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Mats Rits

Mats Rits

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at RSC Anderlecht
Age32
CitizenshipBelgium
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornJuly 18, 1993
at RSC Anderlecht 1,013 days · joined 2023-08-15
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps
Market value €1.80m
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.09
goals / match
Club Brugge KV
top club · 197 apps

Career highs

€6.00m
peak value · 2022
€2.00m
top transfer fee · 23/24
9
best season · 21/22
30 / 9
int'l caps / goals
495Appearances
44Goals
48Assists
55Yellow cards
0Red cards
140Full matches (90′)
Full nameMats Rits
Date of birth1993-07-18 (32 yrs)
Place of birthAntwerpen, Belgium
CitizenshipBelgium
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubRSC Anderlecht
Joined2023-08-15
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentQuadrans
Jul 2025
25/26 — RSC Anderlecht
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — RSC Anderlecht
43 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Club Brugge → RSC Anderlecht
23/24 · Transfer · €2.00m
Jul 2023
23/24 — RSC Anderlecht, Club Brugge KV
41 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Club Brugge KV
21 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2022
Injury: unknown
32 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Club Brugge KV
45 matches · 9 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Club Brugge KV
44 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Club Brugge KV
35 matches · 6 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Club Brugge KV
48 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: KV Mechelen → Club Brugge
18/19 · Transfer · €1.50m
Jul 2017
17/18 — KV Mechelen
31 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — KV Mechelen
38 matches · 5 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — KV Mechelen
31 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — KV Mechelen
27 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — KV Mechelen
27 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2013
Transfer: Ajax U21 → KV Mechelen
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Ajax Amsterdam U21, KV Mechelen
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Ajax → Ajax U21
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Ajax Amsterdam U21
14 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
Transfer: Beerschot AC → Ajax
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen
13 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: G. Beerschot U19 → Germ. Beerschot
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
Transfer: Beerschot Yth. → G. Beerschot U19
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: Lierse SK Yth. → Beerschot Yth.
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €6.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
12,605 min
Minutes played by club
RSC Anderlecht 16.2%
Club Brugge KV 38.0%
KV Mechelen 30.9%
Ajax Amsterdam U21 14.4%
Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 0.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
RSC Anderlecht 3 23/24 25/26 80 1 6 2,043
Club Brugge KV 6 18/19 23/24 197 23 18 4,790
KV Mechelen 6 12/13 17/18 166 16 22 3,892
Ajax Amsterdam U21 2 11/12 12/13 27 2 2 1,811
Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 2 09/10 10/11 25 2 0 69

