Mathieu De Smet (born 27 April 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club HSV Hoek.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Namur, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | HSV Hoek | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KSK Maldegem[1] | |||
| Club Brugge | |||
| 2012–2016 | Gent[1] | ||
| 2016–2019 | Zulte Waregem[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Zulte Waregem | 17 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Deinze (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → TOP Oss (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | HSV Hoek | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2017 | Belgium U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 16 December 2021 (UTC) | |||
De Smet joined Zulte Waregem in the summer 2016 from K.A.A. Gent. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 March 2019 and was permanently promoted into the first team squad.[1] On 31 January 2020, De Smet moved to K.M.S.K. Deinze on loan for the rest of the season.[3] On 31 August 2020, De Smet moved on loan to TOP Oss for the 2021–22 season.[4] On 3 January 2022, the loan was terminated early.