Guillaume François
 François in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Libramont, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Mouscron | 22 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Germinal Beerschot | 71 | (6) |
| 2013–2016 | Charleroi | 72 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Beerschot Wilrijk | 55 | (8) |
| 2018–2020 | Virton | 45 | (5) |
| 2020–2026 | Union SG | 69 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Belgium U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Belgium U18 | 11 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Belgium U19 | 15 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Guillaume François (born 3 June 1990) is a Belgian former professional footballer.
François retired from professional football at the end of the 2025–26 season.[1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 24 May 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mouscron | 2008–09 | Belgian Pro League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||||
| Germinal Beerschot | 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 71 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 75 | 6 | ||||
| Charleroi | 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 78 | 1 | |||
| Beerschot | 2016–17 | Belgian Division 3 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2017–18 | Challenger Pro League | 33 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Total | 55 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 56 | 8 | ||||
| Virton | 2018–19 | Belgian Division 3 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 5 | ||
| 2019–20 | Challenger Pro League | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 5 | ||||
| Union SG | 2020–21 | Challenger Pro League | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Belgian Pro League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 69 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 334 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 24 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, three appearances in the UEFA Europa League
Honours
Union SG
References
- ↑ Garitte, François (18 June 2026). "Après 18 ans en pro, l'Unioniste Guillaume François met fin à sa carrière : "Dès l'été dernier, je savais que ce serait ma dernière saison"". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ↑ Guillaume François at Soccerway
- ↑ "Union Saint-Gilloise end 90-year wait for Belgian league title". Reuters. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ↑ "Union St Gilloise end 110 year wait for third Belgian Cup victory". One Football. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ↑ "Royale Union Saint-Gilloise edge Anderlecht in extra time to win Belgian Cup". flashscore.com. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
External links
- Guillaume François at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Guillaume François at Soccerway
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- Royal Excel Mouscron players
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- Belgian Pro League players
- Challenger Pro League players
- People from Libramont-Chevigny
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