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Rui Fonte
Rui Fonte
Fulham info
Full name Rui Pedro da Rocha Fonte
Date of birth 23 Apr 1990
Place of birth    Penafiel, Porto District, Portugal
Height 5ft 11in (1.81m)
Playing position Striker
Current player? No
Number(s) worn 9 (2017-2018)
17 (2018-2019)
Debut Sheff Wed (h) (19 Aug 2017)
Last Appearance Exeter (h) (28 Aug 2018)
First goal Ipswich (a) (26 Aug 2017)
Last goal Burton (h) (20 Jan 2018)
Joined from Braga, £8.3 million - 17 Aug 2017
Left for Braga, free - 21 Aug 2019
League apps (gls) 27 (3)
All apps (gls) 29 (3)
Other clubs Sacavenense (youth) (1998-1999)
Sporting Lisbon (youth) (1999-2006)
Arsenal (2006-2009)
→ Crystal Palace (loan) (2009)
Sporting Lisbon (2009-2011)
→ Vitória Setúbal (loan) (2009-2010)
→ Espanyol (loan) (2010-2011)
Espanyol (2011-2013)
Benfica (2013-2016)
→ Belenenses (loan) (2015)
→ Braga (loan) (2015-2016)
Braga (2016-2017) & (2019-present)
→ Lille (loan) (2018-2019) (from Fulham)
International Portugal U21 (2008-2012)
Apps (gls) 22 (8)

Rui Fonte is a striker who played for Fulham from 2017 until 2019. The younger brother of José Fonte, he was signed by Slaviša Jokanović in August 2017 for a fee of £8.3 million. Things did not go well for Rui and he was handed back to Braga two years later on a free transfer.

Career[]

Before Fulham[]

Fulham (2017-2019)[]

Rui's signature was confirmed on 17 August 2017, for a reported fee of £8.3 million. He made his debut just two days later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1-0 loss at home to Sheffield Wednesday. After initially impressing, and quickly getting his first goal for the club in a 2-0 victory away to Ipswich Town, he went on a five month goal drought which finally ended as he grabbed a brace in a 6-0 thrashing of Burton Albion on 20 January 2018.

Aleksandar Mitrović joined the club on loan for the rest of the 2017-18 season at the end of the January transfer window, and this meant less game time for Rui, who struggled to dislodge Mitrović as the starting striker and failed to score for the rest of the season.

After Fulham's promotion to the Premier League, Rui was surplus to requirements and was shipped out on loan to Lille for the 2018-19 season, joining up with his brother José.

He was sold back to Braga on 21 August 2019 on a free transfer.

After Fulham[]

Fulham Statistics[]

Appearances[]

Season League League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2017-18 Championship 27 3 1 0 0 0 28 3
2018-19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total 27 3 1 0 1 0 29 3

Disciplinary[]

Season Booked Sent off
2017-18 2 0
Total 2 0

Fulham Matches[]

