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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMatz Willy Els Sels
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityBelgium
Age34
Date of birth26 Feb 1992
BirthplaceDuffel
Height188 cm
Shirt number#26
ClubNottingham Forest
Goalkeeper
1
Appearances
0
Clean sheets
0%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
90
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Nottingham Forest.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

M. Sels is a 34-year-old goalkeeper at Nottingham Forest, rated 29 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (78% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sels.

On the season, Sels graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets across 31 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 18). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29. At 34 Sels is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Streaky
29
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
18
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
78%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.03
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Nottingham Forest finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

31
Apps
7
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
78%
Minutes

7 clean sheets in 31 appearances (23% of games). Keeping that many behind a lower-table side (16th of 20) — a side that concedes more — points to a busy, productive season between the posts.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 78% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 92.1/100).

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 29 overall — below regular-starter level. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.