Wesley Sonck

Wesley Sonck
Sonck pictured in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-08-09) 9 August 1978
Place of birth Ninove, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Belgium U19 (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1998 Molenbeek 33 (11)
1998–1999 Germinal Ekeren 32 (7)
1999–2000 Germinal Beerschot 28 (11)
2000–2003 Genk 93 (66)
2003–2005 Ajax 34 (10)
2005–2008 Borussia Mönchengladbach 28 (6)
2007–2008 → Club Brugge (loan) 21 (6)
2008–2010 Club Brugge 50 (21)
2010–2012 Lierse 32 (6)
2012–2013 Waasland-Beveren 16 (1)
2014 KE Appelterre-Eichem 9 (9)
Total 376 (154)
International career
1996 Belgium U18 4 (1)
1997–1999 Belgium U21 11 (8)
2001–2010 Belgium 55 (24)
Managerial career
2017–2020 Belgium U18
2020– Belgium U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wesley Sonck (born 9 August 1978) is a Belgian football player. He plays for the Brugge and Belgium national team.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][3]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Molenbeek 1997–98 Belgian First Division 33 11 33 11
Germinal Ekeren 1998–99 Belgian First Division 32 7 2 1 34 8
Germinal Beerschot 1999–2000 Belgian First Division 29 11 1 0 – – 30 11
Genk 2000–01 Belgian First Division 32 13 5 4 4 1 1[a] 0 42 18
2001–02 Belgian First Division 32 30 3 2 – – 35 32
2002–03 Belgian First Division 29 24 2 3 8 3 1[a] 0 40 30
Total 93 67 10 9 12 4 2 0 117 80
Ajax 2003–04 Eredivisie 25 9 1 0 7 4 – 33 13
2004–05 Eredivisie 9 1 – 4 1 1[b] 0 14 2
Total 34 10 1 0 11 5 1 0 47 15
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2004–05 Bundesliga 7 2 – – – 7 2
2005–06 Bundesliga 14 4 – – – 14 4
2006–07 Bundesliga 7 0 1 1 – – 8 1
Total 28 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 29 7
Club Brugge 2007–08 Belgian First Division 21 6 – 2 0 – 23 6
2008–09 Belgian First Division 28 14 1 0 6 2 – 35 16
2009–10 Belgian Pro League 22 7 1 0 7 1 – 30 8
Total 71 27 2 0 15 3 0 0 88 30
Lierse 2010–11 Belgian Pro League 22 6 3 3 – – 25 9
2011–12 Belgian Pro League 22 2 5 0 – – 27 2
Total 44 8 8 3 0 0 0 0 52 11
Waasland-Beveren 2012–13 Belgian Pro League 23 2 1 0 – – 24 2
Career total 387 149 24 13 3 0 40 13 454 175
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  2. ↑ Appearance in Dutch Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2001 7 1
2002 13 5
2003 8 6
2004 6 2
2005 0 0
2006 3 1
2007 2 1
2008 8 6
2009 7 2
2010 1 0
Total 55 24
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sonck goal.
List of international goals scored by Wesley Sonck
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 June 2001 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 4–1 2002 World Cup qualification
2 27 March 2002 Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece  Greece 2–3 Friendly
3 14 June 2002 Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Fukoroi, Japan  Russia 3–2 2002 World Cup
4 21 August 2002 Florian Kryger Stadium, Szczecin, Poland  Poland 1–1 Friendly
5 12 October 2002 Estadi Comunal d'Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra  Andorra 1–0 Euro 2004 qualification
6 16 October 2002 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 Euro 2004 qualification
7 12 February 2003 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria  Algeria 3–1 Friendly
8 30 April 2003 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Poland 2–1 Friendly
9 11 June 2003 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Andorra 3–0 Euro 2004 qualification
10 20 August 2003 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Netherlands 1–1 Friendly
11 10 September 2003 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Croatia 2–1 Euro 2004 qualification
12
13 28 April 2004 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Turkey 2–3 Friendly
14 4 September 2004 Stade du Pays de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium  Lithuania 1–1 2006 World Cup qualification
15 24 May 2006 Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium  Turkey 3–3 Friendly
16 17 October 2007 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Armenia 3–0 Euro 2008 qualification
17 30 May 2008 Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence, Italy  Italy 1–3 Friendly
18 6 September 2008 Stade Maurice Dufrasne, Liège, Belgium  Estonia 3–2 2010 World Cup qualification
19
20 10 September 2008 Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 1–1 2010 World Cup qualification
21 11 October 2008 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Armenia 2–0 2010 World Cup qualification
22 15 October 2008 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Spain 1–2 2010 World Cup qualification
23 28 March 2009 Cristal Arena, Genk, Belgium  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–4 2010 World Cup qualification
24 17 November 2009 Stade Louis Dugauguez, Sedan, France  Qatar 2–0 Friendly

Honours and awards

Genk[4]

Ajax

Individual

  • Belgian Golden Shoe: 2001[6]
  • Goal of the Season: 2001[7]
  • Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year: 2001–02[8]
  • Belgian First Division A top scorer: 2001–02 (30 goals), 2002–03 (22 goals) [9]
  • Honorary citizen of Ninove: 2021[10]
  • Most beautiful goal of all time in the Belgian league: 2023[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Wesley Sonck". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Wesley Sonck at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "Wesley Sonck » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Projects, Sanmax. "Algemene info | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ajax | Prijzenkast". Archived from the original on 2024-05-24. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  6. ↑ "Winnaars Gouden Schoen".
  7. ↑ "Sonck beste speler België". www.vi.nl. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. ↑ "Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar".
  9. ↑ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
  10. ↑ "Ninovieters Wesley Sonck en Kevin Van der Perren ingehuldigd als ereburgers". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "VIDEO. Omhaal van Wesley Sonck bij Lierse verkozen tot mooiste doelpunt aller tijden in Belgische competitie". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 1 June 2023.
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