Mathieu De Smet

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mathieu De Smet

| fullname =

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2000|4|27}}

| birth_place = Namur, Belgium

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = HSV Hoek

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = {{ill|KSK Maldegem|nl}}

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Club Brugge

| youthyears3 = 2012–2016

| youthclubs3 = Gent

| youthyears4 = 2016–2019

| youthclubs4 = Zulte Waregem

| years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = Zulte Waregem | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2020 | clubs2 = → Deinze (loan) | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2021–2022 | clubs3 = → TOP Oss (loan) | caps3 = 2 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2022– | clubs4 = HSV Hoek | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 12

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U17

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2018

| nationalteam2 = Belgium U19

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 13:32, 16 March 2024 (UTC)

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Mathieu De Smet (born 27 April 2000) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club HSV Hoek.{{soccerway|mathieu-de-smet/572571}}

Career

=Zulte Waregem=

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.[https://www.essevee.be/nl/team-essevee/nieuws/mathieu-de-smet-tekent-eerste-profcontract Mathieu De Smet tekent eerste profcontract], essevee.be, 1 March 2019 On 31 January 2020, De Smet moved to K.M.S.K. Deinze on loan for the rest of the season.[https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2020-01-31/mathieu-de-smet-verlaat-zulte-waregem-op-huurbasis-voor-deinze OFFICIEEL: Deinze zet titelambities kracht bij met huurling van Zulte Waregem], voetbalkrant.com, 31 January 2020 On 31 August 2020, De Smet moved on loan to TOP Oss for the 2021–22 season.{{Cite web|url=https://toposs.nl/mathieu-de-smet-op-huurbasis-naar-top-oss/|title=Mathieu De Smet op huurbasis naar TOP Oss|author=|date=31 August 2021|publisher=TOP Oss|access-date=2 September 2021|language=nl}} On 3 January 2022, the loan was terminated early.