Deveron Fonville

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Deveron Fonville
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Nieuwegein, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
NEC
Number 24
Youth career
PSV
Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Jong Utrecht 1 (0)
2023–2024 USV Hercules 41 (2)
2024–2025 IJsselmeervogels 30 (1)
2025 Dordrecht 4 (0)
2025– NEC 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025

Deveron Fonville (born 16 May 2003) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen. [1]

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Club career

He is from Nieuwegein and has time playing in the youth academies of PSV Eindhoven and FC Utrecht. He made his debut in the Eerste Divisie for Jong FC Utrecht as a substitute against FC Volendam on 4 February 2022. Persistent injuries caused him to miss a year of football and he returned to the game at USV Hercules. [2]

Having played amateur football for IJsselmeervogels in the 2024-25 season, he signed for FC Dordrecht back in the Eerste Divisie ahead of the 2025-26 season. [3] [4]

Having impressed in four games for Dordrecht, Fonville joined Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen in September 2025. [5] He made his debut in the Eredivisie against PSV Eindhoven on 13 September 2025, in a 5-3 home defeat. [6]

International career

He was called-up to the Curaçao national football team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bermuda and Jamaica on 13 and 18 November 2025. [7]

References

  1. "Deveron Fonville". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  2. "Brother, teammate and former coach about IJsselstein's 'growing diamond' Deveron Fonville: 'He has extraordinary qualities'". ad.nl. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  3. "Deveron Fonville is proving to be a surprise at FC Dordrecht: "The difference in pace and fitness is quite significant."". ad.nl. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  4. "Remarkable rise: Eredivisie clubs fight for revelation who has just turned professional". Voetbal primeur.nl. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  5. "Former PSV youth player hopes for debut against PSV: 'NEC came after two months'". voetbalzone. 11 September 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  6. "NEC VS. PSV 3-5". Soccerway. 13 September 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.
  7. "Deveron Fonville took a unique path to NEC: "I suddenly had to look beyond football."". Gelderlander.nl. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2025.