Pierre Fonkeu

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Pierre Fonkeu
Personal information
Full name Pierre Xavier Fonkeu [1]
Date of birth (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Maidstone United
Youth career
–2017 Club Brugge
2017–2019 Norwich City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Lens II 1 (0)
2020 Beroe 3 (0)
2021 Weymouth 15 (0)
2022 Hemel Hempstead Town 11 (2)
2022–2023 Dartford 43 (10)
2023–2024 Oxford City 16 (3)
2024 → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 5 (1)
2024– Maidstone United 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Pierre Xavier Fonkeu (born 10 July 1997) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Maidstone United.

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Early life

Fonkeu was born in Belgium. [2]

Club career

Having come through the youth ranks at Club Brugge, Fonkeu joined Norwich City on a two-year contract on 31 August 2017 following a trial period with the club. [3] [4] He was released by the club in summer 2019 following the expiry of his contract. [5]

On 27 June 2019, it was announced that Fonkeu had signed for RC Lens, initially joining their reserve team in the Championnat National 2. [6] However, he played just once for their reserve side and joined Bulgarian First League club Beroe in February 2020. [7] [8] He played 3 times for Beroe but was released at the end of the season. [7] [9]

Following a trial spell at Grimsby Town, Fonkeu was offered a short-term deal with the Mariners, however this was held up due to delays in obtaining international clearance, and fell through after the departure of manager Ian Holloway. [10] Fonkeu signed for National League club Weymouth on a permanent deal on 30 January 2021. [2] He made his debut for Weymouth as a substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Notts County later that day. [11] He made 15 appearances for Weymouth during the 2020–21 season. [7] He was released by the club at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract. [12]

On 25 February 2022, Fonkeu joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town. [13] He made 11 appearances and scored twice during the 2021–22 season. [7]

On 1 August 2022, Fonkeu joined Dartford ahead of the 2022–23 season. [14]

On 14 July 2023, Fonkeu signed for Oxford City. [15]

On 12 March 2024, Fonkeu joined Hemel Hempstead Town on loan. [16]

In June 2024, Fonkeu joined National League South side Maidstone United. [17]

International career

He has represented Cameroon at under-23 level and was part of their squad for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, where he was an unused substitute in all three matches. [2] [18]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2024 [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens II 2019–20 Championnat National 2 10——0010
Beroe 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 3000—0030
Weymouth 2020–21 National League 15000—00150
Hemel Hempstead Town 2021–22 National League South 11200—00112
Dartford 2022–23 National League South 431010—6 [a] [b] [c] [d] 15011
Oxford City 2023–24 National League 16320—00183
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) 2023–24 National League South 51———51
Maidstone United 2024–25 National League South 12020—1 [b] 0150
Career total1061650007111817
  1. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in the London Senior Cup
  2. 1 2 One appearance in the FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in the Kent Senior Cup
  4. ↑ One appearance in the National League South Play-Offs

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References

  1. ↑ Freezer, David (13 July 2017). "Trial players impress for Norwich City U23s in friendly at King's Lynn". The Pink Un. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Walton, Neil (30 January 2021). "Weymouth complete signing of wing wizard Pierre Fonkeu". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  3. ↑ Freezer, David (31 August 2017). "Norwich City complete signing of former Club Brugge striker Pierre Fonkeu". The Pink Un. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "City sign Pierre Fonkeu". www.canaries.co.uk. Norwich City F.C. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Freezer, David (9 May 2019). "Abrahams and Fonkeu among academy players set to leave City this summer". The Pink Un. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. ↑ Freezer, David (27 June 2019). "Released striker signs for French club Lens after Canaries exit". The Pink Un. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Pierre Fonkeu at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ↑ Esanji, Isaac (17 February 2020). "Pierre Fonkeu quitte le RC Lens pour la Bulgarie". Acto Cameroon (in French). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Берое се раздели с камерунец". topsport.bg (in Bulgarian). 8 May 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Green, Trevor (21 December 2020). "Grimsby Town waiting on clearance for former Norwich City forward Pierre Fonkeu". GrimsbyLive. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. ↑ Walton, Neil (30 January 2021). "Terras' winning run ends as Notts County claim victory". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. ↑ Walton, Neil (1 June 2021). "Jordan Ngalo and Pierre Fonkeu depart Terras after contracts expire". Dorset Echo. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  13. ↑ @hemelfc (25 February 2022). "New Signing: Introducing Pierre Fonkeu! The 24 year old striker formerly of Club Brugge, Norwich and Weymouth joins the Tudors as Mark Jones continues to assemble his Tudors side" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ "NEW SIGNING: Pierre Fonkeu". Dartford Official Website. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  15. ↑ "Oxford City sign ex-Norwich City forward Pierre Fonkeu". Oxford Mail. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Pierre Fonkeu joins Hemel Hempstead on loan". Oxford City Official Site. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  17. ↑ "Fonkeu bolsters squad". maidstoneunited.co.uk. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  18. ↑ Enow, Njie (30 October 2019). "Nice refuse to release Cameroon's Ganago for Under-23 Afcon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
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