Romain Matthys
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-10) 10 July 1998
Place of birth Seraing, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 MVV
Number 12
Youth career
2004–2007 Euro Youth Liège 75
2007–2015 Daring Club De Cointe[2]
2008–2011 → RFC Sérésien (loan)[2]
2012–2015 → RFC Liège (loan)[2]
2015–2016 RFC Liège[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 RFC Liège 76 (0)
2019–2022 Eupen 0 (0)
2020–2021 → RWDM (loan) 2 (0)
2021–2022 → MVV (loan) 26 (0)
2021– MVV 49 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:28, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Romain Matthys (born 10 July 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club MVV.

Career

RFC Liège

Matthys started playing football at Euro Youth Liège 75, which merged with Daring Club De Cointe in 2007.[2] In 2012, he joined the youth academy of RFC Liège, where he had his first opportunity to sit on the bench with the first team in the 2015–16 season.[2] On 7 August 2016, he made his official debut for the club's first team during the Belgian Cup game against RFC Warnant, which the Liège side won 3–1.[2]

He played his first league game for RFC Liège against RRC Hamoir in the Belgian Second Amateur Division on 13 November 2016. From January 2017 on, he became the club's starting goalkeeper. Matthys made 18 league appearances for RFC Liège in his debut season, including play-off matches against Olympic Charleroi, Olsa Brakel and Eendracht Aalst.[3] RFC Liège ended up narrowly missing out on promotion to First Amateur Division.[3] A year later, the managed to win promotion to the First Amateur Division, where Matthys remained starting goalkeeper.[4]

Eupen

On 17 July 2019, Matthys secured a transfer to top division Belgian Pro League club Eupen, where he signed a three-year contract, becoming the backup to Ortwin De Wolf alongside Abdul Manaf Nurudeen.[5] In his debut season with Eupen, he made only one official appearance: a cup match against Cappellen, which Eupen won after a penalty shootout.[6]

RWDM (loan)

In August 2020, Eupen sent Matthys on loan to RWDM for one season.[7] He made his competitive debut for the club on 10 October 2020 in the cup match against Union Rochefortoise, which RWDM won 8–1.[8] When starting goalkeeper Anthony Sadin was deemed unfit for the league match against Lommel on 24 January 2021, Matthys made his debut in Belgian First Division B. RWDM lost this match 3–2, despite having a 2–0 lead at half-time.[9] A week later, he also started the derby against Union Saint-Gilloise, which RWDM lost 2–0.[10] Afterwards, Sadin took over the starting job once again.[11]

MVV

In July 2021, alongside Eupen teammates Simon Libert and Marciano Aziz, Matthys was sent on a one-season loan to Dutch Eerste Divisie club MVV,[12] where Matthys became the backup to Thijmen Nijhuis, who had been loaned from Utrecht in the same transfer window.[13] On 26 October 2021, Matthys made his competitive debut for MVV in the cup match against ACV Assen, which head coach Klaas Wels had him start.[14] In this match, Matthys not only kept a clean sheet, but also delivered an assist to Mart Remans' 2–0 goal.[15] On 5 November 2021, he made his league debut for MVV in the 1–0 win over Jong AZ, keeping another clean sheet in another 90-minute performance.[16] Matthys stayed on as starting goalkeeper from then on, and was named in the Eerste Divisie Team of the Year for the 2021–22 season.[17]

In April 2022, Matthys signed a two-year permanent deal with MVV, with an option for a third season.[18] Following another impressive season, Matthys had the most saves in the league (166) as well as the best save percentage (72%) and helped the club secure a spot in the promotion play-offs.[19] As a result of his outstanding performance, he was honoured with a consecutive selection to the Eerste Divisie Team of the Year.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 November 2023[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RFC Liège 2016–17 Belgian Second Amateur Division 18020—200
2017–18 Belgian Second Amateur Division 28050—330
2018–19 Belgian First Amateur Division 30020—320
Total 76090—850
Eupen 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0010—10
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0000—00
2019–20 Belgian First Division A 0000—00
Total 0010—10
RWDM (loan) 2020–21 Belgian First Division B 2010—30
MVV (loan) 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 26020—280
MVV 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 380102[lower-alpha 1]0410
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 11000—110
Total 7503020800
Career total 1530140201690
  1. ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "R. Matthys – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "UNE RENCONTRE, UN JOUEUR : Romain « Kakou » Matthys". RFC Liège – Site officiel du Royal Football Club de Liège (in French). Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Eendracht Aalst promoveert naar Eerste Amateur: "Binnen de 5 jaar naar Profliga"". Sporza (in Dutch). 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "RWDM opent seizoen met kraker tegen Luik". Bruzz (in Dutch). 26 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "La KAS Eupen engage Romain Matthys du RFC Liège". KAS Eupen (in French). 17 July 2019. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Cappellen vs. AS Eupen – 25 September 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Ienco, Grégory (18 August 2020). "Le RWDM tient son deuxième gardien : Romain Matthys prêté pour un an par Eupen". BX1 (in French). Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. ↑ "Rochefort vs. RWDM – 10 October 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ↑ "L'heure de Romain Matthys a enfin sonné au RWDM". Sudinfo (in French). 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "RWDM vs. Union Saint-Gilloise – 30 January 2021". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Delbeke, Michael (10 May 2021). "Anthony Sadin blijft in ongewisse: Geen concreet voorstel gekregen". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Caelen, Sem (30 July 2021). "MVV winkelt bij Eupen: keeper, verdediger en middenvelder". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  13. ↑ Visser, Emil (14 January 2022). "MVV neemt afscheid van doelman Thijmen Nijhuis". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  14. ↑ Langeslag, Kim (26 October 2021). "MVV wint voor het eerst in zeven jaar weer in beker". 1limburg (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "ACV kan niet verrassen in bekertoernooi". ACV Assen (in Dutch). 26 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. ↑ Visser, Emil (5 November 2021). "Glansrol doelman Romain Matthys in eerste volledig competitieduel MVV". De Limburger (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  17. 1 2 "Romain Matthys in elftal van het jaar!!". MVV (in Dutch). 31 May 2022. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  18. ↑ "MVV legt doelman Romain Matthys definitief vast". De Limburger (in Dutch). 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Romain Matthys opgenomen in de Keuken kampioen Divisie Team of the Year!". MVV (in Dutch). 14 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  20. 1 2 "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  21. ↑ Romain Matthys at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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