Arnaud Bodart (born 11 March 1998) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

Club career

Bodart is a youth product of

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège ( ; ; ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...

, having joined at the age of 8 and working his way up all their youth categories. On 15 May 2017, he signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his professional debut with them in a 3–1

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

win over

Waasland-Beveren Sportkring Beveren (SK Beveren) is a Belgian professional association football club based in Beveren, East Flanders. The club is affiliated with the founded number 4068 and has yellow and blue as its colours. The team was founded in 1936 in H ...

on 16 May 2017. He scored his first and only professional goal in extra time in a 2–2 league tie with

KAS Eupen K.A.S. Eupen (short for Königliche Allgemeine Sportvereinigung Eupen, English: ''Royal General Sports Association Eupen'', simply referred to as Eupen) is a Belgian professional association football club located in Eupen, Province of Liège, wh ...

on 21 November 2020. On 6 August 2021, he extended his contract with the club until 2025. On 9 January 2025, Bodart signed a contract with

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

in France until 30 June 2025. On 1 July 2025, he officially signed for

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club

on a two-year contract after leaving Metz unattached, joining the Northern France side as a back-up goalkeeper behind

Lucas Chevalier Lucas Eugène Chevalier (born 6 November 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Lille. Club career Chevalier is a youth academy graduate of Lille. He was third-choice goalkeeper of club behind Mike M ...

International career

Bodart is a former youth international for Belgium, having represented them up to the Belgium U21s. He was called up to the senior Belgium national team for a set of

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matches in June 2023.

Personal life

Bodart is the nephew of the Belgian former goalkeeper and international footballer

Gilbert Bodart Gilbert Bodart (born 2 September 1962) is a Belgian football manager and former player. Playing career Bodart was born in Ougrée, Belgium. A goalkeeper, he played a long time with Standard Liège. Bodart also played 12 times with Belgium from 1 ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodart, Arnaud 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Seraing Footballers from Liège Province Belgian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Standard Liège players FC Metz players Lille OSC players Belgian Pro League players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Belgian sportsmen