Jelle Vossen (born 22 March 1989) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian First Division A club Zulte Waregem.
Club career
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 agreement in which Vossen was loaned to Cercle Brugge and his teammate
Hans Cornelis joined Brugge in a permanent move.
Thomas Buffel 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 Middlesbrough on a season long loan from Genk 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 Huddersfield Town on 13 September 2014 coming on as a substitute for Lee Tomlin 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 Millwall.
Burnley
On 6 July 2015, it was confirmed that Burnley had signed Vossen on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.
On 8 August 2015, on the opening day of the English Championship 2015/16 season, Vossen made his Burnley debut against Leeds United 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 Club Brugge.
On 23 September 2016, Vossen scored his 100th goal in the Belgian Pro League in a game against Mouscron.
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 Eupen.
His goal also meant that he became a top-ten goalscorer in Belgian top division history since turning professional in 1974.
Following the club's relegation, Vossen played a key role in their promotion to the top division during the 2024–25 season, finishing as the league's top scorer with 15 goals.
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.
Career statistics
Club
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |
|
|
| Genk | 2006–07 | Belgian Pro League | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 3 |
2008–09 | 6 |
2009–10 | 0 |
2010–11 | 24 |
2011–12 | 27 |
2012–13 | 25 |
2013–14 | 19 |
2014–15 | 0 |
|
| Cercle Brugge (loan) | 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 8 |
| Middlesbrough (loan) | 2014–15 | EFL Championship | 9 |
| Burnley | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 |
| Club Brugge | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 16 |
2016–17 | 18 |
2017–18 | 9 |
2018–19 | 5 |
|
| Zulte Waregem | 2019–20 | Belgian Pro League | 2 |
| 2020–21 | 6 |
| 2021–22 | 18 |
| 2022–23 | 9 |
| 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 15 |
| 2024–25 | 14 |
|
|
International
| + Appearances and goals by national team and year |
|
| Belgium | 0 |
| 1 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
|
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vossen goal.
| + List of international goals scored by Jelle Vossen |
|
| Euro 2012 qualifying |
| Euro 2012 qualifying |
|
Honours
Genk
Club Brugge
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Belgian Pro League: 2015–16, 2017–18
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Belgian Super Cup: 2016, 2018
Zulte Waregem
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Challenger Pro League: 2024–25
Individual
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Challenger Pro League top scorer: 2024–25
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