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€1.5M8€3M12€4.5M16€6M09/10 — 2 goals (Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen)209/1010/1111/12 — 1 goals (Ajax Amsterdam U21)11/12 — 2 assists311/1212/13 — 1 goals (Ajax Amsterdam U21)12/13 — 1 assists212/1313/14 — 1 goals (KV Mechelen)13/14 — 3 assists413/1414/15 — 2 goals (KV Mechelen)14/15 — 1 assists314/1515/16 — 4 goals (KV Mechelen)15/16 — 3 assists715/1616/17 — 5 goals (KV Mechelen)16/17 — 7 assists1216/1717/18 — 4 goals (KV Mechelen)17/18 — 7 assists1117/1818/19 — 3 goals (Club Brugge KV)18/19 — 4 assists718/1919/20 — 6 goals (Club Brugge KV)19/20 — 2 assists819/2020/21 — 2 goals (Club Brugge KV)20/21 — 3 assists520/2121/22 — 9 goals (Club Brugge KV)21/22 — 7 assists1621/2222/23 — 2 goals (Club Brugge KV)22/23 — 2 assists422/2323/24 — 1 goals (Club Brugge KV)23/24 — 1 assists223/2424/25 — 1 goals (RSC Anderlecht)24/25 — 5 assists624/2525/2609/10 — €700K10/11 — €1M11/12 — €1M12/13 — €500K13/14 — €700K14/15 — €700K15/16 — €700K16/17 — €900K17/18 — €2.5M18/19 — €2.5M19/20 — €4M20/21 — €5M21/22 — €5.5M22/23 — €6M23/24 — €5M24/25 — €3.5M25/26 — €2.2MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 2209/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 4417/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 6619/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 9921/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 7716/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 2219/2020/21: 3320/2121/22: 7721/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 5524/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Europa League Qualifying RSC Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0
25/26 UECL Qualifiers RSC Anderlecht 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Croky Cup RSC Anderlecht 5 0 1 1 0 0
24/25 Europa League RSC Anderlecht 7 0 1 1 0 0
24/25 Europa League Qualifying RSC Anderlecht 2 0 1 0 0 0
24/25 JPL Champions PO RSC Anderlecht 4 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Jupiler Pro League RSC Anderlecht 25 1 2 2 0 2,043
23/24 Croky Cup RSC Anderlecht 2 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 JPL RSC Anderlecht 26 0 1 3 0 0
23/24 JPL Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 JPL Champions PO RSC Anderlecht 9 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 UECL Quali Club Brugge KV 2 1 0 1 0 88
22/23 Champions League Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 JPL Club Brugge KV 14 2 1 0 0 359
22/23 JPL Champions PO Club Brugge KV 6 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 Champions League Club Brugge KV 6 2 0 0 0 209
21/22 Croky Cup Club Brugge KV 5 0 1 0 0 0
21/22 JPL Club Brugge KV 31 7 5 3 0 316
21/22 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Pro L. Supercup Club Brugge KV 1 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 Champions League Club Brugge KV 5 0 1 3 0 0
20/21 Croky Cup Club Brugge KV 2 0 1 0 0 0
20/21 JPL Club Brugge KV 31 2 1 3 0 1,263
20/21 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 6 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Champions League Club Brugge KV 5 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Champions League Qu. Club Brugge KV 4 0 1 1 0 0
19/20 Croky Cup Club Brugge KV 4 1 0 1 0 307
19/20 Europa League Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 JPL Club Brugge KV 20 5 1 2 0 301
18/19 Champions League Club Brugge KV 5 0 2 1 0 0
18/19 Croky Cup Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Europa League Club Brugge KV 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 JPL Club Brugge KV 29 2 2 3 0 1,106
18/19 JPL Play-Offs I Club Brugge KV 10 1 0 1 0 841
18/19 Pro L. Supercup Club Brugge KV 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Croky Cup KV Mechelen 2 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 JPL KV Mechelen 29 4 6 5 0 637
16/17 Croky Cup KV Mechelen 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 JPL KV Mechelen 28 5 5 5 0 498
16/17 JPL Playoff II KV Mechelen 9 0 2 2 0 0
15/16 Croky Cup KV Mechelen 3 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 JPL KV Mechelen 22 3 3 4 0 544
15/16 JPL Playoff II KV Mechelen 6 1 0 1 0 467
14/15 Cofidis Cup KV Mechelen 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 JPL KV Mechelen 22 2 1 2 0 603
14/15 JPL Playoff II KV Mechelen 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Jupiler Pro League playoff Europa League KV Mechelen 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Cofidis Cup KV Mechelen 2 0 1 1 0 0
13/14 JPL KV Mechelen 21 1 2 2 0 1,143
13/14 JPL Playoff II KV Mechelen 4 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Beloften Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam U21 5 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Beloften nacompetitie Ajax Amsterdam U21 8 1 0 0 0 649
12/13 JPL KV Mechelen 6 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 JPL Playoff II KV Mechelen 6 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Beloften Eredivisie Ajax Amsterdam U21 14 1 2 0 0 1,162
10/11 Cofidis Cup Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 JPL Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 7 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 JPL Playoff II Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 4 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Cofidis Cup Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 JPL Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 6 2 0 1 0 69
09/10 JPL Playoff II Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen 6 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Lierse SK Yth. Beerschot Yth. Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Beerschot Yth. G. Beerschot U19 Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 G. Beerschot U19 Germ. Beerschot Transfer 200000
11/12 2011-07-01 Beerschot AC Ajax Transfer 1000000
12/13 2012-07-01 Ajax Ajax U21 Transfer 1000000
12/13 2013-01-16 Ajax U21 KV Mechelen Transfer 500000
18/19 2018-07-01 KV Mechelen Club Brugge Transfer 2000000 €1.50m
23/24 2023-08-15 Club Brugge RSC Anderlecht Transfer 5000000 €2.00m
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
12/13 Back problems 2012-07-01 2012-09-02 64 3
20/21 Corona virus 2021-02-17 2021-03-06 18 4
21/22 Cruciate ligament tear 2022-05-01 2023-01-01 246 32
24/25 Muscle injury 2025-04-03 2025-04-16 14 2
Current€2.20m
Peak€6.00m
Low€500k
Δ since start+€1.50m
€500k€1.88m€3.25m€4.63m€6.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #34680 #8 7 3 former national player
Team #23282 #7 12 3 former national player
Team #23219 #8 5 1 former national player
Team #16338 #8 6 2 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Hans Vanaken 2 8 0
Brandon Mechele 2 2 0
Clinton Mata 2 1 0
Simon Mignolet 2 0 0
Seth De Witte 1 1 0
Charles De Ketelaere 2 1 0
Noa Lang 2 2 0
Eduard Sobol 2 0 0
Glenn Claes 1 1 0
Krépin Diatta 2 0 0
Kasper Dolberg 2 1 0
Stefano Denswil 2 0 0
Siebe Schrijvers 2 1 0
Théo Leoni 2 0 0
Anders Dreyer 2 2 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
21/22 JPL Club Brugge KV 7 31
19/20 JPL Club Brugge KV 5 20
16/17 JPL KV Mechelen 5 28

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 JPL KV Mechelen 6 29
21/22 JPL Club Brugge KV 5 31
16/17 JPL KV Mechelen 5 28

