Thomas Fontaine
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-05-08) 8 May 1991
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 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 France U20 6 (0)
2017– Madagascar 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2023
‡ 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 Championnat National club Sochaux.[1] Born in the French region of Réunion, Fontaine represents the Madagascar national team internationally.[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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon B 2008–09 CFA Group B 2010000201
2009–10 1000000100
2010–11 2600000260
2011–12 2100000210
Total 7710000771
Tours 2012–13 Ligue 2 2100020230
2013–14 3400030370
2014–15 00001010
Total 5500060610
Auxerre 2014–15 Ligue 2 2608000340
2015–16 70002090
Total 3308020430
Clermont 2016–17 Ligue 2 3411020371
2017–18 3500020370
Total 6911040741
Reims 2018–19 Ligue 1 702010100
Career total 24121101302652

International

As of matches played on 20 September 2019[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Madagascar 201720
201850
201970
Total140

International goals

Scores and results list Madagascar's goal tally first.[9]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 September 2021National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Dar es Salaam Tanzania3–23–22022 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.
  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. 1 2 Thomas Fontaine at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ↑ "Coupe de France 2014/2015".
  11. ↑ "Sportinter.tv".


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