Wesley Sonck
Sonck pictured in 2007
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Wesley Sonck | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Ninove, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Retired | ||
| 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) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996 | Belgium U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Belgium U21 | 11 | (8) |
| 2001–2010 | Belgium | 55 | (24) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:39, 15 January 2012 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:03, 31 May 2012 (UTC) |
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Wesley Sonck (born 9 August 1978) is a retired Belgian footballer who last played for KE Appelterre-Eichem. Sonck is as a striker and has previously played for Molenbeek, Germinal Ekeren, Germinal Beerschot, Genk, Ajax, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Club Brugge. He has been capped by Belgium at international level. 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.
Sonck moved to Ajax in the summer of 2003, to replace departed striker Mido. He made his debut on the 12 August against Grazer AK. He scored his first goal for the club 13 September against RKC Waalwijk. Sonck never really made it in Amsterdam, partly because he was playing on the right wing a lot under coach Ronald Koeman. He moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach in the winter of 2004.
His game with Borussia Mönchengladbach of the German Bundesliga was hampered by injuries. Mönchengladbach then signed him on a permanent contract, a deal initially arranged already at the start of his loan. In the summer of 2005 Sonck had three of his ribs broken after a horrific tackle by Wilfred Bouma in a goalless, meaningless friendly between Borussia Mönchengladbach & PSV Eindhoven. Sonck took six months to recover, marking his return to competitive football with a goal in a 3-1 defeat by Bayern Munich. He scored three more in 13 further Bundesliga games for Mönchengladbach until he was forced out for three months with an injury in the hollow of his knee at the start of the season of 2006-2007.
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