Antwerp · Alicante

MatteoJansens

Antwerp, Belgium P700 Belgian Padel Tour JMB Academy · Alicante Training, tournaments, bad days @matteojansens
Matteo walking into the club from behind, a Babolat holdall on one shoulder and a Bullpadel racket bag on the other
The net in sharp focus with Matteo playing softly out of focus behind it

Current partners

Backed by

Season 2026

Two signed deals running right now. One brand back for another season, one new this year.

Close up of Matteo in a white JAKO hooded jacket, head down between points
Renewed Heroes Brand Padel Rackets. The Predator LTD is what I play every match and session with. heroesbrandsport.com (opens in a new tab) New Jako Everything I wear: training kit, match wear, travel and off-court. jako.com (opens in a new tab)

The story

I quit
tennis

I started tennis at six. In 2023 I got serious about it and joined WLTA in Hasselt, the most established academy in Belgium.

I broke my ankle on the 1st of September, my first day there. Two years followed and I never once trained fully fit, so I stopped.

A week later my dad booked me a padel lesson with an Argentinian coach at his club. That was 2025, and one session was enough.

Now I train as much as I can and film the parts most people leave out. I am in Alicante for the year, training at JMB Academy with Jordi Munoz.

The rest gets filmed as it happens.

Matteo on a clay tennis court, racket in hand Matteo with Dries Mertens on a padel court Matteo on court in a white JAKO jacket, holding the Heroes Predator LTD up in front of him

Weapon of choice

Heroes
Predator LTD

Heroes Predator LTD padel racket, face on: black 12K carbon surface with a holographic X and a neon green throat
Face on · diamond head
Close-up of the racket face: woven 12K carbon, drilled holes, and the EVA Black core stamp
12K carbon weave · EVA Super Soft Black core
Close-up of the throat: the Predator LTD lettering above a neon green bridge, with an NFC mark on the frame
The throat, and the NFC mark set into the frame
Close-up of the rounded frame edge running into the drilled carbon face
The frame edge, 38 mm deep
The racket turned three-quarters, showing the edge profile and the grip
Three quarters · profile and grip

A limited run Heroes built for their seventh year. Diamond head, 12K carbon face, 38 mm profile. A frame made to hit through the ball rather than hold it.

Shape
Diamond
Weight
360 g ±10
Balance
Balanced
Face
12K carbon
Core
EVA Super Soft Black
Frame
100% carbon · VibraX
Profile
38 mm
Built for
Power
Supplied by Heroes (opens in a new tab)

What I make

What I
post

Most of what I make falls into one of three types. Brands usually fit into one of them rather than all.

The real side

Training, setbacks, travel, tournament days. What getting better actually looks like.

  • Day in the life
  • Tournament days
  • Alicante

Tactics & positioning

Court position, tempo, decision making. The things that moved my level fastest.

  • Positioning
  • Mindset
  • Exercises

Living abroad at 19

A year in Alicante on my own. Finding my feet, training in a second language, and the days when being far from home is the hard part.

  • Leaving home
  • Living alone
  • Spanish padel culture
  • Costs

Partnerships

Work
with me

I work with sports brands, mainly padel, plus clubs and companies who want to reach an active padel audience. More than 80% of my followers spend at least one day a week on court.

Single point

One-off content

  • One reel, scripted around your product
  • Posted to feed and stories
  • Raw footage for your own channels

Rate on request

Season partner

Long term

  • Named partner for a full season
  • Kit or racket worn in all content
  • Tournament presence and club events
  • First look at new releases

Rate on request

What's next

Where this
is going

  1. Now

    The year in Alicante

    Twelve months at JMB Academy, training full time. Spain is where this sport is played best, so this is where I am learning it.

  2. This season

    Climb the Belgian ranking

    Compete a full season and reach the highest level in Belgium.

  3. Ongoing

    Keep filming it properly

    Training, bad days, the parts that don't look good. That's the whole point of the account.

  4. Long term

    Compete at the top level

    Take the level abroad and compete internationally.

Contact

Let's talk

For partnerships or press. I answer everything myself, usually within a day.

jansensmatteo@gmail.com @matteojansens