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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 7,797th most popular soccer player (down from 6,521st in 2024), the 902nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 866th in 2019) and the 152nd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Wesley Sonck ranks 7,797 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.

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Contemporaries

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 902 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 Wilfried Peeters (1964).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Wesley Sonck ranks 152. Before him are Gilbert Bodart (1962), 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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