Carl Hoefkens
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| Carl Hoefkens | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carl Hoefkens | |
| Date of birth | October 6, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | |
| Height | 1.85m | |
| Position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Stoke City F.C. | |
| Number | 2 | |
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1996 - 2001 2002-2004 2005 - |
Lierse Beerschot Stoke City F.C. |
129 (1) 57 (7) (2) 64 (3) |
| National team** | ||
| 1999- | Belgium | 15 (1) |
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* Professional club appearances and goals |
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Carl Hoefkens (born October 6, 1978 in Lier) is a Belgian international footballer. He is currently playing as a defender for Stoke City and has played for his country nine times.
He started his career at K. Lierse S.K. and played there for six years before taking a move to Germinal Ekeren but his move turned into a nightmare, cruelly messing up his one year career but Stoke City manager, Johan Boskamp snapped him up for an undisclosed fee. So far Hoefkens has been ever-present in the Stoke line-up and wears the number 2 shirt.
Hoefkens has received acclaim for his performances in his first season in English football. He has become a fans favourite at Stoke and was recently crowned 'Fans' Player of the year (2005-2006. He recently won his 9th cap for his country against Kazakhstan (0-0).
He played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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| Stoke City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Simonsen | 2 Hoefkens | 3 Broomes | 5 Duberry | 6 Hill | 7 Bangoura | 8 Brammer | 9 Sidibe | 10 Fuller | 12 Sweeney | 14 Higginbotham | 15 Péricard | 16 Hendrie | 17 Russell | 18 Diao | 20 Griffin | 22 Buxton | 23 Lawrence | 24 Delap | 27 Berger | 29 Whitley | 33 Duggan | 34 Rooney | 35 Garrett | 36 Hazley | 37 Thomas | Manager: Pulis |
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