Michaël Goossens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michaël Goossens | ||
| Date of birth | 30 November 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Ougrée, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tilleur | |||
| Seraing | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Seraing | 6 | (3) |
| 1990–1996 | Standard Liège | 136 | (41) |
| 1996–1997 | Genoa | 36 | (12) |
| 1997–1999 | Schalke 04 | 51 | (5) |
| 2000–2003 | Standard Liège | 88 | (33) |
| 2003–2004 | Grazer AK | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Sint-Truidense | 15 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Eupen | 16 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Bercheux | ||
| Total | 361 | (97) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | Belgium U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 1989–1990 | Belgium U17 | 10 | (8) |
| 1990–1991 | Belgium U18 | 7 | (3) |
| 1991–1995 | Belgium U21 | 13 | (3) |
| 1993–2001 | Belgium | 14 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Michaël Goossens (born 30 November 1973) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a striker.
Born in Ougrée, Seraing, Goossens started playing professionally with R.F.C. Seraing at the age of 16, then moved to Standard Liège. In the 1992–93 campaign he won the Young Professional Footballer of the Year award whilst, alongside Philippe Léonard and Régis Genaux, being part of generation (with Roberto Bisconti playing a smaller role), hailed for their sporting talent but with a troublesome character.
In September 1996, after helping Standard to two league runner-up places and the 1993 Belgian Cup, Goossens signed for Genoa C.F.C. in Italy, but only lasted there one season, as the Liguria team failed to promote from Serie B. In the following three years, he played in Germany with FC Schalke 04, being used sparingly during his spell and sharing team with compatriots Nico van Kerckhoven (two years) and Marc Wilmots (three).
With the Gelsenkirchen club, Goossens notably scored in the quarterfinals of the 1997–98 UEFA Cup against Inter Milan, but the defending champions were eventually ousted after losing 1–0 away and a 1–1 home draw; with three goals, he was the best scorer in European competition for Schalke, but only netted five times in two-and-a-half seasons combined in the Bundesliga.
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