Domestic-league season · Genk.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jupiler Pro League | 39 | 0 | 1 | 3509 | 7.17 |
 UEFA Europa League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1115 | 6.98 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Belgium U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | — |
Smets's current-season form is down 16% on last season (Season 49→41), while his Rating held around 61. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 49).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Genk · 3rd | 39 | 0 | 1 | 7.17 | 61 | 41 |
| 2024/25 | Genk · 3rd | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 | 62 | 49 |
| 2023/24 | St. Truiden · 2nd | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7.07 | 62 | 37 |
| 2022/23 | Genk · 2nd | 26 | 0 | 0 | 7.01 | 53 | 18 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Smets is a 22-year-old central defender at Genk, rated 61.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 19th of 292 in the Jupiler Pro League and 655th of 2861 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (95.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smets.
Judged on this season alone, Smets graded 41 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 44 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League, on 10 clean sheets and 3.95 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 41). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 5% of the 44 centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League. At 22 Smets is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 51.2 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 61.3, Smets carries the 2nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Jupiler Pro League (top 5%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~54), then tapers with age. At 22, Smets sits on 51.2, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Smets's projected Rating — 61.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
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