Carl Hoefkens is a Belgian international football player who currently features for the English Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. He plays as a defender.
Carl Hoefkens started his professional club football career at Belgian side Lierse in 1996 and played for them until 2001, making 129 appearances in the league and scoring 1 goal.
Hoefkens subsequently played for Belgian sides Lommel, Westerlo and Germinal Beerscot and was signed by Stoke City in the summer of 2005. He made his debut for Stoke in a 0-0 draw with Sheffield Wednesday in August 2005.
| Position | Defender |
| Height / weight | 1.85 m / |
| Born | 6 Oct 1978 |
| Nationality |
Belgium
|
| Team History | |
Man City
|
2015 - 2016 |
Oostende
|
2014 - 2015 |
| Lierse S.K. (1906) | 2013 - 2014 |
Club Brugge
|
2009 - 2013 |
West Brom
|
2007 - 2009 |
Stoke City
|
2005 - 2007 |
Germinal Beerschot
|
2003 - 2005 |
Lommel
|
2001 - 2003 |
Westerlo
|
2003 |
| Lierse S.K. (1906) | 1996 - 2001 |
Carl Hoefkens played for Stoke for two seasons, scoring 5 goals in 85 matches and hugely impressing himself in English football.
West Brom signed Hoefkens in the summer of 2007 for 1 million pounds on a two-year deal worth 750,000 pounds and has been a first team regular since then.
Carl Hoefkens made his international debut for Belgium in 1999 and has scored 1 goal in 21 international appearances so far.
