Wesley Verhoek
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Wesley Verhoek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛsli vərˈɦuk]) (born 25 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional footballer. He was known as a striker who can also play as a winger on either side of the pitch.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley Verhoek | ||
Date of birth | (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Leidschendam, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
VUC | |||
ADO Den Haag | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2012 | ADO Den Haag | 172 | (27) |
2012 | Twente | 11 | (1) |
2012–2015 | Feyenoord | 31 | (1) |
2015 | → Go Ahead Eagles (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2015 | Pune City | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | DHC | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He spent most of his professional career at ADO Den Haag at different positions in attack. His younger brother John is also a professional footballer and Wesley played alongside his brother in the last four months of his ADO career, when the latter was loaned out by Stade Rennes to the Hague football club. After 8 years at ADO, Verhoek transferred to FC Twente[1] in the 2012 winter transfer window, but was traded 7 months later to Feyenoord[2] for Jerson Cabral, who went in the opposite direction.