Wilfried Dalmat (born 17 July 1982) is a

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who plays as a

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. Born in mainland France, he plays 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 football match held at Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg on July 19, 2001, that saw 2000–01 Division 1 champions FC Nantes defeat 2000–01 Coupe de France winners RC Strasbourg 4-1. Match details S ...

. 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

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, 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,

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Later years

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

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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 U.S. Virgin Islands.

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 *

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: 2008–09 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champion ...

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