Wilfried Dalmat (born 17 July 1982) is a former

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who played as a

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. Born in mainland France, he played for the Saint Martin national team.

Club career

Early career in France

Dalmat started his career in the youth team of U.S. Chambray-lès-Tours. In 1996, he moved to

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, where he was promoted to the first team in 2000. He won the

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title with Nantes in 2001, and the following season, he played as a substitute and scored, as Nantes won the

2001 Trophée des Champions The 2001 Trophée des Champions was a soccer, football match held at Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg on July 19, 2001, that saw 2000–01 French Division 1, 2000–01 Division 1 champions FC Nantes defeat 2000–01 Coupe de France winners RC Strasb ...

. He made his first appearances in the

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on 11 September 2001, against

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. In January 2002, he moved to

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, with whom he came in ninth overall place. In the summer, he returned to Nantes, before leaving for

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of the

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in the winter transfer window. After a fifth place, he moved within the second-highest French tier to

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, where he also remained the half season.

Stints in Italy and Spain

In the spring of 2004, he signed a contract with

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, for which he made 10 appearances in the

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. For the following season, he returned to

. Dalmat spent the 2005–06 season in Spain with

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, who escaped relegation by one point, finishing 17th.

Stints in Belgium

Dalmat then moved to Belgium to RAEC Mons, finishing 8th and 16th respectively, in his two seasons with the club. In 2008, he signed with

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, where he won his second league title, as well as his second Super Cup. In the summer of 2010, he moved to Standard's rivals,

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...

Later years

On 10 December 2013, he signed a six-month contract with Greek club

Panetolikos F.C. Panetolikos Football Club (), or with its full name officially romanized as Panaitolikós Gymnastikós Filekpaideftikós Sýllogos (''; Pan- Aetolian Gymnastic and Educational Club''), is a Greek professional football club. It is based in Agrinio ...

He was released on 9 April 2014. He joined Solières Sport of the

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in January 2021. He left the club in October, citing "personal reasons".

International career

Born in France of Martiniquais descent, Dalmat made his debut with the

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on 5 September 2019, in a 4–0 loss against

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in a match valid for the

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. Three days later, he also scored his first international goal in a 2–1 loss against

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Personal life

Dalmat's brother,

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, is a retired footballer. In the 2005–06 season, the two brothers played together for

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Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Saint Martin's goal tally first.''

Honours

Nantes *

: 2000–01 *

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Standard Liège *

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– ...

: 2008–09 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, ...

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2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dalmat, Wilfried 1982 births Living people French people of Martiniquais descent Footballers from Tours, France Saint Martinois men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Saint Martin men's international footballers Serie A players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Süper Lig players La Liga players Super League Greece players TFF 1. Lig players Championnat National 3 players FC Nantes players Olympique de Marseille players LB Châteauroux players Grenoble Foot 38 players US Lecce players Racing de Santander players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players Standard Liège players Club Brugge KV players Orduspor footballers Karşıyaka S.K. footballers Panetolikos F.C. players RWS Bruxelles players Bourges 18 players Vierzon FC players French expatriate men's footballers Saint Martinois expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain French expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in France 21st-century French sportsmen