Wesley Sonck has today signed a two-year contract with Lierse.

Lierse held a press conference at 3.30 pm to introduce Sonck to the National Press.

Wesley Sonck, born in Ninove on 9 August 1978, has played for Club Brugge since 2207-08. He left the club on a free transfer at the end of last season.  
Wesley was a youth product of KVK Ninove (1st div Provincial).
In the Belgian First Division he has played for RWDM, Germinal Ekeren, Germinal Beerschot and RC Genk. At Genk he was twice Belgian topscorer and title winner in 2002. He was also awarded the Golden Boot in 2002 as well as chosen as Professional Footballer of the year. He scored 96 goals between 1196 and 2003 for his clubs.
In the Summer of 2003 he moved to Ajax as a replacement for Mido. He scored 10 goals in 34 matches for Ajax. In the Winter of 2004-05 he moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach where he scored 6 goals in 28 matches. After that he returned to Belgium  and Club Brugge in 2007.  
Sonck debuted for the Belgium national team on 2nd June 2001. He has accumulated 54 caps and scored 24 goals for the national team.

Maged Samy: “I'm convinced that Wesley Sonck will be a special worthy acquisition for us. One who knows where the goal is, a player with anose for goals, a real leader leader on the pitch. This is one of the reinforcements that we needed. The fact that we have not won a point so far has not scared him off. He knows that there are enough possibilities in this team and that he can help to make our ambitions come true.”