Sébastien Dewaest

Sébastien Dewaest (born 27 May 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Challenger Pro League club Francs Borains.

Sébastien Dewaest

Dewaest with Genk in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Poperinge, Belgium
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Francs Borains
Number	6
Youth career
0000–2011	Lille
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Lille II	2	(0)
2011–2013	Roeselare	59	(4)
2013–2015	Charleroi	74	(8)
2015–2023	Genk	123	(9)
2021	→ Toulouse (loan)	16	(0)
2021–2022	→ OH Leuven (loan)	28	(0)
2022–2023	Jong Genk	2	(0)
2023–2024	AEL Limassol	26	(1)
2024–	Francs Borains	12	(0)
International career
2007	Belgium U16	3	(0)
2007–2008	Belgium U17	10	(2)
2008	Belgium U18	1	(0)
2009–2010	Belgium U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2025

Club career

Dewaest comes from youth academy of Lille. In January 2011 he signed a professional contract with Roeselare. In his debut season he came in five games. In his second season, he played 22 league games in which he scored a goal. During 2012–13 season he scored four goals in 31 matches. In April 2013 Charleroi signed Dewaest. He signed a two-year contract with an option in two additional years.^[1]

In August 2024, Dewaest signed a one-year contract with Challenger Pro League club Francs Borains.^[2]

Career statistics

As of match played 30 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Roeselare	2010–11	Belgian First Division B	5	0	—		—		—		—		5	0
	2011–12	Belgian Second Division	23	0	1	0	—		—		—		24	0
	2012–13	Belgian Second Division	31	4	0	0	—		—		—		31	4
	Total		59	4	1	0	—		—		—		60	4
Charleroi	2013–14	Belgian Pro League	31	5	1	0	—		—		—		32	5
	2014–15	Belgian Pro League	40	3	4	0	—		—		—		44	3
	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	3	0	—		—		4	0	—		7	0
	Total		74	8	5	0	—		4	0	—		83	8
Genk	2015–16	Belgian Pro League	38	2	4	1	—		—		—		42	3
	2016–17	Belgian First Division A	21	0	5	0	—		9	1	—		35	1
	2017–18	Belgian First Division A	6	0	1	0	—		—		—		7	0
	2018–19	Belgian First Division A	34	4	3	1	—		13	2	—		50	7
	2019–20	Belgian First Division A	24	3	2	0	—		4	0	1	2	31	5
	2022–23	Belgian First Division A	0	0	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	Total		123	9	15	2	—		26	3	1	2	165	16
Toulouse (loan)	2020–21	Ligue 1	16	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
OH Leuven (loan)	2021–22	Belgian First Division A	28	0	3	0	—		—		—		31	0
AEL Limassol	2022–23	Cypriot First Division	12	1	5	1	—		—		—		17	2
	2023–24	Cypriot First Division	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
	Total		26	1	5	1	—		—		—		31	2
Francs Borains	2024–25	Cypriot First Division	2	0	0	0	—		—		—		2	0
Career total			328	22	30	3	0	0	30	3	1	2	389	30

Honours

Genk

• Belgian First Division A: 2018–19
• Belgian Super Cup: 2019^[3]