Jimmy Hempte (born 24 March 1982 in Tournai) is a Belgium retired footballer who played as a left back and current head coach of CS PV Ostiches.
Club career He joined R.E. Mouscron in 2004 from K.A.A. Gent.
In the summer of 2010 he left K.V. Kortrijk and signed with Roda JC Kerkrade. After three years he was released and he signed with KV Oostende.
Coaching and later career In the summer 2015, Hempte joined RFC Tournai.Jimmy Hempte rejoint les rangs du RFC Tournai, notele.be, 17 June 2015 On 14 October 2015, he was promoted to player-head coach at Tournai.Jimmy Hempte joueur-entraîneur !, avenir.net, 14 October 2015 He left the club in August 2016.Jimmy Hempte n’est plus l’entraîneur de Tournai, notele.be, 15 August 2016
A few days after leaving Tournai, Hempte joined RE Acren-Lessines as a player, which he played for, for one season.D2 amateurs: l’ex-Tournaisien Jimmy Hempte signe à Acren-Lessines, sudinfo.be, 25 August 2016
In the summer 2017, Hempte then joined F.C. Gullegem.D2 amateurs: Jimmy Hempte file vers Gullegem, lameuse-basse-meuse.sudinfo.be, 22 June 2017 In the summer 2018 the club announced, that Hempte had retired and would continue as a youth coach at Royal Excel Mouscron.Jimmy Hempte stopt en nog een nieuwe transfer, fcgullegem.be However, in September, it was reported that he would continue to play for Gullegem alongside his coaching position at Mouscron.Jimmy Hempte reprend du service à Gullegem, nordeclair.sudinfo.be, 14 September 2018Jimmy Hempte arrête de jouer et coachera les U21 de l’Excel, nordeclair-mouscron.sudinfo.be, 25 June 2018
In February 2020, he was appointed head coach of CS Pays Vert Ostiches Ath.L'AVENIR-JIMMY HEMPTE AU PAYS VERT: «UN CHALLENGE QUI ME PLAÎT», cs-pays-vert-ostiches-ath.footeo.com, 6 February 2020
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