Jelle Vossen

Jelle Vossen
Personal information
Full name	Jelle Vossen
Date of birth	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	Middlesbrough (on loan from KRC Genk)
Number	21
Youth career
1994–1997	Eigenbilzen
1997–2000	Tongeren
2000–2007	KRC Genk
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–	KRC Genk
2009–2010	→ Cercle Brugge (loan)
2014–	→ Middlesbrough (loan)
International career‡
2004	Belgium U15
2005	Belgium U16
2005–2006	Belgium U17
2006–2007	Belgium U18
2006–2008	Belgium U19
2008	Belgium U20
2008–2009	Belgium U21
2009–	Belgium
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2012

Jelle Vossen (born 22 March 1989) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a striker for English Championship club Middlesbrough, on loan from KRC Genk, and the Belgium national football team. He is nicknamed The Magician.

Club career

RC 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 extensive agreement: Vossen was loaned to Cercle Brugge, his team mate Hans Cornelis joined him in a permanent move. Thomas Buffel went the opposite direction. In the summer of 2010, he 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 move 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 substitiute for Lee Tomlin in the 59th minute.^[2]

Club	Season	Apps	Goals
KRC Genk	2006-07	8	1
	2007-08	17	3
	2008-09	20	4
	2009-10	3	0
Cercle Brugge (on loan)	2009-10	21	8
KRC Genk	2010-11	37	20
	2011-12	36	20
	2012-13	32	17
	2013-14	38	12
Career Total		216	85

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.

Jelle Vossen: **International Goals**
Goal	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