- José Fonte
Infobox Football biography
playername = José Fonte
fullname = José Miguel da Rocha Fonte
nickname =
height = 6 ft 2 in (187 cm)
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1983|12|22|mf=y
cityofbirth =Penafiel
countryofbirth =Portugal
currentclub = Crystal Palace
clubnumber = 6
position = Defender
youthyears = ?-2002
youthclubs =Sporting Lisbon
years = 2002-2003
2003-2004
2004-2005
2005
2006-
2006
2006-2007
2007-2008
2008-
clubs =Sporting Lisbon
Salgueiros
F.C. Felgueiras
Vitória de Setúbal
Benfica
→Paços Ferreira (loan)
→Estrela Amadora (loan)
Crystal Palace (loan)
Crystal Palace
caps(goals) = 0 (0)
? (?)
28 (1)
14 (0)
1 (0)
11 (1)
25 (1)
22 (1)
6 (0)
nationalyears = 2006
nationalteam =Portugal U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (0)
pcupdate = 17:45, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 16:57, 16 February 2008 (UTC)José Miguel da Rocha Fonte (born
December 22 1983 inPenafiel ,Portugal ) is a defender, who plays for Crystal Palace. His brother Rui is currently in the Arsenal youth academy.He began his career at the
Sporting Lisbon youth teams, but didn't make to the first squad so he signed for Salgueiros for the 2003/2004 season. The club was in great financial difficulties so Fonte terminated his contract and moved to F.C. Felgueiras where history repeated itself. In the 2005/2006 season, Fonte signed with Vitória de Setúbal, before joining giants Benfica in January 2006. He was immediately loaned out to Paços de Ferreira for the remainder of that season to get first-team football and then to Estrela da Amadora the following season for more first-team football.Fonte then moved on loan to Crystal Palace in
London , to be nearer Rui. This looked to be an ill-judged move, with chances were few and far-between, until injuries in the Palace defence gave Fonte a run in side. He impressed fans and pundits alike with some strong performances, which lead to the deal being made permanent at the end of the season. [cite news
date=2008-07-23
url=http://www.cpfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10323~1349570,00.html
title=Fonte Signs Permanently
publisher=cpfc.co.uk
accessdate=2008-07-23]Club career statistics
:"(correct as of
30 September 2008 )"References
External links
* [http://www.cpfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10323~34684,00.html José Fonte player profile] at cpfc.co.uk
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