Wilfried Dalmat

Wilfried Dalmat (born 17 July 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. 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 FC Nantes, where he was promoted to the first team in 2000. He won the Ligue 1 title with Nantes in 2001, and the following season, he played as a substitute and scored, as Nantes won the 2001 Trophée des Champions. He made his first appearances in the UEFA Champions League on 11 September 2001, against PSV Eindhoven.

In January 2002, he moved to Olympique Marseille, with whom he came in ninth overall place. In the summer, he returned to Nantes, before leaving for LB Châteauroux of the Ligue 2 in the winter transfer window.

After a fifth place, he moved within the second-highest French tier to Grenoble, where he also remained the half season.

Stints in Italy and Spain In the spring of 2004, he signed a contract with U.S. Lecce, for which he made 10 appearances in the Serie A. For the following season, he returned to Grenoble. Dalmat spent the 2005–06 season in Spain with Racing Santander, 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 Standard Liège, 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.

Later years On 10 December 2013, he signed a six-month contract with Greek club Panetolikos F.C. He was released on 9 April 2014.

He joined Solières Sport of the Belgian Second Amateur Division 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 Saint Martin national team on 5 September 2019, in a 4–0 loss against Barbados in a match valid for the 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League. Three days later, he also scored his first international goal in a 2–1 loss against U.S. Virgin Islands.

Personal life Dalmat's brother, Stéphane, is a retired footballer. In the 2005–06 season, the two brothers played together for Racing de Santander.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list Saint Martin's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dalmat goal. + List of international goals scored by Wilfried Dalmat