Julien De Sart

Julien Ariel De Sart (born 23 December 1994) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kortrijk.

Julien De Sart
De Sart playing for Standard Liège in 2014
Personal information
Full name Julien Ariel De Sart[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-23) 23 December 1994
Place of birth Waremme, Belgium
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kortrijk
Number 23
Youth career
00002006–2013 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Standard Liège 62 (3)
2016–2018 Middlesbrough 2 (0)
2017 → Derby County (loan) 9 (1)
2017–2018 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 32 (0)
2018– Kortrijk 31 (5)
National team‡
2010 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2011 Belgium U17 4 (0)
2011–2012 Belgium U18 4 (0)
2012–2014 Belgium U19 7 (1)
2014–2016 Belgium U21 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:47, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 11 October 2016 (UTC)

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 Middlesbrough, who would go on to achieve promotion to the Premier League 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 Zulte Waregem.

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 UEFA Europa League against Belarusian FC Minsk in a 0–2 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 who previously played for Standard Liège.

He made his league debut at 25 August 2013 against R.A.E.C. Mons in a 0–2 away win, coming off the bench in the first half for an injured Yoni Buyens. After 83 minutes he was sent off with a second yellow card.[2] 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 Middlesbrough of the Championship side on a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.[3]

On 5 January 2017, it was confirmed that De Sart would be moving to Derby County on loan for the remainder of the season.[4] He scored his first goal for Derby in a 4–3 loss to Cardiff City on 14 February 2017.[5]

On 27 June 2017, De Sart was sent on loan to Belgian Pro League team Zulte Waregem for the 2017–18 season, thus making a return to Belgium after leaving Standard Liège in January 2016.[6]

Kortrijk

In August 2018, De Sart left Middlesbrough and joined KV Kortrijk.[7][8]

Career statistics
As of match played 28 January 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2013–14 Belgian Pro League 17220—3[lower-alpha 1]070292
2014–15 19110—3[lower-alpha 1]070301
2015–16 12010—3[lower-alpha 1]000160
Total 48340—90140753
Middlesbrough 2015–16 Championship 20000000–20
2016–17 Premier League 00001000–10
Total 200010000030
Derby County (loan) 2016–17 Championship 91200000–111
Zulte Waregem (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 22020005[lower-alpha 2]011[lower-alpha 3]0400
Kortrijk 2018–19 Belgian First Division A 17230000000202
Career total 986110101402501497
  1. Appearances in the Europa League
  2. One appearance in the Europa League
  3. One appearance in the Belgian Super Cup and one in the Europa League

References
  1. "Retained List 2015–16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. http://sport.be.msn.com/nl/jupilerproleague/statgame.html?comp=2692&game=145529%5B%5D
  3. "Middlesbrough Football Club sign Julien De Sart from Standard Liege". Middlesbrough F.C. website. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. "Julien De Sart Joins Derby County On Loan". Middlesbrough F.C. website. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. "Derby 3–4 Cardiff". BBC. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  6. "Julien De Sart Returns To Belgium On Loan". Middlesbrough Official Site. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  7. "Pro League: Julien de Sart va signer à Courtrai". Le Soir (in French). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  8. "Julien De Sart leaves Middlesbrough for Belgium's KV Kortrijk". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  9. Julien De Sart at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
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