Jonathan Steve Heris (born 3 September 1990) is a Belgian professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a centre-back for

RWD Molenbeek R.W.D. Molenbeek, short for Racing White Daring Molenbeek, was a Belgian football club founded in 1909 as White Star Club de Bruxelles. It then became a member of the Belgian Football Association later the same year as White Star Athletic Club ...

Professional career

In the 2008–09 season, Heris was promoted from the youth academy of

FC Brussels Racing White Daring Molenbeek Brussels F.C., often simply referred to as RWDM Brussels, F.C. Brussels or simply Brussels was a Belgian association football club based in the municipality of Molenbeek in the Brussels Capital-Region. They last ...

to the first team. Over time, he grew into a starter there. After shorter stints at

RWS Bruxelles RWS Bruxelles (Royal White Star Bruxelles) was a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Brussels. History The club, founded in 1948, was formerly known as Kapelleveld FC, playing in Evere, but they changed ...

and

Tubize Tubize (; nl, Tubeke ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density ...

, both competing at the second highest level in Belgium, he moved abroad in January 2014. Heris signed a contract with the Hungarian first division team

Újpest Újpest (; german: Neu-Pest, en, New Pest) is the 4th District in Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. The name Újpest means "New Pest" because the city was formed on the border of the city of Pest, Hungary i ...

, partly due to the Belgian chairman of the club,

Roland Duchâtelet Roland Duchâtelet (; born 14 November 1946) is a Belgian businessman and politician. He is the owner of football clubs Carl Zeiss Jena and Újpest. He is the founder of the social-liberal political party Vivant in Belgium. Business In 1990 ...

. At Újpest, Heris became an undisputed starter in defense. In his first season, the club won the

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. After three-and-a-half seasons, he moved to rivals Puskás Akadémia. After two seasons there, Heris returned to Újpest. On 14 July 2020, it was announced that

Eupen Eupen (, ; ; formerly ) is the capital of German-speaking Community of Belgium and is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of Liège, from the German border ( Aachen), from the Dutch border (Maastricht) and from the " High Fens" ...

had signed Heris on a two-year contract. On 10 August, he made his debut in the starting line-up against

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, '' F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration number it inherited, '' ...

. In the summer of 2022, Heris returned to

on a two-year contract.

Club statistics

''Updated to games played as of 27 June 2020.''

Honours

Újpest *

: 2013–14

References

External links

MLSZ

HLSZ
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heris Jonathan 1990 births Living people Footballers from Brussels Belgian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players RWS Bruxelles players Royale Union Tubize-Braine players Újpest FC players Puskás Akadémia FC players K.A.S. Eupen players R.W.D. Molenbeek (2015) players Challenger Pro League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Belgian Pro League players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary