Wesley Fonguck

Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck (born 16 July 1997) is an English footballer who plays for Barnet.

Wesley Fonguck

Personal information
Full name	Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck[1]
Date of birth	(1997-07-16) 16 July 1997[2]
Place of birth	Lambeth, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position(s)	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Barnet
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2013	Crystal Palace
2014	Croydon
2014–2015	Barnet
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	Croydon	1	(0)
2014–	Barnet	78	(9)
2015–2016	→ Hendon (loan)	13	(0)
2017	→ Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)	3	(0)
National team^‡
2018–	England C	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:31, 19 March 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2019

Career

Fonguck played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Combined Counties Football League side Croydon, for whom he made one league appearance.[3]

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.[4] He signed a one-year professional contract in June 2015.[5] He joined Hendon on loan in November 2015, for whom he made 13 appearances.[6] 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.[7] On 20 January 2017, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan.[8] Fonguck left the Bees at the end of the 2018–19 season after turning down a new deal.[9] He went on trial at Telstar in July 2019.[10] Fonguck re-joined the Bees on a two-year deal on 6 September 2019.[11]

International career

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.[12]

Career statistics

As of 10 March 2020

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	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2015–16[13]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17[14]		3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	4	0
	2017–18[15]		19	0	1	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	25	0
	2018–19	National League	36	8	7	0	0	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	1	48	9
	2019–20		19	1	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	23	1
	Barnet total		78	9	8	0	2	0	14	1	102	10
Hendon (loan)	2015–16	Isthmian Premier	13	0	0	0	—		0	0	13	0
Hampton & Richmond (loan)	2016–17[14]	National League South	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Career total			95	9	8	0	2	0	14	1	119	10

1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
2. Appearances in the Football League Trophy

References

1. http://www.efl.com/documents/professional-retained-report-2015-16549-3151378.pdf
2. "Wesley Fonguck". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
3. Badshot Lea 0 Croydon 1
4. Barnet vs. Concord Rangers 2 - 6
5. Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals
6. Appearances - Wesley Fonguck
7. Crawley Town 0 – 3 Barnet
8. Wesley Fonguck heads to Hampton & Richmond on loan
9. Club statement: Fonguck departs
10. Mysterieuze proefspeler bij Telstar
11. Wes returns! Fonguck rejoins the Bees
12. A second-half penalty from Alfie Pavey seals win for England C over Estonia U23s
13. "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
14. "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
15. "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

External links

• Wesley Fonguck at Soccerway