Last 50 matches for RSC Anderlecht while Mats Rits was at the club (joined 2023-08-15). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-11-23 BE1 RAAL La Louviére 0–1 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-11-09 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Club Brugge KV Available
2025-11-01 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 3–1 KV Mechelen Available
2025-10-24 BE1 Sporting Charleroi 1–0 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-10-19 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 2–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-10-05 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Standard Liège Available
2025-09-26 BE1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-09-23 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 KAA Gent Available
2025-09-20 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-09-14 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 1–1 KRC Genk Available
2025-08-31 BE1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-08-17 BE1 FCV Dender EH 0–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-08-10 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 2–3 SV Zulte Waregem Available
2025-08-03 BE1 Cercle Brugge 0–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-07-27 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 5–2 KVC Westerlo Available
2025-05-25 BE1 KRC Genk 2–1 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-05-18 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 1–3 Club Brugge KV Available
2025-05-10 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise Available
2025-05-04 BE1 Club Brugge KV 2–1 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-05-01 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 1–3 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-04-27 BE1 KAA Gent 0–1 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-04-23 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 5–0 KAA Gent Available
2025-04-20 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 0–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-04-12 BE1 Union Saint-Gilloise 2–0 RSC Anderlecht INJURED Muscle injury
2025-04-06 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 1–2 KRC Genk INJURED Muscle injury
2025-03-30 BE1 Club Brugge KV 2–0 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-03-16 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 3–0 Cercle Brugge Available
2025-03-09 BE1 KVC Westerlo 2–0 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-03-02 BE1 Standard Liège 0–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-02-23 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 0–2 Union Saint-Gilloise Available
2025-02-16 BE1 Sporting Charleroi 0–1 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-02-09 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 2–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-02-06 BE1 Royal Antwerp FC 2–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-02-02 BE1 KAA Gent 1–0 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-01-26 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 4–1 KV Mechelen Available
2025-01-19 BE1 KV Kortrijk 0–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2025-01-16 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC Available
2025-01-12 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 0–3 Club Brugge KV Available
2025-01-09 BE1 K Beerschot VA 0–1 RSC Anderlecht Available
2024-12-27 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 2–3 FCV Dender EH Available
2024-12-22 BE1 KRC Genk 2–0 RSC Anderlecht Available
2024-12-15 BE1 Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 RSC Anderlecht Available
2024-12-08 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 2–1 K Beerschot VA Available
2024-12-05 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 4–1 KVC Westerlo Available
2024-12-01 BE1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–0 RSC Anderlecht Available
2024-11-24 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 6–0 KAA Gent Available
2024-11-10 BE1 Cercle Brugge 0–5 RSC Anderlecht Available
2024-11-03 BE1 RSC Anderlecht 4–0 KV Kortrijk Available
2024-10-27 BE1 Club Brugge KV 2–1 RSC Anderlecht Available
2024-10-18 BE1 K Beerschot VA 2–1 RSC Anderlecht Available

Teams faced most often by Mats Rits's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Royal Antwerp FC 46 23 13 10 65 43 +22 50%
KRC Genk 45 18 9 18 61 60 +1 40%
KAA Gent 40 14 12 14 67 47 +20 35%
Standard Liège 38 15 13 10 56 46 +10 39%
Cercle Brugge 32 20 7 5 63 27 +36 63%
Sporting Charleroi 30 14 9 7 46 33 +13 47%
Sint-Truidense VV 29 15 5 9 55 32 +23 52%
KV Kortrijk 28 15 7 6 56 28 +28 54%
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 23 12 6 5 41 20 +21 52%
KAS Eupen 21 14 5 2 48 12 +36 67%
Union Saint-Gilloise 20 4 9 7 19 22 -3 20%
KV Oostende 18 11 2 5 38 23 +15 61%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
09/10 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 43 2,043 4 0 0 0.18
23/24 41 88 6 0 0 6.14
21/22 45 525 3 0 0 0.51
20/21 44 1,263 6 0 0 0.43
19/20 35 608 5 0 0 0.74
18/19 48 1,947 5 0 0 0.23
17/18 31 637 6 0 0 0.85
16/17 38 498 7 0 0 1.27
15/16 31 1,011 6 0 0 0.53
14/15 27 603 2 0 0 0.3
13/14 27 1,143 3 0 0 0.24
09/10 13 69 2 0 0 2.61

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Jupiler Pro League
319 apps
36 G
30 A
Champions League
22 apps
2 G
3 A
Croky Cup
32 apps
1 G
5 A
JPL Playoff II
36 apps
1 G
3 A
Beloften Eredivisie
19 apps
1 G
2 A
JPL Play-Offs I
37 apps
1 G
1 A
UECL Qualifiers
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Beloften nacompetitie
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
2 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League
11 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Mats Rits

Who is Mats Rits?

Mats Rits is a Belgium professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for RSC Anderlecht.

How old is Mats Rits?

Mats Rits is 32 years old. He was born on July 18, 1993 in Antwerpen.

What position does Mats Rits play?

Mats Rits plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Mats Rits play for?

Mats Rits currently plays for RSC Anderlecht.

How many career goals has Mats Rits scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mats Rits has scored 44 goals in 495 appearances.

What is Mats Rits's market value?

Mats Rits's most recent reported market value is €1.80m.