Wesley Sonck
Wesley Sonck (born 9 August 1978) is a Belgian football player. He plays for the Brugge and Belgium national team.
 Sonck pictured in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ninove, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Belgium U21 | 11 | (8) |
| 2001–2010 | Belgium | 55 | (24) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2017–2020 | Belgium U18 | ||
| 2020– | Belgium U19 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
Club
| 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 | ||
International
| 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.
| 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
- ↑ "Wesley Sonck". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ↑ Wesley Sonck at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Wesley Sonck » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ Projects, Sanmax. "Algemene info | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be (in Nederlands). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Ajax | Prijzenkast".
- ↑ "Winnaars Gouden Schoen".
- ↑ "Sonck beste speler België". www.vi.nl. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar".
- ↑ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
- ↑ "Ninovieters Wesley Sonck en Kevin Van der Perren ingehuldigd als ereburgers". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Nederlands). 19 September 2021.
- ↑ "VIDEO. Omhaal van Wesley Sonck bij Lierse verkozen tot mooiste doelpunt aller tijden in Belgische competitie". Het Nieuwsblad (in Nederlands). 1 June 2023.