Wesley Joseph Nkong Fonguck ( ; born 16 July 1997) is an English

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who plays for

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Career

Fonguck played youth football for

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before joining

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side

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, for whom he made one league appearance. Fonguck joined Barnet as a second-year scholar for the 2014–15 season, and made his senior debut on 16 December 2014, starting in an FA Trophy replay against Concord Rangers. He signed a one-year professional contract in June 2015. He joined Hendon on loan in November 2015, for whom he made 13 appearances. He made his Football League debut when he came on as a substitute against

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on the final day of the 2015–16 season. On 20 January 2017, he joined Hampton & Richmond Borough on loan. Fonguck left the Bees at the end of the 2018–19 season after turning down a new deal. He went on trial at

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in July 2019. Fonguck re-joined the Bees on a two-year deal on 6 September 2019. In December 2020, he was ruled out for the remainder of the 2020–21 season with an

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injury. On his departure from the club in July 2022, Fonguck had made 154 appearances for the Bees, scoring fifteen goals.

International career

In September 2018, Fonguck was called up to the

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squad for their friendly the following month against Estonia U23. He would start for

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's side on his international debut and see out the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fonguck, Wesley 1997 births Living people English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football midfielders Crystal Palace F.C. players Croydon F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Hendon F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Southend United F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Footballers from Lambeth Black British sportsmen