Thomas Fontaine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| 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– | Lorient | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | France U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | Madagascar | 25 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:46, 20 September 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:46, 20 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Fontaine (born 8 May 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for French Ligue 2 club FC Lorient. Born in the French region of Réunion, Fontaine represents the Madagascar national football team internationally.
Club career
Fontaine made his professional debut on 30 July 2012, coming on as a substitute for Yacoub Meite in the 0–4 defeat to Monaco.
International career
Fontaine represented the France national under-20 football team at the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[1] Fontaine made his senior debut for Madagascar in a 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Sudan on 9 June 2017.[2][3].Represented the national team at 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
- As of 30 June 2019.
| 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 September 2019[4]
| Madagascar national team | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 14 | 0 |
Honours
Club
FC Lorient
- Ligue 2: 2020
Auxerre
- Coupe de France: Runner-up: 2015[5]
Individual
FC Lorient
- Best XI (Match Day 26) : Ligue 2 Domino's 2020 [6]
National Team
References
- ^ "Joueur - Thomas FONTAINE - FFF".
- ^ "Football – Eliminatoires CAN – Madagascar domine le Soudan".
- ^ "Madagascar Roster - International Friendlies - 2017 Team Roster". www.foxsports.com.
- ^ Thomas Fontaine at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ https://www.footballdatabase.eu/fr/competition/general/8593-coupe_de_france/2014-2015/-
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/BareaMpanohana12/photos/a.324273681691739/633890484063389/?type=3&theater
- ^ https://www.sportinter.tv/2019/07/15/madagascar-les-barea-decores-chevalier-de-lordre-national/
External links
- Thomas Fontaine at FootballDatabase.eu
- Thomas Fontaine profile at Foot-National.com
- Thomas Fontaine – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Thomas Fontaine at Soccerway
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