Hervé Matthys

Hervé Matthys
Personal information
Full name Hervé Jean Matthys
Date of birth (1996-01-19) 19 January 1996
Place of birth Bruges, Belgium
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Centre back
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Number 3
Youth career
Cercle Brugge
2006–2012 Club Brugge
2012–2014 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2015–2017 → Westerlo (loan) 7 (0)
2017–2018 FC Eindhoven 33 (1)
2018–2021 Excelsior 76 (0)
2021–2022 ADO Den Haag 32 (0)
2022–2025 Beerschot 69 (3)
2025–2026 Motor Lublin 37 (0)
2026– AIK 0 (0)
International career
2013 Belgium U17 4 (0)
2013–2014 Belgium U18 3 (1)
2014–2015 Belgium U19 9 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:32, 29 May 2026 (UTC)

Hervé Jean Matthys[a] (born 19 January 1996) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Allsvenskan club AIK.[1]

Club career

Matthys joined Anderlecht in 2012 from Club Brugge. He made his first team debut on 3 December 2014 in the Belgian Cup against Mechelen replacing Frank Acheampong at half-time in a 4–1 home win.[2]

On 2 September 2021, he joined ADO Den Haag on a one-year contract.[3]

On 10 April 2022, Matthys signed a two-year contract with Beerschot.[4]

On 17 January 2025, Matthys moved to Polish Ekstraklasa club Motor Lublin, signing an eighteen-month deal with an option for another year.[5] His contract was terminated by mutual consent on 11 July 2026.[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ The surname is traditionally pronounced in Dutch as [mɑˈtɛis], reflecting its origin as a regional variant of Matthijs. The player himself, however, uses a French-based pronunciation, realized with a Dutch accent as [mɑˈtis].

References

  1. ↑ Hervé Matthys at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Anderlecht vs. RC Mechelen - 3 December 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "ADO DEN HAAG VERWELKOMT OOK HERVÉ MATTHYS" (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "BEERSCHOT SIGNS HERVE MATTHYS". Beerschot. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kolejne wzmocnienie Motoru Lublin. Transfer definitywny z Belgii". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Galiński, Tomasz (11 July 2026). "Czternasty piłkarz odszedł z Motoru Lublin". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 July 2026.
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