Matz Sels

Goalkeepers like Matz Sels rarely get poems written about them, and that is exactly why I like watching him. Born 1992 near Antwerp, the 188cm Belgian grafted across France and England before settling at Nottingham Forest and earning the Belgium number one shirt. There is no shortcut to that: keeper is the one position where you must wait years for trust, accumulating clean sheets one unglamorous save at a time. He is the steady professional who makes the flashy attackers in front of him look better. Teams are held together by people exactly this dependable, and I have a soft spot for the quiet ones.

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Name (English)

Matz Sels

Name (Japanese)

マッツ・セルス

Reading

まっつ・せるす

Born

February 26, 1992 (age 34)

Origin

Lint, Province of Antwerp, Belgium

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Monkey

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matz%20Sels
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%83%BB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6792066

Tags

• Province of Antwerp
• association football player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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