Wesley Fonguck

Wesley Fonguck
Fonguck in November 2016
Personal information
Full name Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck
Date of birth (1997-07-16) 16 July 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Lambeth, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hampton & Richmond Borough
Number 8
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 16 (3)
2026– Hampton & Richmond Borough 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 England C 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:21, 16 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2019

Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck (/ˈfɒŋɡʊk/ FONG-guuk; born 16 July 1997) is an English footballer who plays for National League South club Hampton & Richmond Borough.

Career

Fonguck played youth football for Crystal Palace before joining Combined Counties Football League side Croydon, for whom he made one league appearance.

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. He signed a one-year professional contract in June 2015. He joined Hendon on loan in November 2015, for whom he made 13 appearances. 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. On 20 January 2017, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan. Fonguck left the Bees at the end of the 2018–19 season after turning down a new deal. He went on trial at Telstar in July 2019. Fonguck re-joined the Bees on a two-year deal on 6 September 2019. In December 2020, he was ruled out for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury. On his departure from the club in July 2022, Fonguck had made 154 appearances for the Bees, scoring fifteen goals.

In July 2024, Fonguck joined Ebbsfleet United on a two-year deal. 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.

In January 2025, Ebbsfleet sent Fonguck to USL Championship club Monterey Bay FC on a season-long loan.

On 12 February 2026, Fonguck joined fellow National League South side, Farnborough.

On 9 June 2026, Hampton & Richmond Borough announced that Fonguck had signed for the South West London side after his departure from Farnborough.

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.

Career statistics

As of 25 April 2026
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Croydon 2013–14 Combined Counties League Premier Division 1000—0010
Barnet 2014–15 Conference Premier 0000—1010
2015–16 League Two 1000000010
2016–17 League Two 3000001040
2017–18 League Two 190102030250
2018–19 National League 36870—51489
2019–20 National League 19100—40231
2020–21 National League 11321—00134
2021–22 National League 32010—31361
Total 121121112017215115
Hendon (loan) 2015–16 Isthmian League Premier Division 130———130
Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) 2016–17 National League South 30———30
Southend United 2022–23 National League 35210—20382
2023–24 National League 38310—10403
Total 735200030785
Ebbsfleet United 2024–25 National League 16110—10181
2025–26 National League South 00———00
Total 16110—10181
Monterey Bay FC (loan) 2025 USL Championship 2801030—320
Farnborough 2025–26 National League South 163———163
Career total 270211515022231024
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Five appearances and one goal in the FA Trophy
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ One appearance and one goal in the FA Trophy
  6. ↑ Appearances in National League Cup

References

  1. ↑ "EFL: Retained list: 2015/16" (PDF). English Football League. p. 78. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Wesley Fonguck". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Fonguck Strike Wins It for The Bees! | Barnet 1-0 Burton Albion | Emirates FA Cup 2020-21". YouTube. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Badshot Lea 0 Croydon 1". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Barnet vs. Concord Rangers - 16 December 2014 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ↑ "Barnet sign eight youth team players to pro deals". Times Series.
  7. ↑ "Appearances - Wesley Fonguck". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  8. ↑ "Crawley Town 0-3 Barnet". BBC Sport.
  9. ↑ "Wesley Fonguck heads to Hampton & Richmond on loan". www.barnetfc.com.
  10. ↑ "Club statement: Fonguck departs". Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Mysterieuze proefspeler bij Telstar". www.nhnieuws.nl (in Dutch).
  12. ↑ "Wes returns! Fonguck rejoins the Bees". www.barnetfc.com.
  13. ↑ Tim Flowers provides injury update
  14. ↑ Wes Fonguck signs for Blues
  15. ↑ "More midfield might as Fleet welcome Wes". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Fonguck heads out to take up USA opportunity". ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  17. ↑ Vargo, Steven. "Monterey Bay FC Acquires English Midfielder Wesley Fonguck On Loan". MontereyBayFC.com. Monterey Bay FC. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  18. ↑ "Boro sign Fonguck". farnboroughfc.co.uk. 12 February 2026. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Wesley Fonguck is a Beaver!". Hampton & Richmond Football Club. 9 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  20. ↑ Association, The Football. "A second-half penalty from Alfie Pavey seals win for England C over Estonia U23s". www.thefa.com.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 "England - W. Fonguck - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  23. 1 2 "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  25. ↑ @BarnetFC (3 December 2020). "Correction: Wes Fonguck scored the Bees first goal of the evening" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  26. ↑ "Barnet FC: "Correction: Wes Fonguck scored the Bees first goal of the evening."
  27. ↑ "Games played by Wesley Fonguck in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 August 2023.