Julien Ariel De Sart (born 23 December 1994) is a Belgian

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for

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. He began his career in the youth academy of Standard Liège. De Sart went on to sign his first professional contract with the club's senior team in 2013, making his debut in that same year. In 2016, he signed for

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, who would go on to achieve promotion to the

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that same season. He rarely played at the club, and went on loan to Derby County for more first-team experience. Following his parent club's relegation, he was sent on loan to

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. De Sart represented his national country at under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-21 level.

Club career

Standard Liège

On 22 August 2013, De Sart made his debut in the

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against Belarusian

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in a 2–0 away win. He played the full game. He's a youth exponent from the club. He is the son of Jean-François De Sart who has been a board member of Standard Liège, and the elder brother of

Alexis De Sart Alexis De Sart (born 12 November 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Belgian club RWDM. He plays as a midfielder. He is the brother of Julien De Sart and the son of Jean-François De Sart. Club career De Sart is a product of the academy ...

who previously played for Standard Liège. He made his league debut at 25 August 2013 against

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in a 2–0 away win, coming off the bench in the first half for an injured

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. After 83 minutes he was sent off with a second yellow card. At 24 November 2013, he scored the only goal against R.A.E.C. Mons.

Middlesbrough

On 1 February 2016, it was confirmed that De Sart had joined English club

of the Championship side on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee. On 5 January 2017, it was confirmed that De Sart would be moving to Derby County on loan for the remainder of the season. He scored his first goal for Derby in a 4–3 loss to

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on 14 February 2017. On 27 June 2017, De Sart was sent on loan to

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team

for the 2017–18 season, thus making a return to Belgium after leaving Standard Liège in January 2016.

Kortrijk

In August 2018, De Sart left Middlesbrough and joined

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Gent

On 15 June 2021, he moved to

on a three-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

Gent * Belgian Cup: 2021–22

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Sart, Julien 1994 births People from Waremme Living people Belgian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Standard Liège players Middlesbrough F.C. players Derby County F.C. players S.V. Zulte Waregem players K.V. Kortrijk players K.A.A. Gent players Belgian Pro League players English Football League players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Footballers from Liège Province