Wesley Andrew Foderingham (born 14 January 1991) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. He is a former England U19 international. Foderingham was with Fulham and

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as a young player, but did not make a league appearance for either club. After playing on loan for a number of non-league clubs, he signed for

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and made over 160 appearances in the Football League for the Wiltshire club. In July 2015, Foderingham signed a three-year contract with Scottish club Rangers upon being released by Swindon.

Club career

Early career

Foderingham was born in Hammersmith, Greater London. He started with Fulham in their youth squad before moving on loan to

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. After being released by Fulham, Foderingham signed his first professional contract with

in August 2010, before going on loan with

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in March 2011.

Swindon Town

In October 2011 Foderingham signed on loan with

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side

until January 2012 to cover for injured keeper Phil Smith, making his debut on 15 October 2011 against

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. During his time on loan in 15 games for Swindon, Foderingham conceded just six goals and kept nine clean sheets. This prompted Swindon manager

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to buy the keeper for an undisclosed sum on 6 January 2012, on a contract running until July 2014. Foderingham would keep a total of 24 clean sheets across all competitions and lose just four of his 33 league games as Swindon won the 2011–12 League Two title. Foderingham began the 2012–13 season with four consecutive clean sheets, before beating

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team Stoke City 4–3

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in the

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. However, in the following game against Preston North End, he was substituted for Leigh Bedwell after 21 minutes with Swindon two goals down. Foderingham reacted angrily to his substitution, kicking a water bottle as he left the pitch, before storming down the tunnel. Manager Di Canio publicly criticised Foderingham after the game and claimed that if he did not apologise for his actions, he would be "out" of the club. Foderingham later issued an apology, which was accepted by Di Canio. Foderingham was released by Swindon Town at the end of the 2014–15 season upon the expiry of his contract.

Rangers

On 3 July 2015, Foderingham signed a three-year contract with then

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club Rangers. He made his debut for the Ibrox club in a 6–2 win against Hibernian in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup and was Rangers' first choice goalkeeper ahead of

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under new Rangers manager

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. On 19 July 2016, Foderingham extended his contract with Rangers for another year until 2019. In July 2018, under new Manager Steven Gerrard, Foderingham became second-choice goalkeeper largely due to the return of

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to the Rangers team after a six-year absence. Foderingham made his first appearance of the season for Rangers in a 3–1 win over Kilmarnock in the

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. On 19 May 2020 it was announced that he would leave Rangers at the end of May when his contract ended.

Sheffield United

Foderingham joined

club

on 17 July 2020 on a three-year contract.

International career

Foderingham has represented England at various levels including England U19s.

Personal life

He is a supporter of Newcastle United.

Career statistics

Honours

Swindon Town *

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: 2011–12 Rangers *

: 2015–16 * Scottish Challenge Cup: 2015–16 Individual * PFA Team of the Year: 2012–13 League One * Football League Two Golden Glove (Yearly): 2011–12 * Football League Two Golden Glove (Monthly): April 2012

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Foderingham, Wes 1991 births Living people Footballers from Hammersmith English men's footballers England men's youth international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Fulham F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Crystal Palace F.C. players Boreham Wood F.C. players Histon F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players National League (English football) players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Premier League players Black British sportsmen