Bruno Godeau (born 10 May 1992) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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Club career

Godeau started football career, where he was a youth club at RSD Jette,

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and

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before returning to Anderlecht. Towards the end of the 2011–12 season, Godeau attracted interests from

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and

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. On the last day of the summer transfer window of 2012, Godeau joined

rival

Zulte-Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem (), commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee (), is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. The club set to play in Belgian Pro League from 2025–26 after promotion f ...

on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season. He made his debut for the club, in a 3–0 loss against Lokeren on 20 October 2012. Though receiving a little first team opportunities, Godeau playing time would increase as the season progress, under the management of Francky Dury. In the last game of the season, Godeau provided an assist for

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to score the opener, in a 3–2 win over

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on 16 March 2013. He then scored his first goal for the club with a header, though they would lose 4–3 to

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on 12 April 2013. Unfortunately, on 1 May 2014, Godeau scored an own goal, in a 4–0 loss against

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, putting high doubt of winning the league for the first time in the club's history. At the end of the 2012–13 season, with the good season finishing second place, Godeau would make twenty appearances and score once. On 20 April 2013, Godeau joined Zulte-Waregem on a four-year contract after the club exercise the right to sign Godeau. He made his Champions League debut in the third qualifying round second leg, as Zulte Waregem would lose 3–0 against

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. He miss frequent of games, due to being on bench. Godeau had history of injuries during the season when he suffered mononucleosis, which kept him out for three weeks. After his first full season at Zulte Waregem, on 16 July 2014, Godeau joined

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on a two-year contract, joining on an undisclosed fee. Upon joining Westerlo, Godeau was number five shirt. In late October, Goadeau made his return from injuries. Godeau have since made sporadic appearance, as he only made nine appearances in the 2013–14 season. Before the 2023–24 season, Godeau joined

International career

Having represented Belgium U18 levels in 2010, Godeau was called up by the Belgium U21 squad by the head coach Johan Walem. He made his U21 debut coming on as a substitute for

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in the 33rd minute of a 3–1 loss against Norway.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Godeau, Bruno 1992 births Living people Footballers from Brussels Men's association football central defenders Belgian men's footballers R.S.C. Anderlecht players SV Zulte Waregem players K.V. Oostende players Royal Excel Mouscron players KAA Gent players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Belgian Pro League players Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers 21st-century Belgian sportsmen