Thibault De Smet

Smet's current-season form is down 52% on last season (Season 29→14), while his Rating eased 54→48. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Paris FC · 11th	17	1	6.48	48	14
2024/25	Paris FCLoan · 2nd	15	3	7.06	54	29
2024/25	Reims · 16th	5	0	6.74	50	3
2023/24	Reims · 9th	27	0	6.64	71	31
2022/23	Reims · 11th	22	1	6.67	70	28
2021/22	Beerschot VA · 2nd	24	1	6.36	53	16

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Belgium · international

Side	Apps	G
Belgium U21	8	1
Belgium U19	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

T. De Smet is a 28-year-old full-back at Paris FC, rated 48.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 86th of 123 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (37.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Smet.

Judged on this season alone, Smet graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 3 clean sheets and 2.589 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 15th of 22 of the 22 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 28 Smet is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential15th of 22 full-backs · Ligue 1 Current season20th of 22 full-backs · Ligue 1 20th-best full-back in the Ligue 1 86th in the Ligue 1 · potential 15th-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 1

48.3

Ratingi

15th of 22 full-backs

13.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

37.5%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.59

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Paris FC finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.59

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 37.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.3, Smet carries the 15th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 of 22. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %37.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.078

Goal contribution / 900.078

Defensive actions / 902.589

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900.392

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

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 (~28), then tapers with age. At 28, Smet sits on 16.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Smet's projected Rating — 48.3 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Ligue 1 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions8

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.7M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Reims(back from loan)Jun 2025 – now

Paris FCJul 2025 – Jun 2025

Paris FC(on loan)Jan 2025 – Jul 2025

Reims(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Jan 2025

BBeerschot Wilrijk(on loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2022

ReimsJul 2020 – Jul 2021€ 700K

Gentuntil Jul 2020

St. TruidenJun 2019 – Jul 2020

Gentuntil Jun 2019

About T. De Smet

Thibault De Smet is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for Paris FC, born on June 5, 1998 in Brugge, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Belgium. Paris FC currently sit 12th of 18 in the Ligue 1.

This season

In the current season, T. De Smet has made 17 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 1,147 minutes, with 5 yellow cards.

T. De Smet's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Paris FC face Nice at home in the Ligue 1.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. De Smet at 48.3 with a Season form score of 13.9, ranking 86th of 123 full-backs in the Ligue 1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, T. De Smet has totalled 147 club appearances with 1 goal and 6 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 27 appearances for Reims.

T. De Smet's career has also included time at Reims, BBeerschot Wilrijk, Gent and St. Truiden.

On the international stage, T. De Smet has represented Belgium U21 and Belgium U19 — 11 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Paris FC finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

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