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Adam le Fondre
Le Fondre in 2010
Personal information
Full name Granville Adam James le Fondre[1][2]
Date of birth (1986-12-02) 2 December 1986 (age 37)[3]
Place of birth Stockport, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Reading
Number 9
Youth career
000?–2004 Stockport County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Stockport County 63 (18)
2007 → Rochdale (loan) 7 (4)
2007–2009 Rochdale 96 (34)
2009–2011 Rotherham United 96 (54)
2011– Reading 53 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 19 January 2013 (UTC)

Glenville Adam James le Fondre (born 2 December 1986), more commonly known as Adam le Fondre, is an English footballer who plays for Reading as a striker. He previously played for his hometown club Stockport County, Rochdale and Rotherham United. He is also known by the nickname ALF or subsequently Alfie, derived from his initials.[4]

Career

Stockport County

Born in Stockport, Greater Manchester,[3] le Fondre began his career at Stockport County, where he progressed through the club's Centre of Excellence youth system. He made his debut against Bury in 2004, scoring the third goal in a 3–1 victory.

Rochdale

Le Fondre in 2007

Le Fondre joined Rochdale on loan from Stockport during the 2007 January transfer window, scoring twice on his debut in the 5–0 defeat of MK Dons. Earlier that term, he scored four goals in one game for County as they thrashed Wrexham 5–2.

Having impressed everyone at the club during his loan spell, manager Keith Hill made le Fondre's move permanent in the summer, and on 2 July 2007, Rochdale agreed an undisclosed fee for le Fondre with Stockport, and signed a three-year deal the day after.[5]

He featured in every game as the side made it all the way to the Wembley Play Off Final at the end of a season where he was the club's leading marksman. He continued his form into the 2008–09 season and finished the season as leading scorer with 21 goals and a series of Player of the Season awards.

Rotherham United

2009–10 season

On 8 August 2009, Rotherham United agreed a fee with Rochdale for the striker, but the deal was thought to have fallen through due to Le Fondre wanting a longer contract. However, on 11 August le Fondre signed for the club on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6]

I needed a new challenge, with a progressive club that had high ambitions and in Rotherham I've found the perfect club to open a new chapter of my career with. It was hard to leave Rochdale in the sense that I have left a lot of friends and the fans behind, but when a team with so much ambition like Rotherham comes in for you it is an opportunity you have got to take.

le Fondre on his move to Rotherham United, 11 August 2009[7]

Le Fondre made his first start in a 2–1 victory at Grimsby Town in August, opening the scoring from the penalty spot. He scored again on his home debut, which came against former club Rochdale. His workrate and obvious talent endeared him to the Rotherham faithful and he quickly became a huge fans favourite. Le Fondre was nominated for the divisional Player of the Month award four times throughout the course of the 2009/10 season (August,[8] September,[9] November[10] and February[11]) though he failed to win the award and, was named in the PFA League Two Team of the Year, alongside fellow Rotherham players Ian Sharps and Nicky Law Jnr, as Rotherham finished fifth in Football League Two and qualified for the playoffs. Le Fondre scored once in each leg of the semi-finals against Aldershot Town as Rotherham ran out 3–0 winners on aggregate, before they lost 3–2 in the final against Dagenham & Redbridge. Le Fondre finished the season with 30 goals and was linked with moves to Championship clubs Derby County and Leicester City, though Rotherham denied a deal had been agreed with either club.[12]

2010–11 season

He scored four in one game for the second time in his career on 21 August 2010 in a remarkable 6–4 home victory over Cheltenham Town in the league.[13] Huddersfield Town had a bid rejected for le Fondre in January 2011.[14] Le Fondre scored his 50th goal for the Millers in just 87 games with the second goal in a 2–0 win against Accrington Stanley on 15 February 2011. Le Fondre reveleaed in May 2011 that although he was happy to stay with Rotherham he revealed he was looking to sign for a club at a higher level.[15]

Reading

2011–12 season

On 27 August 2011, Le Fondre signed a three-year contract with Championship side Reading for a fee believed to be around £350,000.[16] He scored his first goal for Reading in a 2–0 win against Doncaster Rovers on 17 September 2011 with a powerful header from a Joseph Mills cross.[17] His second goal for the club came in a 3–2 win away to Bristol City.[18] He scored his first brace for Reading against Derby County on 18 October 2011 with a volley and then a close range header from a Hal Robson-Kanu cross.[19] His next goal came on 29 November against Peterborough in a 3–2 win.[20] He ended a run of seven games without a goal when he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win away to Watford on 14 January 2012 with a smart flick with his back to goal.[21] On 3 March he came off the bench to score the winning goal against Millwall, giving Reading their sixth successive win.[22] On 6 April, he scored a late brace as Reading beat Leeds United 2–0, sending Reading to the top of the Championship table in the process.[23] On 13 April he scored twice as Reading beat promotion rivals Southampton 3–1, significantly boosting Reading's chances of promotion back to the Premier League. This also increased their title hopes by pushing a 3 point margin with 3 games to go.[24] On 21 April, he came off the bench to score in a 2–2 draw against Crystal Palace, with the point helping to secure the Championship title.[25]

