Jonathan Wilmet (born 7 January 1986) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Wilmet made his debut in professional football as a part of the Willem II squad in the 2005–06 season. In 2008, he moved to

Sint-Truiden Sint-Truiden (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. With more than 41,500 inhabitants, it is on ...

in the Belgian Second Division, enjoying promotion in his first season. He played one more season with Sint-Truiden at the highest level before moving to

Mechelen Mechelen (; ; historically known as ''Mechlin'' in EnglishMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical context. T ...

where he played from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, he moved back to the Second Division as he signed with

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. Th ...

, before joining Oostende the following year. In January 2015, Wilmet was loaned out to

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 ...

for six months, with an option on a permanent contract for two seasons. The option was exercised, but in August, Wilmet was loaned out to

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club

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Lei ...

for a year. Wilmet then played for another year for lower tier side Wallonia Walhain, and retired from football afterwards.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilmet, Jonathan 1986 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Willem II Tilburg players Sint-Truidense V.V. players K.V. Mechelen players K.V.C. Westerlo players K.V. Oostende players S.K. Beveren players K.M.S.K. Deinze players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Men's association football midfielders R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) players RC Lens players Nottingham Forest F.C. players R. Wallonia Walhain Chaumont-Gistoux players People from Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve Footballers from Walloon Brabant 21st-century Belgian sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in England