Wesley Fonguck
English footballer
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Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck (/ˈfɒŋɡʊk/ FONG-guuk;[3] born 16 July 1997) is an English footballer who plays for National League South club Farnborough.
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Fonguck in November 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 July 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Lambeth, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Farnborough | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Crystal Palace | ||
| 2014 | Croydon | ||
| 2014–2015 | Barnet | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Croydon | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2022 | Barnet | 121 | (12) |
| 2015–2016 | → Hendon (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Southend United | 73 | (5) |
| 2024–2026 | Ebbsfleet United | 16 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Monterey Bay FC (loan) | 28 | (0) |
| 2026– | Farnborough | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | England C | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:52, 16 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2019 | |||
Career
Fonguck played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Combined Counties Football League side Croydon, for whom he made one league appearance.[4]
Fonguck joined Barnet as a second-year scholar for the 2014–15 season, and made his senior debut on 16 December 2014, starting in an FA Trophy replay against Concord Rangers.[5] He signed a one-year professional contract in June 2015.[6] He joined Hendon on loan in November 2015, for whom he made 13 appearances.[7] He made his Football League debut when he came on as a substitute against Crawley Town on the final day of the 2015–16 season.[8] On 20 January 2017, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan.[9] Fonguck left the Bees at the end of the 2018–19 season after turning down a new deal.[10] He went on trial at Telstar in July 2019.[11] Fonguck re-joined the Bees on a two-year deal on 6 September 2019.[12] In December 2020, he was ruled out for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[13] On his departure from the club in July 2022, Fonguck had made 154 appearances for the Bees, scoring fifteen goals.[14]
In July 2024, Fonguck joined Ebbsfleet United on a two-year deal.[15] In January 2025, the club announced that he was to head out on loan for an eleven-month period in order to take up a playing opportunity in the United States.[16]
In January 2025, Ebbsfleet sent Fonguck to USL Championship club Monterey Bay FC on a season-long loan.[17]
On 12 February 2026, Fonguck joined fellow National League South side, Farnborough.[18]
International career
In September 2018, Fonguck was called up to the England C squad for their friendly the following month against Estonia U23. He would start for Paul Fairclough's side on his international debut and see out the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 14 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Croydon | 2013–14 | Combined Counties League Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Barnet | 2014–15[20] | Conference Premier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015–16[21] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016–17[22] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[23] | League Two | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2018–19[20] | National League | 36 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | 48 | 9 | ||
| 2019–20[20] | National League | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[20][24] | National League | 11 | 3[d] | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22[20] | National League | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 1 | 36 | 1 | ||
| Total | 121 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 151 | 15 | ||
| Hendon (loan) | 2015–16 | Isthmian League Premier Division | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 2016–17[22] | National League South | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Southend United | 2022–23[26] | National League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | National League | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| Total | 73 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 5 | ||
| Ebbsfleet United | 2024–25 | National League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 2025–26 | National League South | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |||
| Monterey Bay FC (loan) | 2025 | USL Championship | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
| Farnborough | 2025–26 | National League South | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 261 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 301 | 23 | ||
- Appearances in the Football League Trophy
- The goal scored on 2 December 2020, originally attributed to Muhammadu Faal and still listed as such by some sources, was actually scored by Fonguck.[25]
- One appearance and one goal in the FA Trophy
- Appearances in National League Cup