Pierre Xavier Fonkeu (born 10 July 1997) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Maidstone United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Pierre Xavier Fonkeu[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Maidstone United | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2017 | Club Brugge | ||
2017–2019 | Norwich City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Cameroon U23 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC) |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lens II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Beroe | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Weymouth | 2020–21 | National League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Hemel Hempstead Town | 2021–22 | National League South | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
Dartford | 2022–23 | National League South | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[a][b][c][d] | 1 | 50 | 11 | |
Oxford City | 2023–24 | National League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2023–24 | National League South | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
Career total | 94 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 17 |