Jelle Vossen

Jelle Vossen (born 22 March 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Zulte Waregem.

Jelle Vossen

Vossen with Genk
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bilzen, Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Zulte Waregem
Number	9
Youth career
1994–1997	Eigenbilzen
1997–2000	Tongeren
2000–2006	Genk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2015	Genk	192	(77)
2009–2010	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)	17	(6)
2014–2015	→ Middlesbrough (loan)	33	(7)
2015	Burnley	4	(0)
2015–2020	Club Brugge	114	(42)
2020–	Zulte Waregem	146	(62)
International career
2004	Belgium U15	3	(0)
2005	Belgium U16	2	(0)
2005–2006	Belgium U17	16	(6)
2006–2007	Belgium U18	5	(3)
2006–2008	Belgium U19	9	(3)
2008	Belgium U20	1	(1)
2008–2009	Belgium U21	8	(0)
2009–2013	Belgium	12	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 May 2025

Club career

Genk

Vossen was part of a last minute transfer deal in the late evening of 31 August 2009. Cercle Brugge and RC Genk came to an agreement in which Vossen was loaned to Cercle Brugge and his teammate Hans Cornelis joined Brugge in a permanent move. Thomas Buffel went in the opposite direction, joining Genk from Cercle Brugge. In the summer of 2010, Vossen rejoined Genk.

Middlesbrough

On 1 September 2014, it was announced that Vossen had joined English Championship club Middlesbrough on a season long loan from Genk with a view to a permanent £3 million transfer at the end of the season.^[1]

Vossen made his Middlesbrough debut in a 2–1 win against Huddersfield Town on 13 September 2014 coming on as a substitute for Lee Tomlin in the 59th minute. Vossen scored his first goals for the Teesside club, hitting a 45-minute hat-trick in a 5–1 away win against Millwall.

Burnley

On 6 July 2015, it was confirmed that Burnley had signed Vossen on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[2][3] On 8 August 2015, on the opening day of the English Championship 2015/16 season, Vossen made his Burnley debut against Leeds United in a 1–1 draw.^[4]

Club Brugge

On 30 August 2015, despite spending less than two months under contract at Burnley, Vossen signed a five-year contract at Club Brugge.^[5]

On 23 September 2016, Vossen scored his 100th goal in the Belgian Pro League in a game against Mouscron.^[6]

Zulte Waregem

Vossen joined Zulte Waregem on 30 January 2020, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.^[7] On 13 March 2022, Vossen scored his 150th goal in the Belgian Pro League, slotting home a penalty-kick against Eupen.^[8] His goal also meant that he became a top-ten goalscorer in Belgian top division history since turning professional in 1974.^[9]

Following the club's relegation, Vossen played a key role in their promotion to the top division during the 2024–25 season, finishing as the league's top scorer with 15 goals.^[10] In the meantime, he extended his contract with the club until 2026.^[11]

International career

Vossen was called up for Belgium's Kirin Cup matches against Chile and Japan. As from 2010, he is often called for the national team together with his co-attacker from Genk Marvin Ogunjimi. On 12 October 2010, Vossen scored his first goal in a 4–4 home draw Euro 2012 qualifying game against Austria.^[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 March 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Genk	2006–07	Belgian Pro League	7	1	0	0	—		—		—		7	1
	2007–08[citation needed]		17	3	1	0	—		0	0	—		18	3
	2008–09[13]		20	4	5	2	—		—		—		25	6
	2009–10[13]		3	0	—		—		0	0	0	0	3	0
	2010–11[13]		37	20	1	0	—		3[c]	4	—		41	24
	2011–12[13]		36	20	2	2	—		10[d]	5	1[e]	0	49	27
	2012–13[13]		32	17	6	4	—		10[c]	4	—		48	25
	2013–14[13]		38	12	4	2	—		10[c]	5	1[e]	0	53	19
	2014–15[13]		2	0	—		—		—		—		2	0
	Total		192	77	19	10	—		33	18	2	0	246	105
Cercle Brugge (loan)	2009–10[13]	Belgian Pro League	17	6	6	2	—		—		—		23	8
Middlesbrough (loan)	2014–15[14]	Championship	33	7	3	1	1	0	—		3[f]	1	40	9
Burnley	2015–16[15]	Championship	4	0	—		1	0	—		—		5	0
Club Brugge	2015–16[13]	Belgian Pro League	31	14	5	1	—		5[c]	1	—		41	16
	2016–17[13]		39	16	1	1	—		4[d]	1	1[e]	0	45	18
	2017–18[13]		28	7	4	2	—		3[d]	0	0[e]	0	35	9
	2018–19[13]		14	5	1	0	—		2[d]	0	1[e]	0	18	5
	Total		112	42	11	4	—		14	2	2	0	139	48
Zulte Waregem	2019–20	Belgian Pro League	6	2	0	0	—		—		—		6	2
	2020–21		29	6	1	0	—		—		—		30	6
	2021–22		30	17	2	1	—		—		—		32	18
	2022–23		31	9	3	0	—		—		—		34	9
	2023–24	Challenger Pro League	26	13	3	1	—		—		2[g]	1	31	15
	2024–25		20	13	3	1	—		—		—		23	14
	Total		142	60	12	3	—		—		2	1	156	64
Career total			500	192	51	20	2	0	47	20	9	2	609	234

1. Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup
2. Includes Football League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
6. Appearances in Championship play-offs
7. Appearances in Challenger Pro League promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 19 November 2013^[16]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Belgium	2009	2	0
	2010	4	1
	2011	4	1
	2012	1	0
	2013	1	0
Total		12	2

Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vossen goal.

List of international goals scored by Jelle Vossen

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 October 2010	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Austria	1–0	4–4	Euro 2012 qualifying
2	29 March 2011	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Azerbaijan	4–1	4–1	Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Genk

• Belgian Pro League: 2010–11
• Belgian Cup: 2008–09, 2012–13
• Belgian Super Cup: 2011

Club Brugge

• Belgian Pro League: 2015–16, 2017–18
• Belgian Super Cup: 2016, 2018

Zulte Waregem

• Challenger Pro League: 2024–25

Individual

• Challenger Pro League top scorer: 2024–25^[10]