Jelle Vossen (born 22 March 1989) is a Belgian professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Zulte Waregem.

Club career

Genk

Vossen was part of a last minute transfer deal in the late evening of 31 August 2009.

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and RC Genk came to an agreement in which Vossen was loaned to Cercle Brugge and his teammate

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joined Brugge in a permanent move.

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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

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on a season long loan from

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with a view to a permanent £3 million transfer at the end of the season. Vossen made his Middlesbrough debut in a 2–1 win against

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on 13 September 2014 coming on as a substitute for

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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

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Burnley

On 6 July 2015, it was confirmed that

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had signed Vossen on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 8 August 2015, on the opening day of the

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2015/16 season, Vossen made his Burnley debut against

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in a 1–1 draw.

Club Brugge

On 30 August 2015, despite spending less than two months under contract at Burnley, Vossen signed a five-year contract at

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

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Zulte Waregem

Vossen joined Zulte Waregem on 30 January 2020, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal. On 13 March 2022, Vossen scored his 150th goal in the Belgian Pro League, slotting home a penalty-kick against

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. His goal also meant that he became a top-ten goalscorer in Belgian top division history since turning professional in 1974.

International career

Vossen was called up for

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matches against

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and

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. As from 2010, he is often called for the national team together with his co-attacker from Genk

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. On 12 October 2010, Vossen scored his first goal in a 4–4 home draw Euro 2012 qualifying game against

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vossen goal.''

Honours

Genk *

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: 2008–09,

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Club Brugge * Belgian Pro League: 2015–16, 2017–18 * Belgian Super Cup:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vossen, Jelle 1989 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgium men's international footballers Men's association football forwards K.R.C. Genk players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Club Brugge KV players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players English Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Sportspeople from Bilzen Footballers from Limburg (Belgium) 21st-century Belgian sportsmen