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	16 July 1997[2]
Place of birth	Lambeth, England
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
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	89	(12)
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 09:15, 4 January 2021 (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] In December 2020, he was ruled out for the remainder of the 2020-21 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[12]

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.[13]

Career statistics

As of 12 December 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[14]	Conference Premier	0	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2015–16[15]	League Two	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2016–17[16]		3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	4	0
	2017–18[17]		19	0	1	0	2	0	3[lower-alpha 2]	0	25	0
	2018–19[14]	National League	36	8	7	0	—		5[lower-alpha 1]	1	48	9
	2019–20[14]		19	1	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 1]	0	23	1
	2020–21[14][18]		11	3	2	1	—		0	0	13	4
	Barnet total		89	12	10	1	2	0	14	1	115	14
Hendon (loan)	2015–16	Isthmian League Premier Division	13	0	0	0	—		0	0	13	0
Hampton & Richmond (loan)	2016–17[16]	National League South	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Career total			105	12	10	1	2	0	14	1	131	14

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

References

1. "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016.
2. "Wesley Fonguck". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
3. "Badshot Lea 0 Croydon 1". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
4. "Barnet vs. Concord Rangers - 16 December 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
5. "Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals". Times Series.
6. "Appearances - Wesley Fonguck". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
7. "Crawley Town 0-3 Barnet" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
8. "Wesley Fonguck heads to Hampton & Richmond on loan". www.barnetfc.com.
9. "Club statement: Fonguck departs". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
10. "Mysterieuze proefspeler bij Telstar". www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
11. "Wes returns! Fonguck rejoins the Bees". www.barnetfc.com.
12. Tim Flowers provides injury update
13. Association, The Football. "A second-half penalty from Alfie Pavey seals win for England C over Estonia U23s". www.thefa.com.
14. "England - W. Fonguck - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
15. "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
16. "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
17. "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

External links

• Wesley Fonguck at Soccerway