2012–13 season

On 18 August 2012, he scored on his Premier League debut during a 1–1 draw with Stoke City at the Madejski Stadium, scoring a 90th minute penalty to rescue a point for Reading.[26] On 17 November 2012 he helped Reading to their first Premier League win of the season, netting both goals in a 2–1 victory over Everton.[27] Le Fondre's next goal came in a 4–3 home defeat against his boyhood club Manchester United, after he headed home from a corner to make it 2–2.[28] Le Fondre also scored against Arsenal on 17 December, but Reading were defeated 5–2 and remained at the foot of the Premier League table.[29] He scored twice in a 3−1 win at Crawley in the FA Cup on 5 January 2013,[30] and followed it up a week later, scoring a penalty in an amazing 3−2 win over West Brom, having been 2−0 down earlier in the game.[31] Le Fondre's good form continued when he notched two goals against Newcastle after coming off the bench on 19 January 2013 in a match that brought Reading their first away win of the season.[32]

Personal life

Le Fondre has a French paternal grandfather and a brother called Daniel. He is a lifelong Manchester United fan and he cites his heroes as Eric Cantona and Ole Gunnar Solskjær.[33]

Honours

Reading

Individual

  • League Two PFA Team of the Year: 2009–10

Career statistics

As of 26 January 2013.[34]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Play-offs Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals A yellow card A red card
Stockport County 2004–05 20 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 – – 22 5 1 0
2005–06 22 7 2 0 1 1 1 0 – – 26 8 0 0
2006–07 21 7 3 0 1 0 0 0 – – 25 7 2 0
Total 63 18 5 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 73 20 3 0
Rochdale (loan) 2006–07 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – 7 4 1 0
Rochdale 2007–08 46 16 1 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 53 17 4 0
2008–09 44 18 2 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 51 21 2 0
Total 97 38 3 4 3 0 3 0 5 0 111 42 7 0
Rotherham United 2009–10 50 26 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 56 30 1 0
2010–11 42 24 2 0 1 0 1 1 – – 46 25 3 0
2011–12 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 – – 5 4 0 0
Total 96 54 5 2 2 0 2 2 2 1 107 59 4 0
Reading 2011–12 32 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 12 3 0
2012–13 21 8 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 10 1 0
Total 53 20 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 22 4 0
Career Total 309 130 16 8 7 1 8 3 7 1 347 143 18 0

References

  1. ^ "England & Wales births 1837–2006". FindMyPast. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  3. ^ a b Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 366. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  4. ^ "Alfie denies Silkmen". The Daily Telegraph. London. 2 November 2010.
  5. ^ Alfie signs a 3-year contract
  6. ^ "Striker Le Fondre joins Rotherham". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Le Fondre seals Millers move". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ^ The Nominations are In
  9. ^ Player of the Month nominations
  10. ^ Player of the Month nominations
  11. ^ Player of the Month nominations
  12. ^ Le Fondre deal dismissed
  13. ^ "Rotherham 6–4 Cheltenham". BBC Sport. 21 August 2010. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 21 August 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Millers reject Le Fondre approach". BBC Sport. 31 January 2011.
  15. ^ O'Rourke, Pete (6 May 2011). "Le Fondre open to move". Sky Sports. BSkyB. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  16. ^ "Reading sign striker Adam Le Fondre from Rotherham" BBC Sport. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  17. ^ "Reading 2–0 Doncaster" BBC Sport. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  18. ^ "Bristol City 2–3 Reading" BBC Sport. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  19. ^ "Derby 2–2 Reading" BBC Sport. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  20. ^ "Reading 3–2 Peterborough" BBC Sport. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  21. ^ "Watford 1–2 Reading" BBC Sport. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  22. ^ "Millwall 1–2 Reading" BBC Sport. 3 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  23. ^ "Reading 2–0 Leeds" BBC Sport. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  24. ^ "Southampton 1–3 Reading" BBC Sport. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  25. ^ "Reading 2–2 Crystal Palace" BBC Sport. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  26. ^ "Reading 1–1 Stoke" BBC Sport. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  27. ^ Johnston, Neil. "BBC Sport - Reading 2-1 Everton". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  28. ^ "Manchester United's Robin van Persie nets winner in seven-goal epic". The Guardian. 1 December 2012.
  29. ^ "Reading 2-5 Arsenal". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 December 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  30. ^ "Crawley Town 1-3 Reading". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  31. ^ Glendenning, Barry (12 January 2013). "Reading's Pavel Pogrebnyak gets late comeback winner against West Brom". The Guardian. Madejski Stadium: Guardian News and Media. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  32. ^ Cass, Bob (19 January 2013). "Newcastle 1 Reading 2: Super-sub Le Fondre heaps more misery on Magpies". Daily Mail. Associated Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  33. ^ "League Two's top scorer Adam Le Fondre is aiming to revive Rotherham" Guardian. 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  34. ^ Adam le Fondre at Soccerbase
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