José Fonte

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is da Rocha and the second or paternal family name is Fonte.

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José Fonte
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Fonte with Southampton in 2012
Personal information
Full name José Miguel da Rocha Fonte[1]
Date of birth (1983-12-22) 22 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Penafiel, Portugal
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Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 6
Youth career
1991–1994 Penafiel
1994–2002 Sporting CP
1997–2000 → Sacavenense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Sporting B 59 (0)
2004–2005 Felgueiras 28 (1)
2005 Vitória Setúbal 15 (0)
2006–2008 Benfica 0 (0)
2006 → Paços Ferreira (loan) 11 (1)
2006–2007 → Estrela Amadora (loan) 25 (1)
2007–2008 → Crystal Palace (loan) 24 (1)
2008–2010 Crystal Palace 60 (5)
2010– Southampton 226 (15)
International career‡
2006 Portugal U21 1 (0)
2006 Portugal B 1 (0)
2014– Portugal 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:56, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2015

José Miguel da Rocha Fonte (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈfõⁿtɨ]; born 22 December 1983) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a central defender for English club Southampton and the Portugal national team.

He started his professional career in Portugal, and moved to Crystal Palace in 2007. In 2010, he signed with Southampton.

Club career

Portugal

Born in Penafiel, Fonte finished his football education (after already having played there from ages 10–13) at Sporting Clube de Portugal,[3] but only appeared with the reserves as a senior, in the third division. In 2004 he signed with S.C. Salgueiros, but the club was in severe financial difficulties and was liquidated shortly thereafter; as a result he terminated his contract and transferred to F.C. Felgueiras, in the Segunda Liga.

In the 2005 off-season, Fonte made his Primeira Liga debut with Vitória de Setúbal, where his performances attracted the eye of S.L. Benfica, who signed him in January 2006,[3] immediately loaning him out to fellow league side F.C. Paços de Ferreira; he finished the season with 26 league appearances and one goal, as both Paços and Setúbal managed to maintain their division status.

Fonte spent the 2006–07 season on loan to C.F. Estrela da Amadora, still in the top division,[4] only missing five league games as the Lisbon-based club finished in ninth position.

Crystal Palace

In 2007, Fonte moved on loan to Crystal Palace in England,[5] being introduced in the side's starting XI after a run of injuries. The move was made permanent at the end of the season, as Palace finished fifth and qualified to the promotion playoffs.[6]

Fonte continued to feature regularly with the London-based club in the following Football League Championship seasons, even appearing as a makeshift striker when required.

Southampton

Fonte ahead of a friendly with Southampton in July 2015

Fonte signed for Southampton on 9 January 2010 for a fee believed to be around the region of £1.2 million, signing a three-and-a-half-year contract.[7] He made his debut one week later alongside two other recent signings, Jon Otsemobor and Danny Seaborne, in a 1–1 draw at Millwall;[8] his first goal for the Saints came on 28 August 2010, in a 4–0 away win against Bristol Rovers.[9]

After scoring seven league goals and helping Southampton gain promotion to the second level, Fonte was named in the League One Team of the Year for the 2010–11 season. He was also voted Southampton's Player of Year, achieving 64% of the overall vote, with Adam Lallana coming second with 18% and Dan Harding finishing third (7%).[10]

On 29 December 2011, Fonte signed a new contract keeping him at the club until 2015. Southampton were top of the table when he signed, with the player having appeared in every league game,[11] and he eventually contributed with 42 matches and one goal (against Coventry City in the final matchday[12]) as the side achieved a second consecutive promotion.

Fonte made his debut in the Premier League on 19 August 2012, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 away loss against Manchester City.[13] He netted his first Premier League goal(s) in a 2–2 home draw against Fulham on 7 October, the second arriving in the last minute;[14] on 24 August 2013, he scored a header in the 89th minute of the home game against Sunderland, rescuing a point for his team.[15]

On 23 January 2014, Fonte was attacked by teammate Dani Osvaldo during a training session.[16] Subsequently, the latter was loaned out to Juventus F.C. during the winter transfer window.[17]

On 8 August 2014, Fonte penned a new three-year deal with Southampton running until 2017, and was also named team captain.[18]

International career

Fonte was called up to the Portuguese under-21 squad for the Vale do Tejo tournament in 2006. On 24 January he played against Slovenia, as the match ended with a penalty shootout loss after a 1–1 draw.[19]

On 3 October 2014, at nearly 31, Fonte received his first call-up to the full side, for a friendly with France and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Denmark.[20] He made his debut in another exhibition game, playing the second half of a 1–0 win over Argentina at Old Trafford on 18 November.[21]

Personal life

Fonte's younger brother, Rui, is also a footballer. A forward, the two were teammates at Sporting (youth) and Crystal Palace.[22]

Statistics

Club

As of match played 28 December 2015[23]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting B 2002–03[24] Segunda Divisão 22 0 — — — — 22 0
2003–04[24] Segunda Divisão 37 0 — — — — 37 0
Total 59 0 — — — — 59 0
Felgueiras 2004–05[24] Segunda Liga 28 1 1 0 — — — 29 1
Vitória Setúbal 2005–06[24] Primeira Liga 15 0 0 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 — 17 0
Paços Ferreira (loan) 2005–06[24] Primeira Liga 11 1 0 0 — — — 11 1
Estrela Amadora (loan) 2006–07[24] Primeira Liga 25 1 2 0 — — — 27 1
Crystal Palace (loan) 2007–08[25] Championship 22 1 1 0 1 0 — 2[lower-alpha 2] 0 26 1
Crystal Palace 2008–09[26] Championship 38 4 2 0 1 0 — — 41 4
2009–10[27] Championship 22 1 1 0 2 0 — 0 0 25 1
Total 82 6 4 0 4 0 — 2 0 92 6
Southampton 2009–10[27] League One 21 0 0 0 0 0 — 3[lower-alpha 3] 0 24 0
2010–11[28] League One 43 7 2 0 2 0 — 1[lower-alpha 3] 0 48 7
2011–12[29] Championship 42 1 1 0 1 0 — — 44 1
2012–13[30] Premier League 27 2 1 0 0 0 — — 28 2
2013–14[31] Premier League 36 3 1 0 1 0 — — 38 3
2014–15[32] Premier League 37 0 3 0 4 0 — — 44 0
2015–16[33] Premier League 19 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 — 24 2
Total 225 15 8 0 9 0 4 0 4 0 250 15
Career total 445 24 15 0 13 0 6 0 6 0 485 24
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Football League Play-Offs
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

Club

Southampton

Individual

References

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