Wesley Fonguck

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

Wesley Fonguck
Fonguck in November 2016
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]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southend 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– Southend United 46 (4)
International career‡
2018–2019 England C 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:29, 24 September 2023 (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.[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

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
As of 29 April 2023
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Croydon 2013–14 CCL Premier Division 1000—0010
Barnet 2014–15[16] Conference Premier 0000—1[lower-alpha 1]010
2015–16[17][18] League Two 1000001[lower-alpha 2]020
2016–17[19] 3000001[lower-alpha 3]040
2017–18[20] 19010203[lower-alpha 3]0250
2018–19[16] National League 36870—6[lower-alpha 4]1499
2019–20[16] 19100—4[lower-alpha 1]0231
2020–21[16][21] 113[lower-alpha 5]21—00134
2021–22[16] 32010—4[lower-alpha 6]1371
Barnet total 121121112020215415
Hendon (loan) 2015–16 Isthmian League Premier Division 13000—1[lower-alpha 7]0140
Hampton & Richmond (loan) 2016–17[19] National League South 3000—0030
Southend United 2022–23[23] National League 35200—00352
Career total 172141112021220617
  1. Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. Appearances in the Middlesex Senior Cup
  3. 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
  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. "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. "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. "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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