# Season Date Comp Opposition Venue Result Score Additional Information
1 2017-18 19 Aug 2017 CHMP Sheff Wed Home Lost 0-1
2 2017-18 26 Aug 2017 CHMP Ipswich Away Won 2-0 Goal 51', Substituted off in the 76'
3 2017-18 16 Sept 2017 CHMP Burton Away Lost 1-2 Substituted on in the 70'
4 2017-18 23 Sept 2017 CHMP Middlesbrough Home Drew 1-1 Booked in the 90+4'
5 2017-18 26 Sept 2017 CHMP Nottm Forest Away Won 3-1 Substituted off in the 68'
6 2017-18 29 Sept 2017 CHMP QPR Away Won 2-1 Penmiss 83' (over bar), Substituted off in the 90+4'
7 2017-18 14 Oct 2017 CHMP Preston Home Drew 2-2
8 2017-18 21 Oct 2017 CHMP Aston Villa Away Lost 1-2 Booked in the 15', Substituted off in the 79'
9 2017-18 28 Oct 2017 CHMP Bolton Home Drew 1-1 Substituted off in the 57'
10 2017-18 31 Oct 2017 CHMP Bristol City Home Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 46'
11 2017-18 3 Nov 2017 CHMP Wolves Away Lost 0-2 Substituted off in the 70'
12 2017-18 18 Nov 2017 CHMP Derby Home Drew 1-1 Substituted off in the 60'
13 2017-18 21 Nov 2017 CHMP Sheff Utd Away Won 5-4 Substituted on in the 74'
14 2017-18 25 Nov 2017 CHMP Millwall Home Won 1-0 Substituted off in the 58'
15 2017-18 2 Dec 2017 CHMP Brentford Away Lost 1-3 Substituted on in the 63'
16 2017-18 9 Dec 2017 CHMP Birmingham Home Won 1-0 Substituted on in the 79'
17 2017-18 16 Dec 2017 CHMP Sunderland Away Lost 0-1 Substituted off in the 78'
18 2017-18 23 Dec 2017 CHMP Barnsley Home Won 2-1 Substituted on in the 81'
19 2017-18 26 Dec 2017 CHMP Cardiff Away Won 4-2 Substituted on in the 77'
20 2017-18 6 Jan 2018 FAC Southampton Home Lost 0-1 Substituted off in the 76'
21 2017-18 13 Jan 2018 CHMP Middlesbrough Away Won 1-0 Substituted on in the 58'
22 2017-18 20 Jan 2018 CHMP Burton Home Won 6-0 Goal 18', Goal 38', Substituted off in the 75'
23 2017-18 27 Jan 2018 CHMP Barnsley Away Won 3-1
24 2017-18 3 Feb 2018 CHMP Nottm Forest Home Won 2-0 Substituted off in the 55'
25 2017-18 10 Feb 2018 CHMP Bolton Away Drew 1-1 Substituted off in the 51'
26 2017-18 6 Mar 2018 CHMP Sheff Utd Home Won 3-0 Substituted on in the 87'
27 2017-18 17 Mar 2018 CHMP QPR Home Drew 2-2 Substituted on in the 79'
28 2017-18 27 Apr 2018 CHMP Sunderland Home Won 2-1 Substituted on in the 74'
29 2018-19 28 Aug 2018 LC Exeter Home Won 2-0

External links and references[]

Fulham FC
2017-18 squad
1. Bettinelli 2. Fredericks 3. R Sessegnon 4. Odoi 5. Soares 6. McDonald 7. Kebano 8. Johansen 9. Fonte 10. Cairney 11. Ayité 13. Ream 14. Woodrow 15. Madl 16. Norwood 17. Sigurðsson / Graham 19. Ojo 20. Piazón 21. Targett 22. Mollo / Christie 23. Djaló 24. Aluko 26. Kalas 27. Button 32. Mitrović 33. O'Riley 35. Adeniran 36. de la Torre 37. Edun 40. Käit 42. Rodák 43. S Sessegnon 44. Cissé 46. Norman 47. Kamara
Manager
Flag of Serbia Slaviša Jokanović
Fulham FC
2018-19 squad
1. Bettinelli 3. R Sessegnon 4. Odoi 5. Chambers 6. McDonald 7. Kebano 8. Johansen 9. Mitrović 10. Cairney 11. Ayité 12. Babel 13. Ream 14. Schürrle 16. Nordtveit 17. Fonte 19. Vietto 20. Le Marchand 21. Fosu-Mensah 22. Christie 23. Bryan 24. Seri 25. Rico 26. Mawson 29. Anguissa 30. Marković 31. Fabri 32. Fossey 33. O'Riley 36. de la Torre 40. Käit 43. S Sessegnon 44. Cissé 47. Kamara 50. L Ashby-Hammond 56. Elliott
Manager
Flag of Serbia Slaviša Jokanović / Flag of Italy Claudio Ranieri / Flag of England Scott Parker
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