SOCCER PLAYER
Wesley Sonck
1978 - Today

Wesley Sonck
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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wesley Sonck is the 7,746th most popular soccer player (down from 6,521st in 2019), the 894th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 867th in 2019) and the 150th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Wesley Sonck ranks 7,746 out of 21,273. Before him are Yuki Abe, Tarik Oulida, Marius Stankevičius, Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira, Odil Ahmedov, and Hans Vanaken. After him are Saïd Chiba, Akira Narahashi, Ji Dong-won, Juninho, Vyacheslav Malafeev, and Souleymanou Hamidou.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYuki Abe
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 7,746
Tarik Oulida
1974 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 7,747
Marius Stankevičius
1981 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 7,748
Jonas Gonçalves Oliveira
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 7,749
Odil Ahmedov
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 7,750
Hans Vanaken
1992 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 7,751
Wesley Sonck
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 7,752
Saïd Chiba
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 7,753
Akira Narahashi
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 7,754
Ji Dong-won
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 7,755
Juninho
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 7,756
Vyacheslav Malafeev
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 7,757
Souleymanou Hamidou
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 7,758
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Wesley Sonck ranks 441. Before him are Li Weifeng, Ebru Timtik, Pablo Contreras, Nastja Čeh, Igor Rakočević, and Allan Simonsen. After him are Wang Nan, Sara Tavares, Adam Gontier, Srđan Baljak, Mohammed Bouyeri, and Stephanie Murphy.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsLi Weifeng
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 435
Ebru Timtik
LAWYER
1978 - 2020
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 436
Pablo Contreras
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 437
Nastja Čeh
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 438
Igor Rakočević
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 439
Allan Simonsen
RACING DRIVER
1978 - 2013
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 440
Wesley Sonck
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 441
Wang Nan
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 442
Sara Tavares
SINGER
1978 - 2023
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 443
Adam Gontier
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 444
Srđan Baljak
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 445
Mohammed Bouyeri
EXTREMIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 446
Stephanie Murphy
POLITICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 447
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Wesley Sonck ranks 894 out of 1,190. Before him are Freddy Loix (1970), Éric Deflandre (1973), Gert Verheyen (1970), Sébastien Pocognoli (1987), Geert De Vlieger (1971), and Hans Vanaken (1992). After him are Rudi Smidts (1963), Salah Abdeslam (1989), Kris Peeters (1962), Nicolas Lombaerts (1985), Dominique Monami (1973), and Mile Svilar (1999).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsFreddy Loix
RACING DRIVER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 888
Éric Deflandre
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 889
Gert Verheyen
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 890
Sébastien Pocognoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 891
Geert De Vlieger
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 892
Hans Vanaken
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 893
Wesley Sonck
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 894
Rudi Smidts
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 895
Salah Abdeslam
MAFIOSO
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 896
Kris Peeters
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 897
Nicolas Lombaerts
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 898
Dominique Monami
TENNIS PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 899
Mile Svilar
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 900
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium
Among soccer players born in Belgium, Wesley Sonck ranks 150. Before him are Jean-François Gillet (1979), Éric Deflandre (1973), Gert Verheyen (1970), Sébastien Pocognoli (1987), Geert De Vlieger (1971), and Hans Vanaken (1992). After him are Rudi Smidts (1963), Nicolas Lombaerts (1985), Mile Svilar (1999), Maarten Martens (1984), Alexis Saelemaekers (1999), and Kristof Van Hout (1987).
Jean-François Gillet
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 144
Éric Deflandre
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 145
Gert Verheyen
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 146
Sébastien Pocognoli
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 147
Geert De Vlieger
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 148
Hans Vanaken
1992 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 149
Wesley Sonck
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 150
Rudi Smidts
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 151
Nicolas Lombaerts
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 152
Mile Svilar
1999 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 153
Maarten Martens
1984 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 154
Alexis Saelemaekers
1999 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 155
Kristof Van Hout
1987 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 156