African Ballerz
Matz Sels
Keeper · Nottingham Forest
Info
1992-02-26Born
188 cmHeight
26Shirt
34Age
RightPreferred foot
BelgiumCountry
€4.8mMarket value
2028-06-30Contract end
Premier League · 2025/2026
7Clean sheets
39Goals conceded
1/5Saved penalties
6.93Rating
31Matches
2667Minutes played
2Yellow cards
0Red cards
Recent matches
vs Blackburn Rovers
3 - 0
Club Friendlies · 2026-07-22
@ Notts County
0 - 2
Club Friendlies · 2026-07-18
vs AFC Bournemouth
1 - 1
Premier League · 2026-05-24
6.5
@ Manchester United
3 - 2
Premier League · 2026-05-17
6.5
vs Newcastle United
1 - 1
Premier League · 2026-05-10
7.0
@ Aston Villa
4 - 0
Europa League · 2026-05-07
@ Chelsea
1 - 3
Premier League · 2026-05-04
8.1
vs Aston Villa
1 - 0
Europa League · 2026-04-30
@ Sunderland
0 - 5
Premier League · 2026-04-24
8.0
vs Burnley
4 - 1
Premier League · 2026-04-19
7.2
vs FC Porto
1 - 0
Europa League · 2026-04-16
vs Aston Villa
1 - 1
Premier League · 2026-04-12
7.8
@ FC Porto
1 - 1
Europa League · 2026-04-09
@ Mexico
1 - 1
Friendlies · 2026-04-01
6.3
@ USA
2 - 5
Friendlies · 2026-03-28
@ Tottenham Hotspur
0 - 3
Premier League · 2026-03-22
8.5
@ FC Midtjylland
1 - 2
Europa League · 2026-03-19
vs Fulham
0 - 0
Premier League · 2026-03-15
7.8
vs FC Midtjylland
0 - 1
Europa League · 2026-03-12
6.2
@ Manchester City
2 - 2
Premier League · 2026-03-04
6.1
@ Brighton & Hove Albion
2 - 1
Premier League · 2026-03-01
5.8
vs Crystal Palace
1 - 1
Premier League · 2026-02-01
6.0
vs Ferencvaros
4 - 0
Europa League · 2026-01-29
8.0
@ Brentford
0 - 2
Premier League · 2026-01-25
7.9
@ Braga
1 - 0
Europa League · 2026-01-22
5.8
vs Arsenal
0 - 0
Premier League · 2026-01-17
8.3
@ Wrexham
3 - 3
FA Cup · 2026-01-09
6.4
@ West Ham United
1 - 2
Premier League · 2026-01-06
7.8
@ Aston Villa
3 - 1
Premier League · 2026-01-03
6.2
vs Everton
0 - 2
Premier League · 2025-12-30
vs Manchester City
1 - 2
Premier League · 2025-12-27
@ Fulham
1 - 0
Premier League · 2025-12-22
@ Everton
3 - 0
Premier League · 2025-12-06
6.1
@ Wolverhampton Wanderers
0 - 1
Premier League · 2025-12-03
7.9
vs Brighton & Hove Albion
0 - 2
Premier League · 2025-11-30
6.3
vs Malmö FF
3 - 0
Europa League · 2025-11-27
@ Liverpool
0 - 3
Premier League · 2025-11-22
8.6
vs Liechtenstein
7 - 0
World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Grp. J · 2025-11-18
@ Kazakhstan
1 - 1
World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Grp. J · 2025-11-15
6.9
vs Leeds United
3 - 1
Premier League · 2025-11-09
6.8
@ Sturm Graz
0 - 0
Europa League · 2025-11-06
vs Manchester United
2 - 2
Premier League · 2025-11-01
6.3
@ AFC Bournemouth
2 - 0
Premier League · 2025-10-26
4.7
vs FC Porto
2 - 0
Europa League · 2025-10-23
7.9
vs Chelsea
0 - 3
Premier League · 2025-10-18
4.8
@ Wales
2 - 4
World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Grp. J · 2025-10-13
vs North Macedonia
0 - 0
World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Grp. J · 2025-10-10
@ Newcastle United
2 - 0
Premier League · 2025-10-05
8.2
vs FC Midtjylland
2 - 3
Europa League · 2025-10-02
5.9
vs Sunderland
0 - 1
Premier League · 2025-09-27
6.7
@ Real Betis
2 - 2
Europa League · 2025-09-24
5.7
@ Burnley
1 - 1
Premier League · 2025-09-20
7.0
@ Arsenal
3 - 0
Premier League · 2025-09-13
5.4
vs Kazakhstan
6 - 0
World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Grp. J · 2025-09-07
@ Liechtenstein
0 - 6
World Cup Qualification UEFA 1st Round Grp. J · 2025-09-04
vs West Ham United
0 - 3
Premier League · 2025-08-31
6.7
@ Crystal Palace
1 - 1
Premier League · 2025-08-24
6.6
vs Brentford
3 - 1
Premier League · 2025-08-17
7.5
vs Al Qadsiah
0 - 0
Club Friendlies · 2025-08-09
vs Fiorentina
0 - 0
Club Friendlies · 2025-08-05
8.2
@ Birmingham City
1 - 0
Club Friendlies · 2025-08-02
@ Estoril
0 - 0
Club Friendlies · 2025-07-30
vs Fulham
1 - 3
Club Friendlies · 2025-07-26
Career history
| Team | From | To | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nottingham Forest |
2024-02-01 | Present | 96 | 0 | 0 |
 Strasbourg |
2018-07-26 | 2024-02-01 | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United (loan) |
2018-07-01 | 2018-07-26 | None | None | None |
 Anderlecht (loan) |
2017-07-01 | 2018-06-30 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
| Newcastle United |
2016-07-01 | 2017-07-01 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
 Gent |
2014-01-03 | 2016-06-30 | 116 | 0 | 1 |
 Lierse |
2009-08-17 | 2013-06-30 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
Trophies
Strasbourg
Coupe de la Ligue
1 0
Anderlecht
Super Cup
1 0
Gent
First Division A
1 1
Super Cup
1 0
Newcastle United
Championship
1 0
Lierse
First Division B
1 0