Wesley Sonck
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Wesley Sonck (born 9 August 1978) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who manages the Belgium U19 national team. He played as a striker for Molenbeek, Ninove, Germinal Ekeren, Germinal Beerschot, Genk, Ajax, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Club Brugge. He was capped by Belgium at international level.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1978-08-09) 9 August 1978 (age 45) | ||
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 |
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During his time with Genk, he was the top goalscorer in the Belgian First Division in the 2001–02 season with 30 goals, and joint top in the following campaign with 22 – sharing the award with Cédric Roussel.