Thomas Fontaine

Thomas Fontaine
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Sochaux
Number 15
Youth career
1998–2003 C.O.M. de Terre Sainte
2003–2007 Saint-Pierroise
2007–2013 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Lyon B 77 (1)
2012–2014 Tours 55 (0)
2014–2016 Auxerre 33 (0)
2016–2018 Clermont 69 (1)
2018–2019 Reims 7 (0)
2019–2022 Lorient 22 (0)
2022 Nancy 14 (0)
2022 Beroe 7 (0)
2023 Gençlerbirliği 15 (0)
2023– Sochaux 30 (0)
International career‡
2011 France U20 6 (0)
2017– Madagascar 28 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Thomas Fontaine (born 8 May 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Championnat National club Sochaux.[1] Born in Réunion, he represents the Madagascar national team.[2]

Club career

Fontaine made his professional debut on 30 July 2012, coming on as a substitute for Yacoub Meite in the 4–0 defeat to Monaco.

On 29 January 2022, Fontaine signed with Nancy.[3]

After a brief spell with Beroe in Bulgaria, Fontaine joined TFF First League club Gençlerbirliği on a one-and-a-half-year deal on 10 January 2023.[4]

On 21 August 2023, Fontaine joined Championnat National club Sochaux on a two-year deal.[5]

International career

Fontaine represented the France U21 national team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[6] Fontaine made his senior debut for Madagascar in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Sudan on 9 June 2017.[7][8] He represented the national team at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career statistics

As of 30 June 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon B 2008–09 CFA Group B 20 1 0 0 0 0 20 1
2009–10 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2010–11 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
2011–12 21 0 0 0 0 0 21 0
Total 77 1 0 0 0 0 77 1
Tours 2012–13 Ligue 2 21 0 0 0 2 0 23 0
2013–14 34 0 0 0 3 0 37 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 55 0 0 0 6 0 61 0
Auxerre 2014–15 Ligue 2 26 0 8 0 0 0 34 0
2015–16 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
Total 33 0 8 0 2 0 43 0
Clermont 2016–17 Ligue 2 34 1 1 0 2 0 37 1
2017–18 35 0 0 0 2 0 37 0
Total 69 1 1 0 4 0 74 1
Reims 2018–19 Ligue 1 7 0 2 0 1 0 10 0
Career total 241 2 11 0 13 0 265 2

International

As of matches played on 20 November 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Madagascar 2017 3 0
2018 5 0
2019 10 0
2020 3 0
2021 2 1
2023 2 0
Total 25 1

International goals

Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 September 2021 National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania  Tanzania 2–2 2–3 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Lorient

Auxerre

Orders

References

  1. ^ "Gençlerbirliği'mizden Defansa ve Orta Sahaya Takviye" (in Turkish). Gençlerbirliği. 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Thomas FONTAINE: "J'ai toujours cru en ce rêve depuis que je me suis lancé dans le football…"". kreyoldiaspower.net. 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "C'est OK pour Fontaine" (Press release) (in French). Nancy. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Gençlerbirliği'mizden Defansa ve Orta Sahaya Takviye" (Press release) (in Turkish). Gençlerbirliği. 10 January 2023.
  5. ^ "THOMAS FONTAINE EST SOCHALIEN" [THOMAS FONTAINE IS FROM SOCHAUX]. www.fcsochaux.fr (in French). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Joueur - Thomas FONTAINE - FFF".
  7. ^ "Football – Eliminatoires CAN – Madagascar domine le Soudan".
  8. ^ "Madagascar Roster - International Friendlies - 2017 Team Roster". www.foxsports.com.
  9. ^ a b Thomas Fontaine at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ^ "Coupe de France 2014/2015".
  11. ^ "Sportinter.tv".


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