Persoons made his first team debut with
Eendracht Aalst. When the team went
bankrupt, he signed for Aalst rivals
FC Denderleeuw, who became
FCV Dender after their merge with
Verbroedering Denderhoutem. He became popular quite quickly, and was even nicknamed
Biglia by his coach
Jean-Pierre Vande Velde. Even though Dender became
Belgian Second Division champions in 2007, Persoons chose to sign for
KV Mechelen who were also playing in Second Division. As KV Mechelen won the playoffs a few weeks later, they promoted toger with Dender to the
highest level of
Belgian football. Persoons retired from his playing career at the end of the 2021-22 season. ==Post-playing Career==