Jelle Vossen

Jelle Vossen
Vossen with Genk
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Bilzen, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Zulte Waregem
Number 9
Youth career
1994–1997 Eigenbilzen
1997–2000 Tongeren
2000–2006 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2015 Genk 192 (77)
2009–2010 → Cercle Brugge (loan) 17 (6)
2014–2015 → Middlesbrough (loan) 36 (8)
2015 Burnley 4 (0)
2015–2020 Club Brugge 113 (42)
2020– Zulte Waregem 132 (53)
International career
2004 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2005 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2005–2006 Belgium U17 16 (6)
2006–2007 Belgium U18 5 (3)
2006–2008 Belgium U19 9 (3)
2008 Belgium U20 1 (1)
2008–2009 Belgium U21 8 (0)
2009–2013 Belgium 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:16, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Jelle Vossen (born 22 March 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Zulte Waregem.

Club career

Genk

Vossen was part of a last minute transfer deal in the late evening of 31 August 2009. Cercle Brugge and RC Genk came to an agreement in which Vossen was loaned to Cercle Brugge and his teammate Hans Cornelis joined Brugge in a permanent move. Thomas Buffel went in the opposite direction, joining Genk from Cercle Brugge. In the summer of 2010, Vossen rejoined Genk.

Middlesbrough

On 1 September 2014, it was announced that Vossen had joined English Championship club Middlesbrough on a season long loan from Genk with a view to a permanent £3million transfer at the end of the season.[1]

Vossen made his Middlesbrough debut in a 2–1 win against Huddersfield Town on 13 September 2014 coming on as a substitute for Lee Tomlin in the 59th minute. Vossen scored his first goals for the Teesside club, hitting a 45-minute hat-trick in a 5–1 away win against Millwall.

Burnley

On 6 July 2015, it was confirmed that Burnley had signed Vossen on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[2][3] On 8 August 2015, on the opening day of the English Championship 2015/16 season, Vossen made his Burnley debut against Leeds United in a 1–1 draw.[4]

Club Brugge

On 30 August 2015, despite spending less than two months under contract at Burnley, Vossen signed a five-year contract at Club Brugge.[5]

On 23 September 2016, Vossen scored his 100th goal in the Belgian Pro League in a game against Mouscron.[6]

Zulte Waregem

Vossen joined Zulte Waregem on 30 January 2020, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal.[7] On 13 March 2022, Vossen scored his 150th goal in the Belgian Pro League, slotting home a penalty-kick against Eupen.[8] His goal also meant that he became a top-ten goalscorer in Belgian top division history since turning professional in 1974.[9]

International career

Vossen was called up for Belgium's Kirin Cup matches against Chile and Japan. As from 2010, he is often called for the national team together with his co-attacker from Genk Marvin Ogunjimi. On 12 October 2010, Vossen scored his first goal in a 4–4 home draw Euro 2012 qualifying game against Austria.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Season Club League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Genk 2006–07[10] Belgian First Division 7 1 0 0 — — — 7 1
2007–08[10] Belgian First Division 17 3 1 0 — 0 0 — 18 3
2008–09[11] Belgian First Division 20 4 5 2 — — — 25 6
2009–10[11] Belgian Pro League 3 0 — — 0 0 0 0 3 0
2010–11[11] Belgian Pro League 37 20 1 0 — 3[a] 4 — 41 24
2011–12[11] Belgian Pro League 36 20 2 2 — 10[b] 5 1[c] 0 49 27
2012–13[11] Belgian Pro League 32 17 6 4 — 10[a] 4 — 48 25
2013–14[11] Belgian Pro League 38 12 4 2 — 10[a] 5 1[c] 0 53 19
2014–15[11] Belgian Pro League 2 0 — — — — 2 0
Total 192 77 19 10 — 33 18 2 0 246 105
Cercle Brugge (loan) 2009–10[11] Belgian Pro League 17 6 6 2 — — — 23 8
Middlesbrough (loan) 2014–15[12] Championship 33 7 3 1 1 0 — 3[d] 1 40 9
Burnley 2015–16[13] Championship 4 0 — 1 0 — — 5 0
Club Brugge 2015–16[11] Belgian Pro League 31 14 5 1 — 5[a] 1 — 41 16
2016–17[11] Belgian First Division A 39 16 1 1 — 4[b] 1 1[c] 0 45 18
2017–18[11] Belgian First Division A 28 7 4 2 — 3[b] 0 0[c] 0 35 9
2018–19[11] Belgian First Division A 14 5 1 0 — 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 18 5
Total 112 42 11 4 — 14 2 2 0 139 48
Zulte Waregem 2019–20 Belgian First Division A 6 2 0 0 — — — 6 2
2020–21 Belgian First Division A 29 6 1 0 — — — 30 6
2021–22 Belgian First Division A 30 17 2 1 — — — 32 18
2022–23 Belgian Pro League 31 9 3 0 — — — 34 9
2023–24 Challenger Pro League 26 13 3 1 — — 2[e] 1 31 15
2024–25 Challenger Pro League 10 6 2 1 — — — 12 7
Total 132 53 11 3 — — 2 1 145 57
Career total 490 185 50 20 2 0 47 20 9 2 598 227
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in Challenger Pro League promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 19 November 2013[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Belgium 2009 2 0
2010 4 1
2011 4 1
2012 1 0
2013 1 0
Total 12 2
Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vossen goal.
List of international goals scored by Jelle Vossen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2010 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Austria 1–0 4–4 Euro 2012 qualifying
2 29 March 2011 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium  Azerbaijan 4–1 4–1 Euro 2012 qualifying

Honours

Genk

Club Brugge

References

  1. ^ "Belgian International Jelle Vossen Completes Boro Move On Deadline Day". Middlesbrough F.C. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  2. ^ Taylor, Jonathon (6 July 2015). "Jelle Vossen signs for Burnley in £2.5m deal". TeessideLive. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Clarets Seal Agreement For Vossen". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015.
  4. ^ "UNITED IN OPENING DAY DRAW". Leeds United F.C. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Jelle Vossen: Burnley striker joins Club Brugge". BBC. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  6. ^ Serkijn, Johan (25 September 2016). "De 100 goals van Vossen: tegen wie, hoe, wanneer en in wiens voetsporen treedt hij?". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Flemish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Jelle Vossen signs for SV Zulte Waregem". Club Brugge. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Jelle Vossen maakt 150e goal in JPL: "Niet veel spelers kunnen dat zeggen"". Sporza (in Dutch). 13 March 2022. Archived from the original on 21 August 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  9. ^ Withouck, Jonas; Messiaen, Tjorven (14 March 2022). "Jelle Vossen komt in illuster lijstje terecht na 150ste goal in Belgische eerste klasse: "Mijlpaal waar ik heel trots op ben"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Jelle Vossen - Soccerway". Football Database. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
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  12. ^ "Games played by Jelle Vossen in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jelle Vossen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Jelle Vossen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 July 2015.