Wesley Fonguck

Wesley Fonguck
Fonguck in November 2016
Personal information
Full name Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck[1]
Date of birth (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ebbsfleet United
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2013 Crystal Palace
2014 Croydon
2014–2015 Barnet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Croydon 1 (0)
2014–2022 Barnet 121 (12)
2015–2016 → Hendon (loan) 13 (0)
2017 → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2024 Southend United 65 (5)
2024– Ebbsfleet United 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:07, 3 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2019

Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck (/ˈfɒŋɡʊk/ FONG-guuk;[3] born 16 July 1997) is an English footballer who plays for National League club Ebbsfleet United.

Career

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Fonguck played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Combined Counties Football League side Croydon, for whom he made one league appearance.[4]

Fonguck joined Barnet as a second-year scholar for the 2014–15 season, and made his senior debut on 16 December 2014, starting in an FA Trophy replay against Concord Rangers.[5] He signed a one-year professional contract in June 2015.[6] He joined Hendon on loan in November 2015, for whom he made 13 appearances.[7] He made his Football League debut when he came on as a substitute against Crawley Town on the final day of the 2015–16 season.[8] On 20 January 2017, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan.[9] Fonguck left the Bees at the end of the 2018–19 season after turning down a new deal.[10] He went on trial at Telstar in July 2019.[11] Fonguck re-joined the Bees on a two-year deal on 6 September 2019.[12] In December 2020, he was ruled out for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[13] On his departure from the club in July 2022, Fonguck had made 154 appearances for the Bees, scoring fifteen goals.[14]

International career

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In September 2018, Fonguck was called up to the England C squad for their friendly the following month against Estonia U23. He would start for Paul Fairclough's side on his international debut and see out the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win.[15]

Career statistics

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As of 29 April 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Croydon 2013–14 CCL Premier Division 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 1 0
Barnet 2014–15[16] Conference Premier 0 0 0 0 — 1[a] 0 1 0
2015–16[17][18] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 2 0
2016–17[19] 3 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 0 4 0
2017–18[20] 19 0 1 0 2 0 3[c] 0 25 0
2018–19[16] National League 36 8 7 0 — 6[d] 1 49 9
2019–20[16] 19 1 0 0 — 4[a] 0 23 1
2020–21[16][21] 11 3[e] 2 1 — 0 0 13 4
2021–22[16] 32 0 1 0 — 4[f] 1 37 1
Barnet total 121 12 11 1 2 0 20 2 154 15
Hendon (loan) 2015–16 Isthmian League Premier Division 13 0 0 0 — 1[g] 0 14 0
Hampton & Richmond (loan) 2016–17[19] National League South 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 3 0
Southend United 2022–23[23] National League 35 2 0 0 — 0 0 35 2
Career total 172 14 11 1 2 0 21 2 206 17
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in the Middlesex Senior Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  4. ^ Five appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  5. ^ The goal scored on 2 December 2020, originally attributed to Muhammadu Faal and still listed as such by some sources, was actually scored by Fonguck.[22]
  6. ^ One appearance and one goal in the FA Trophy, one appearance in Middlesex Senior Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in the London Senior Cup

References

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  1. ^ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Wesley Fonguck". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Fonguck Strike Wins It for The Bees! | Barnet 1-0 Burton Albion | Emirates FA Cup 2020-21". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Badshot Lea 0 Croydon 1". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Barnet vs. Concord Rangers - 16 December 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals". Times Series.
  7. ^ "Appearances - Wesley Fonguck". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Crawley Town 0-3 Barnet". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "Wesley Fonguck heads to Hampton & Richmond on loan". www.barnetfc.com.
  10. ^ "Club statement: Fonguck departs". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Mysterieuze proefspeler bij Telstar". www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
  12. ^ "Wes returns! Fonguck rejoins the Bees". www.barnetfc.com.
  13. ^ Tim Flowers provides injury update
  14. ^ Wes Fonguck signs for Blues
  15. ^ Association, The Football. "A second-half penalty from Alfie Pavey seals win for England C over Estonia U23s". www.thefa.com.
  16. ^ a b c d e "England - W. Fonguck - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  18. ^ "Kevin Lisbie played an hour as a strong Barnet side were beaten 4-1 at Staines Town on Tuesday evening in the Middlesex Senior Cup". www.times-series.co.uk/. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  20. ^ "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  21. ^ @BarnetFC (3 December 2020). "Correction: Wes Fonguck scored the Bees first goal of the evening" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ "Barnet FC: "Correction: Wes Fonguck scored the Bees first goal of the evening."
  23. ^ "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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