| Pierre Fonkeu | |
| Fullname: | Pierre Xavier Fonkeu[1] |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Belgium |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Maidstone United |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | Club Brugge |
| Youthyears2: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | Norwich City |
| Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Lens II |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2020 |
| Clubs2: | Beroe |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | Weymouth |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
| Caps4: | 11 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs5: | Dartford |
| Caps5: | 43 |
| Goals5: | 10 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs6: | Oxford City |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2024 |
| Clubs7: | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Clubs8: | Maidstone United |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Cameroon U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 0 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:10, 26 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC) |
Pierre Xavier Fonkeu (born 10 July 1997) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for Maidstone United.
Fonkeu was born in Belgium.
Having come through the youth ranks at Club Brugge, Fonkeu joined Norwich City on a two-year contract on 31 August 2017 following a trial period with the club.[2] [3] He was released by the club in summer 2019 following the expiry of his contract.[4]
On 27 June 2019, it was announced that Fonkeu had signed for RC Lens, initially joining their reserve team in the Championnat National 2.[5] However, he played just once for their reserve side and joined Bulgarian First League club Beroe in February 2020.[6] He played 3 times for Beroe but was released at the end of the season.[7]
Following a trial spell at Grimsby Town, Fonkeu was offered a short-term deal with the Mariners, however this was held up due to delays in obtaining international clearance, and fell through after the departure of manager Ian Holloway.[8] Fonkeu signed for National League club Weymouth on a permanent deal on 30 January 2021.[9] He made his debut for Weymouth as a substitute in a 1–0 home defeat to Notts County later that day.[10] He made 15 appearances for Weymouth during the 2020–21 season. He was released by the club at the end of the season following the expiry of his contract.[11]
On 25 February 2022, Fonkeu joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town.[12] He made 11 appearances and scored twice during the 2021–22 season.
On 1 August 2022, Fonkeu joined Dartford ahead of the 2022–23 season.[13]
On 14 July 2023, Fonkeu signed for Oxford City.[14]
On 12 March 2024, Fonkeu joined Hemel Hempstead Town on loan.[15]
In June 2024, Fonkeu joined National League South side Maidstone United.[16]
He has represented Cameroon at under-23 level and was part of their squad for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, where he was an unused substitute in all three matches.[17]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Lens II | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Beroe | 2019–20 | Bulgarian First League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Weymouth | 2020–21 | National League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town | 2021–22 | National League South | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Dartford | 2022–23 | National League South | 43 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[18] [19] [20] [21] | 1 | 50 | 11 | ||
| Oxford City | 2023–24 | National League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2023–24 | National League South | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 94 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 101 | 17 | |||