José Fonte

José Fonte is a Portuguese footballer, born on 22 December 1983 in Penafiel, Portugal. Fonte played as a centre-back for Southampton and Lille. Fonte scored 35 goals in 822 games for club and country and won 6 trophies, including 1 league title.

Fonte's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, all competitions77234
Portugal501
Total82235

Goals per game: 0.04.

Fonte's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 6
  • League titles: 1
  • Domestic cups: 3
  • Trophies with Portugal: 2
  • Individual awards: 4

Southampton

  • Football League Trophy: 1 (2009–10)

Lille

  • Ligue 1: 1 (2020–21)
  • Trophée des Champions: 1 (2021)

Braga

  • Taça da Liga: 1 (2023–24)

Portugal

  • UEFA European Championship: 1 (2016)
  • UEFA Nations League: 1 (2018–19)

Individual

  • PFA Team of the Year: 1 (2010–11)
  • Southampton Player of the Season: 2 (2010–11, 2014–15)
  • Lille Player of the Season: 1 (2020–21)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 2004–2005: Felgueiras, 28 games, 1 goal
  2. 2005–2006: Vitória Setúbal, 15 games, 0 goals
  3. 2006–2008: Benfica, 0 games, 0 goals
  4. 2006: Paços Ferreira (loan), 11 games, 1 goal
  5. 2006–2007: Estrela Amadora (loan), 25 games, 1 goal
  6. 2007–2008: Crystal Palace (loan), 22 games, 1 goal
  7. 2008–2010: Crystal Palace, 60 games, 5 goals
  8. 2010–2017: Southampton, 260 games, 15 goals
  9. 2017–2018: West Ham United, 24 games, 0 goals
  10. 2018: Dalian Yifang, 7 games, 0 goals
  11. 2018–2023: Lille, 166 games, 8 goals
  12. 2023–2024: Braga, 19 games, 0 goals
  13. 2024–2026: Casa Pia, 43 games, 1 goal

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