Stéphane Gillet (born 20 August 1977) was a Luxembourgish footballer. He played in goal twenty times for Luxembourg. He has played for clubs in several countries, including Jeunesse Esch and Racing FC Union Luxembourg in Luxembourg, Chester City in England, SV Elversberg in Germany, and FC Wil in Switzerland.
Club career Gillet started his career with Belgian side Standard Liège but made his senior debut with Luxembourg outfit Spora Luxembourg in the 1998/1999 season. He was then lured away by German Regionalliga Süd side SV Elversberg where he spent two seasons before moving to French giants Paris Saint-Germain as the team's third goalkeeper. Although he played for the return leg of the second round of the 2001/2002 UEFA Cup,2001/2002 UEFA Cup 2nd Round – Ligue de Football Professionnel he spent most of his time in the reserves. He joined Swiss Superleague team FC Wil in 2003 and experienced relegation as well as winning the Swiss Cup with them. After that season he returned to Luxembourg but had a two-month spell with English lower league team Chester City.Chester pay off released keeper Gillet's contract – Liverpool Echo
In 2007, Gillet was contracted to Jeunesse Esch for three years.
He has joined Rugby Club Luxembourg, for whose second team he plays as a back row.
International career Gillet made his debut for Luxembourg in an October 2000 World Cup qualification match against Russia. He went on to earn 20 caps. He played in 8 World Cup qualification matches.Record at FIFA Tournaments – FIFA
He played his final international match in November 2006 against Togo.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLuxembourg2000102001602002502003102004–200530200640Total200
Honours Swiss Cup: 1 2004
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