Age today34
Recorded moves9
Peak recorded value€8.00m
Current market value€3.50m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Matz Willy Els Sels
- Born
- 26 Feb 1992
- Nationality
- Belgium
- Position
- Goalkeeper
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 188
- Joined current club
- 01 Feb 2024
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- RC Strasbourg AlsaceLast recorded move · 01 Feb 2024
- Newcastle UnitedLast recorded move · 26 Jul 2018
- RSC AnderlechtLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2018
- KAA GentLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2016
- Lierse SK (-2018)Last recorded move · 03 Jan 2014
- Lierse SK U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
- Lierse SK U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
- Lierse SK YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jun 2026 | 34 | Nottingham Forest | €3.50m |
| 09 Mar 2026 | 34 | Nottingham Forest | €4.00m |
| 09 Dec 2025 | 33 | Nottingham Forest | €6.00m |
| 30 May 2025 | 33 | Nottingham Forest | €7.00m |
| 16 Dec 2024 | 32 | Nottingham Forest | €7.00m |
| 27 May 2024 | 32 | Nottingham Forest | €7.00m |
| 18 Dec 2023 | 31 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €7.00m |
| 27 Jun 2023 | 31 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €7.00m |
| 02 Nov 2022 | 30 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €8.00m |
| 30 May 2022 | 30 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €8.00m |
| 16 Dec 2021 | 29 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €6.50m |
| 26 May 2021 | 29 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €6.50m |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 28 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €6.50m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 28 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €6.50m |
| 19 Dec 2019 | 27 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €8.00m |
| 03 Jun 2019 | 27 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €7.00m |
| 07 Mar 2019 | 27 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €6.50m |
| 17 Dec 2018 | 26 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | €4.50m |
| 03 Jun 2018 | 26 | RSC Anderlecht | €4.50m |
| 09 Jan 2018 | 25 | RSC Anderlecht | €4.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 25 | Newcastle United | €5.00m |
| 27 Feb 2017 | 25 | Newcastle United | €6.00m |
| 01 Sep 2016 | 24 | Newcastle United | €6.50m |
| 07 Feb 2016 | 23 | KAA Gent | €6.50m |
| 22 Oct 2015 | 23 | KAA Gent | €5.00m |
| 24 Jun 2015 | 23 | KAA Gent | €3.00m |
| 24 Mar 2015 | 23 | KAA Gent | €2.50m |
| 07 Jan 2015 | 22 | KAA Gent | €2.00m |
| 28 Jun 2014 | 22 | KAA Gent | €1.50m |
| 10 Feb 2014 | 21 | KAA Gent | €1.20m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Feb 2024 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Nottingham Forest | Transfer | €6.50m |
| 26 Jul 2018 | Newcastle United | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Transfer | €4.00m |
| 30 Jun 2018 | RSC Anderlecht | Newcastle United | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jul 2017 | Newcastle United | RSC Anderlecht | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2016 | KAA Gent | Newcastle United | Transfer | €6.60m |
| 03 Jan 2014 | Lierse SK (-2018) | KAA Gent | Transfer | €810k |
| 01 Jul 2010 | Lierse SK U19 | Lierse SK (-2018) | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2009 | Lierse SK U17 | Lierse SK U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2007 | Lierse SK Youth | Lierse SK U17 | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.