Mike Fondop

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Mike Fondop
Personal information
Full name Karl Mike Fondop Talom [1]
Date of birth (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon [2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Oldham Athletic
Number 9
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 Stanway Rovers 29 (10)
2015–2016 Billericay Town 24 (10)
2016–2017 Oxford City 23 (7)
2017–2018 Guiseley 19 (3)
2018 → F.C. Halifax Town (loan) 12 (4)
2018–2019 Wrexham 21 (5)
2019 → Maidenhead United (loan) 11 (1)
2019–2020 Chesterfield 29 (10)
2020–2021 Aldershot Town 4 (0)
2021 Burton Albion 17 (2)
2021–2022 Hartlepool United 8 (0)
2022– Oldham Athletic 90 (32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:40, 12 January 2025 (UTC)

Karl Mike Fondop Talom (born 27 November 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League side Oldham Athletic.

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Early and personal life

Fondop moved from Cameroon to England in 2013, to study for a degree in actuarial sciences at the University of Essex, graduating with a first-class degree in 2017. [3]

Career

Fondop began his career with Eastern Counties League side Stanway Rovers, [4] having played on trial at Whitehawk in July 2014. [5] The following season, he went on trial with the under-21 team at Billericay Town before being given a chance in the first team, where he scored eight goals in his first six games. [6] Fondop left Billericay in May 2016 having agreed on a deal to join Margate, for which he was criticised by manager Craig Edwards as he left the club the day before a cup final. The move fell through after Margate declined to pay compensation to Billericay. [7] [8] Fondop joined Oxford City for the 2016–17 season. After a trial with Cheltenham Town the following summer, he joined Guiseley for the 2017–18 season. [7] He joined FC Halifax Town on loan in February 2018, and scored four goals in twelve games to help the Shaymen avoid relegation. [9] In July 2018, he joined Wrexham on a two-year deal. [10] Fondop was labelled a "cult hero" after five goals in his first nine games, [11] but he did not add to that tally in the league and was allowed to join Maidenhead United on loan in February 2019. [12] In August, he left the Welsh club by mutual consent and signed for Chesterfield. [13] Fondop finished the curtailed 2019–20 season as the Spireites' top scorer with eleven goals in all competitions, but left the club at the end of the season to "keep his options open" according to manager John Pemberton, before joining Aldershot Town in November 2020 on a short-term deal. [14]

After this deal expired, he signed for Burton Albion in February 2021 on a contract until the end of the season. [15] He made his English Football League debut on 20 February as a substitute in a 0–3 defeat at home to Sunderland. [16] In his second Burton appearance and his first start, he scored his first goal for them in a 2-1 win at Charlton Athletic on 23 February 2021. [17] On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would be one of 12 players leaving Burton at the end of the season. [18]

Fondop signed for Hartlepool United on 16 September 2021. [19] [20] He left at the end of his contract on 17 January 2022, [21] and signed for Oldham Athletic on 31 January. [22] [23]

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2024
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stanway Rovers 2014–15 [24] ECFL Premier Division291000–323212
Billericay Town 2015–16 [25] Isthmian League Premier Division241000–002410
Oxford City 2016–17 [25] National League South 23722–2 [a] 0279
Guiseley 2017–18 [2] National League 19342–1 [b] 0245
FC Halifax Town (loan) 2017–18 [2] National League12400–00124
Wrexham 2018–19 [2] National League21540–1 [b] 1266
Maidenhead United (loan) 2018–19 [2] National League11100–00111
Chesterfield 2019–20 [2] National League291011–1 [b] 03111
Aldershot Town 2020–21 [2] National League4000–1 [b] 151
Burton Albion 2020–21 [2] League One 172000000172
Hartlepool United 2021–22 [2] League Two 80200030130
Oldham Athletic 2021–22 [2] League Two2200000022
2022–23 [2] National League35113200204013
2023–24 [2] National League3191000113310
2024–25 [2] National League146120000158
Total82285400319033
Career total279801890015531294
  1. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearances in Oxfordshire Senior Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Trophy

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  4. ↑ Meijer, Lars (20 November 2019). "Interview Mike Fondop-Talom" . Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "TOWN GO DOWN TO PENALTY – Whitstable Town FC". www.whitstabletownfc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Fondop wants to follow in the footsteps of Rowan Liburd". Echo. 27 November 2015.
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  12. ↑ "Wrexham AFC striker Mike Fondop joins Maidenhead United on loan". The Leader. 14 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "Mike Fondop didn't want to leave Wrexham AFC but the striker is enjoying life at Chesterfield". The Leader. 18 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Former Chesterfield striker Mike Fondop signs for National League rivals". www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk.
  15. ↑ "BREWERS SIGN STRIKER MIKE FONDOP UNTIL THE END OF THE SEASON". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
  16. ↑ "Burton Albion 0–3 Sunderland". BBC Sport.
  17. ↑ "Charlton 1-2 Burton". BBC Sport. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "12 PLAYERS TO LEAVE BURTON ALBION AT END OF THEIR CONTRACTS". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk.
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