 2017 | Gent ·1, Anderlecht ·1 | |
| Belgian Pro League | ×1 | 2014–15 | Gent | |
| Coupe de la Ligue | ×1 | 2018–19 | Strasbourg | |
| EFL Championship | ×1 | 2016–17 | Newcastle United | |
| Individual honours8 | ||||
| Player of the year · 2 | ||||
| Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Season | 2015–16 | |||
| Ligue 1 Goalkeeper of the Season | 2021–22 | |||
| Teams of the season · 4 | ||||
| EA Sports FC Premier League Team of the Season | 2024–25 | |||
| PFA Team of the Year | 2024–25 | |||
| Premier League Fan Team of the Season | 2024–25 | |||
| The Athletic Premier League Team of the Season | 2024–25 | |||
| Monthly awards · 1 | ||||
| Premier League Save of the Month | 2024 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Premier League Golden Glove | 2024–25 | |||
The Record
season by season · 32 competition-seasons · ESPN archive| Season | Competition | Team | Apps | Saves | Clean sheets | Goals | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | all competitions | all teams | 351 | 673 | 92 | 0 | 16 |
| 2026 | Friendlies | Belgium | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Europa League | Nottingham Forest | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 31 | 95 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | World Cup qualifiers | Belgium | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Friendlies | Belgium | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Nations League | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 120 | 13 | 0 | 4 |
Career
league apps & goals · Wikidata, community-updated (national-team rows can lag a match or two)| Years | Team | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–2014 | Lierse SK | 30 | 0 |
| 2014–2016 | KAA Gent | 94 | 0 |
| 2016–2018 | Newcastle United F.C. | 9 | 0 |
| 2018–2024 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | 164 | 0 |
| 2021–now | Belgium | 8 | 0 |
| 2024–now | Nottingham Forest F.C. | 17 | 0 |
Youth & development spells — 3 more
| 2009–2009 | Belgium U17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010–2011 | Belgium U19 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012–2014 | Belgium U21 | 4 | 0 |
The Stands
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