Maurice Willems

Maurice Willems (24 September 1929 – 4 December 1986) was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 35 goals in 1957.

As a center forward he scored a total of 185 goals for Gent. This makes Maurice still one of the greatest goalscorers AA Gent has ever known. He is also one of the 5 players from AA Gent who managed to become national top scorer.

He played 3 times with the Belgium national team between 1956 and 1957. Willems made his international debut on 14 October 1956 in a 2–3 friendly defeat to the Netherlands and he scored.

Born on 24 September 1929, he died on 4 December 1986, at the age of 57.

KAA Gent

 * Belgian First Division runners-up: 1954–55 

Individual

 * Belgian First Division top scorer: 1956–57 (35 goals)