Pierre Xavier Fonkeu (born 10 July 1997) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Dartford.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pierre Xavier Fonkeu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1997-07-10) 10 July 1997 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dartford | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| 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– | Dartford | 19 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019 | Cameroon U23 | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC) | |||
Fonkeu was born in Belgium.[2]
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]
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][15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
| Career total | 49 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 9 | ||
Dartford F.C. – current squad | |
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