Guillaume Gillet (born 9 March 1984) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or defender for Anderlecht.
![]() Gillet with Lens in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1984-03-09) 9 March 1984 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Liège | 32 | (3) |
2004–2005 | Visé | 33 | (4) |
2005–2006 | Eupen | 32 | (16) |
2006–2008 | Gent | 45 | (4) |
2008–2015 | Anderlecht | 248 | (48) |
2014–2015 | → Bastia (loan) | 38 | (2) |
2015–2017 | Nantes | 58 | (4) |
2017–2018 | Olympiacos | 16 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Lens | 48 | (3) |
2020–2022 | Charleroi | 44 | (0) |
2022 | Waasland-Beveren | 12 | (0) |
2022– | Anderlecht | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Belgium U21 | 2 | (0) |
2007–2016 | Belgium | 22 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:44, 29 March 2016 (UTC) |
Born in Liège, Gillet has played for RFC Liège, Visé, Eupen, Gent, Anderlecht[1][2] and SC Bastia who Gillet joined on a season-long loan deal with on 10 July 2014.[3] On 1 November Gillet scored a costly own goal as Bastia lost 1–0 at home to Guingamp.[4]
On December 2015, while at Anderlecht, Gillet said he had turned down an offer from LA Galaxy but that he could still move to Major League Soccer that winter. He was out of contract at the end of the season.[5] Eventually on 28 December 2015 has joined FC Nantes from Jupiler League champions Anderlecht.[6]
On 7 August 2017, Gillet signed a two-year contract with Olympiacos, thereby re-uniting with his former manager at Anderlecht, Besnik Hasi.[7] On 18 November 2017, he scored his first goal with the club opening the score in a 2–1 home Greek Super League game against Levadiakos.[8] He left Olympiakos at the end of the 2017–18 season.[9]
On 2 August 2018, Gillet signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 club RC Lens.[10] After his second season with Lens, during which he helped the club achieve promotion to Ligue 1, his contract was not renewed.[11]
In July 2020, Gillet returned to Belgium having agreed a one-year contract with Sporting Charleroi.[11]
On 12 January 2022, Gillet joined Waasland-Beveren in the second-tier Belgian First Division B until the end of the 2021–22 season.[12]
In May 2022 he returned to Anderlecht, to play with their under-23 team.[13]
Gillet made his international debut for Belgium in 2007,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for his country,[14] scoring the equalising goal in the 45th minute in a 1–1 draw with Croatia.[15]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 September 2012 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification[15] |
Anderlecht[16]
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