Racing Genk

Matte Smets

Defender#6

Key facts

Age: 22
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 78 kg
Number: #6
Born: 4/1/2004
Position: Defender
Nationality: Belgium

Official profile

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Career stats

Season

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	RC	G	A	SHOT	SOG	OFF
2026-27 Belgian Pro League	10	8	3	1	0	0	0	4	3	0
2027 EURO U21 Qualifying	8	4	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2025-26 UEFA Europa LeagueRacing Genk	12	1	3	2	1,110	1	12	0	7	7	16
2024 UEFA Nations LeagueBelgium	1	0	0	0	45	0	1	1	0	0	1
Career2 seasons	13	1	3	2	1,155	1	13	1	7	7	17

Game log, 2025-26 UEFA Europa League

Game
2nd Leg - SC Freiburg advance 5-2 on aggregate @ SC FreiburgL 1-5 20 Mar	1	1	1	90	0	1	0	2	5
1st Leg v SC FreiburgW 1-0 13 Mar	0	1	0	90	0	1	0	0	0
2nd Leg - Racing Genk advance 6-4 on aggregate v Dinamo ZagrebW 3-3 27 Feb	0	0	0	120	0	1	0	1	3
1st Leg @ Dinamo ZagrebW 3-1 20 Feb	0	0	0	90	0	1	1	0	1
30 Jan v Malmö FFW 2-1 30 Jan	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	1	1
23 Jan @ FC UtrechtW 2-0 23 Jan	0	1	1	90	0	1	1	0	0
12 Dec @ FC MidtjyllandL 0-1 12 Dec	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	1
28 Nov v FC BaselW 2-1 28 Nov	0	0	0	90	1	1	0	0	1
7 Nov @ BragaW 4-3 7 Nov	0	0	0	90	0	1	3	1	3
24 Oct v Real BetisD 0-0 24 Oct	0	0	0	90	0	1	1	1	0
3 Oct v FerencvarosL 0-1 3 Oct	0	0	0	90	0	1	1	1	1
26 Sept @ RangersW 1-0 26 Sept	0	0	0	90	0	1	0	0	0

Splits, UEFA Europa League

Recent games

Nov '269
@ Union St.-Gilloise
Did not record a stat
L 1-0
Nov '261
@ KV Mechelen
2 SHOT · 1 SOG · 3 FC · 1 YC
L 1-0
Oct '2625
v Standard Liege
1 SHOT · 1 SOG
W 2-1
Oct '2611
v KV Kortrijk
1 FA
W 3-0
Sept '2621
@ Club Brugge
1 FC
L 3-0
Sept '2614
v KAA Gent
2 FC · 1 FA
D 1-1
Sept '267
@ Anderlecht
Did not record a stat
D 0-0
Aug '2629
v Waasland-Beveren
Did not record a stat
W 4-0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Split
AwayHome or away · won 4 of 6	6	0.2	0.3	0.3	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.8	0.5	1.7
HomeHome or away · won 4 of 6	6	0.0	0.2	0.0	95.0	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.7	1.0
WinsResult	8	0.0	0.3	0.1	93.8	0.1	1.0	0.6	0.4	1.1
LossesResult	3	0.3	0.3	0.3	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.3	1.0	2.3
DrawsResult	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 8 of 12	12	0.1	0.3	0.2	92.5	0.1	1.0	0.6	0.6	1.3
Dinamo ZagrebOpponent · won 2 of 2	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	105	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.5	2.0
SC FreiburgOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	0.5	1.0	0.5	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.5
BragaOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	3.0
FC BaselOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
FC MidtjyllandOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
FC UtrechtOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
FerencvarosOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Malmö FFOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
RangersOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Real BetisOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Cegeka Arena, GenkGround · won 4 of 6	6	0.0	0.2	0.0	95.0	0.2	1.0	0.3	0.7	1.0
Estádio Municipal de BragaGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	3.0
Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg im BreisgauGround · won 0 of 1	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	5.0
Ibrox Stadium, GlasgowGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Maksimir Stadium, ZagrebGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0
MCH Arena, HerningGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Stadion Galgenwaard, UtrechtGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0