Mathias Janssens

Mathias Janssens (born 9 March 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who last played for Canadian club Valour FC as a goalkeeper.

Mathias Janssens
Personal information
Full name Mathias Janssens
Date of birth (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2012 Tubize
2012–2014 Mons
2014–2015 Gent
2015–2016 Waasland-Beveren
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Waasland-Beveren 0 (0)
2018–2019 La Louvière 1 (0)
2019 Valour FC 12 (0)
National team‡
2013 Belgium U15 2 (0)
2013 Belgium U16 1 (0)
2016 Belgium U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2019

Club career

Early career

Janssens began playing football in 2003 with Tubize.[1] In 2012, he switched to the academy of Belgian First Division A side Mons and then to Gent for one season in 2014.[1]

Waasland-Beveren

In 2015, Janssens signed with Belgian First Division A side Waasland-Beveren.[1] In 2016 he began playing for the reserve team and made his first appearance on first-team bench on 30 April 2016.[1][2] He left Waasland-Beveren in summer 2018.[3]

La Louvière

On 5 October 2018, Janssens signed with Belgian Second Amateur Division side RAAL La Louvière.[4] On 11 December 2018, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw against URSL Visé.[5]

Valour FC

On 31 January 2019, Janssens signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[1] On 12 May 2019, he made his professional debut in a 1–0 win over HFX Wanderers FC.[2] In his second game for Valour, he kept another clean sheet in a 1-0 victory over FC Edmonton.[6] During the 2019 Canadian Premier League season, Janssens split the goalkeeping duties at Valour with Tyson Farago. He ended up playing 12 out of a possible 28 league games, as well as one Canadian Championship match.[7]

Personal life

Janssens' twin brother Christophe is also a footballer and plays for Westerlo in Belgium.[5]

References
  1. "Valour FC sign Goalkeeper Mathias Janssens". Valour FC. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Mathias Janssens". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "OVERZICHT. Deze spelers kwamen en gingen bij onze eersteklassers" (in Dutch). HLN. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. Nathalie Dumont (5 October 2018). "Le gardien Mathias Janssens rejoint la Raal". dhnet.be (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  5. Nathalie Dumont (26 February 2019). "Mathias Janssens quitte la Raal pour le Canada". dhnet.be (in French). Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. "HIGHLIGHTS: Valour edges FC Edmonton with late Musse winner". Canadian Premier League. 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
  7. "Belgium - M. Janssens - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-11-04.


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