Wesley Verhoek

Wesley Verhoek

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Personal information
Full name	Wesley Verhoek
Date of birth	(1986-09-25) 25 September 1986
Place of birth	Leidschendam, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	FC Pune City
Number	26
Youth career
	VUC
	ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2012	ADO Den Haag	172	(27)
2012	FC Twente	11	(1)
2012–2015	Feyenoord	31	(1)
2015	→ Go Ahead Eagles (loan)	15	(2)
2015–	FC Pune City	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Wesley Verhoek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈwɛs.li vər.ˈɦuk]) (born 25 September 1986 in Leidschendam) is a Dutch footballer. Known as a striker who can also play as a winger on either side of the pitch. Wesley Verhoek is currently playing for Indian Super League club FC Pune City.

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 4 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 in the 2012 winter transfer window, but was traded 7 months later to Feyenoord for Jerson Cabral, who went in the opposite direction.

Career

ADO Den Haag

Verhoek's career began when he signed a professional contract with ADO Den Haag, after the winter break in 2004–05 he played his first match in the first team of ADO Den Haag. Verhoek also played for the Dutch youth squad. In August 2011, ADO Den Haag and Nottingham Forest had agreed a fee reported to be £2.5m for Verhoek to join Forest; however Verhoek he pulled out of the deal, reportedly due to home sickness. Verhoek denied this was the case.

FC Twente

At the end of the transfer window in January 2012, Verhoek left ADO Den Haag to sign for FC Twente until July 2014. His time at FC Twente wasn't a big success, so he moved on 31 August 2012 to Feyenoord.

Feyenoord

Verhoek joined Feyenoord after the last transferday from the summer transferwindow 2012. He was in a deal between FC Twente and Feyenoord. Verhoek goes to Feyenoord, and Jerson Cabral goes to FC Twente.

Go Ahead Eagles

Early 2015, during the January transfer window, Verhoek agreed to a loan move and joined Go Ahead Eagles for the rest of the season.

Statistics

Season	Club	Competition	League		Cup		International		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2004–05	ADO Den Haag	Eredivisie	9	1	2	0	0	0	11	1
2005–06			19	1	3	0	0	0	22	1
2006–07			20	1	2	0	0	0	22	1
2007–08		Eerste Divisie	29	7	1	1	0	0	30	8
2008–09		Eredivisie	17	1	1	1	0	0	18	2
2009–10			32	7	1	0	0	0	33	7
2010–11			35	8	2	0	0	0	37	8
2011–12			14	2	0	0	4	0	18	2
	FC Twente		9	1	0	0	0	0	9	1
2012–13			3	0	0	0	6	0	9	0
	Feyenoord		25	1	3	0	0	0	28	1
2013–14			6	0	1	0	1	0	8	0
2014-15			0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Go Ahead Eagles		1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0
Career total			219	30	16	2	12	0	247	32

Updated 26 January 2015

External links

• Voetbal International profile (Dutch)