Stein Huysegems
{{Short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Stein Huysegems
| image = Stein Huysegems.jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Huysegems playing for Twente in 2008
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|6|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Herselt, Belgium
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1990–1998
| youthclubs1 = Lierse
| years1 = 1998–2003
| years2 = 2003–2006
| years3 = 2006–2007
| years4 = 2007–2009
| years5 = 2009–2011
| years6 = 2010–2011
| years7 = 2011–2012
| years8 = 2012–2014
| years9 = 2014–2016
| years10 = 2016–2019
| clubs1 = Lierse
| clubs2 = AZ
| clubs3 = Feyenoord
| clubs4 = Twente
| clubs5 = Genk
| clubs6 = → Roda JC (loan)
| clubs7 = Lierse
| clubs8 = Wellington Phoenix
| clubs9 = Dessel
| clubs10 = Berlaar-Heikant
| caps1 = 117
| goals1 = 32
| caps2 = 94
| goals2 = 19
| caps3 = 25
| goals3 = 6
| caps4 = 38
| goals4 = 6
| caps5 = 33
| goals5 = 3
| caps6 = 14
| goals6 = 1
| caps7 = 18
| goals7 = 1
| caps8 = 48
| goals8 = 15
| caps9 = 24
| goals9 = 9
| nationalyears1 = 1995–1996
| nationalteam1 = Belgium U15
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1996–1998
| nationalteam2 = Belgium U16
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 1998–1999
| nationalteam3 = Belgium U17
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 1999–2001
| nationalteam4 = Belgium U18
| nationalcaps4 = 15
| nationalgoals4 = 9
| nationalyears5 = 2000
| nationalteam5 = Belgium U19
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 1
| nationalyears6 = 2002–2003
| nationalteam6 = Belgium U21
| nationalcaps6 = 10
| nationalgoals6 = 1
| nationalyears7 = 2004–2009
| nationalteam7 = Belgium
| nationalcaps7 = 16
| nationalgoals7 = 0
}}
Stein Huysegems ({{IPA|nl|ˈstɛin ˈɦœyzəɣɛms}}; born 16 June 1982) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Huysegems started his career at Belgian club Lierse SK, and has also played for the Dutch Eredivisie powerhouses like AZ, Feyenoord and FC Twente.
On 16 January 2009, Huysegems signed a contract at Genk lasting until 30 June 2013.
In September 2010, he went out on loan until the end of the season to the Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC, but his deal was terminated on 22 March 2011. Before the start of the 2011–12 season of the Belgian Pro League, he was deemed surplus to requirements at Genk and his contract was terminated by mutual consent. Some weeks later, he signed an achievement based one-year contract with Lierse on 3 September 2011.{{cite news
|url=http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1102453
|title=Stein Huysegems returns to Lierse
|language=dutch
|date=3 September 2011
|publisher=sporza.be}} As the contract between Genk and Huysegems had not been terminated before 30 June 2011, the Royal Belgian Football Association ruled that he was not allowed to play for his new team before 2012, causing him to be sidelined for almost 5 months, earning only a basic wage without bonuses.{{cite news
|url=http://www.sporza.be/permalink/1.1117426
|title=Huysegems and Lierse are forced to wait until 2012
|language=dutch
|date=23 September 2011
|publisher=sporza.be}}
On 14 September 2012 he was signed by Wellington Phoenix of New Zealand playing in the A-League.{{cite news|url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Phoenix-sign-Belgian-striker/49110|title=Phoenix sign Belgian striker|date=14 September 2012|publisher=Football Federation Australia|access-date=15 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208220606/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/news-display/Phoenix-sign-Belgian-striker/49110|archive-date=8 February 2015}} Huysegems scored on his Wellington Phoenix debut on 6 October 2012 in a 2–0 home win over Sydney FC in the opening game of the season. He increased his tally to three goals after four games – scoring away to Adelaide United and at home against the Brisbane Roar. Huysegems lost his form somewhat during the middle of the season, but rediscovered it later on. He broke his goal scoring drought on 17 March 2013, the second-to-last game of the season, with a header that saw the Phoenix beat Perth Glory 2–1. Huysegems scored his fifth goal for the Phoenix in his last match of the season vs. Melbourne Victory from a well-controlled chested volley.
In the 2013–14 A-League season, Huysegems finished the season with 10 goals in 26 games for the Phoenix, including a double in a match-winning performance away to Western Sydney Wanderers. He finished the season tied with Alessandro Del Piero of Sydney FC on the goal scoring table, 6 goals behind golden boot winner Adam Taggart of the Newcastle Jets.
Huysegems was released by the Wellington Phoenix on 13 April 2014 after the club would not offer a two-year deal to Huysegems, stating they would only offer him a one-year deal, which both parties couldn't agree to, so Huysegems and the Phoenix both parted ways.
In November 2014, Huysegems signed with Belgian Second Division club Dessel,{{cite web|url=http://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/149897/Huysegems:_Hoop_veel_doelpunten_te_scoren|title=Huysegems: "Hope to score many goals"|publisher=voetbalnieuws|language=Dutch|date=5 November 2014}} and two years later joined amateur club FC Berlaar-Heikant, where he retired in April 2019.{{cite news |last1=De Cnodder |first1=Kristof |title="Als ik egoïstischer was geweest, had ik verder kunnen geraken": Stein Huysegems speelt morgen laatste match |url=https://www.hln.be/belgisch-voetbal/als-ik-egoistischer-was-geweest-had-ik-verder-kunnen-geraken-stein-huysegems-speelt-morgen-laatste-match~a92ea37e/ |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=13 April 2019 |language=nl-BE}}
International career
Huysegems has represented the Belgium national football team 16 times.
Retirement
After retiring from professional football, Huysegems has worked as a mail carrier.{{cite web |title=Stein Huysegems werkt nu als postbode |url=https://www.ditjesendatjes.nl/stein-huysegems-werkt-nu-als-postbode/ |website=Ditjes & Datjes |language=nl |date=13 April 2019}}
Honours
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|stijn-huysegems/2264}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111004060353/http://www.lierse.com/en/news/stein-huysegems-returns-lierse Stein Huysegems returns to Lierse]
- {{RBFA player|PH_1156}}
{{2013–14 A-League PFA Team of the Season}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Huysegems, Stein}}
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Antwerp Province
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:Belgium men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Belgium men's youth international footballers
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Challenger Pro League players
Category:Roda JC Kerkrade players
Category:Wellington Phoenix FC players
Category:K.F.C. Dessel Sport players
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand
Category:Expatriate men's association footballers in New Zealand