Wesley Verhoek () (born 25 September 1986) is a Dutch former professional

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. He was known as a striker who can also play as a winger on either side of the pitch. He spent most of his professional career at ADO Den Haag at different positions in attack. His younger brother

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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 Stade Rennais Football Club (), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais FC, Stade Rennais, Rennes, or simply SRFC, is a French professional football club based in Rennes, Brittany. They compete in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football, and pl ...

to the Hague football club. After 8 years at ADO, Verhoek transferred to

FC Twente Football Club Twente () is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, sometimes known internationally as Twente Enschede. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Dutch champions Sportclub Enschede with Enschedese ...

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

Born in

Leidschendam Leidschendam () is a town and former municipality in the province of South Holland of the Netherlands. Along with Voorburg and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. History The town's name has been in use for centur ...

, 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 Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...

had agreed a fee reported to be £2.5 million for Verhoek to join Forest; however Verhoek he pulled out of the deal, reportedly due to home sickness. Verhoek denied this was the case.

Twente

At the end of the transfer window in January 2012, Verhoek left ADO Den Haag to sign for

until July 2014. His time at Twente was not a big success, so he moved to

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...

on 31 August 2012.

Feyenoord

Verhoek joined Feyenoord from Twente on the last day of the 2012 summer transfer window. As part of the deal Jerson Cabral moved to

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.

Pune City and Delft

In September 2015, Verhoek joined

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side

FC Pune City Football Club Pune City was an Indian professional football club based in Pune, Maharashtra, which last participated in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football league system, under licence from AIFF. The club was founded in ...

. In October 2017, after returning to the Netherlands he joined amateur side

DHC Delft Delfia Hollandia Combinatie, commonly known as DHC, is a football club from Delft, Netherlands. DHC is currently playing in the Sunday Hoofdklasse A League (4th tier). History DHC played professional football from 1955 to 1968. The club played i ...

Personal life

Following his retirement as a player Verhoek had a fruit and vegetables shop.

Career statistics

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
1986 births Living people People from Leidschendam Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards ADO Den Haag players FC Twente players Feyenoord players Go Ahead Eagles players FC Pune City players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Indian Super League players Expatriate men's footballers in India Footballers from South Holland {{netherlands-footy-forward-stub