SOCCER PLAYER

Wesley Sonck

1978 - Today

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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. 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 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Wesley Sonck is the 7,780th most popular soccer player (down from 6,521st in 2024), the 896th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 866th in 2019) and the 150th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among people born in 1978, Wesley Sonck ranks 444. Before him are Ebru Timtik, Pablo Contreras, Satoshi Hino, Nastja Čeh, Igor Rakočević, and Allan Simonsen. After him are Wang Nan, Sara Tavares, Adam Gontier, Srđan Baljak, Mohammed Bouyeri, and Stephanie Murphy.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Wesley Sonck ranks 899 out of 1,190. Before him are Philippe Clement (1974), Jean-François Gillet (1979), Gilbert Bodart (1962), 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), and Kris Peeters (1962).

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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 Marc Van Der Linden (1964).

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