Liam Fontaine

Liam Fontaine

Fontaine playing for Bristol City
Personal information
Full name Liam Vaughan Henry Fontaine
Date of birth (1986-01-07) 7 January 1986
Place of birth Beckenham, London, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Hibernian
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Fulham 1 (0)
2004 → Yeovil Town (loan) 15 (0)
2005 → Kilmarnock (loan) 3 (0)
2005 → Yeovil Town (loan) 10 (0)
2006 → Bristol City (loan) 15 (0)
2006–2014 Bristol City 247 (6)
2013–2014 → Yeovil Town (loan) 5 (0)
2014– Hibernian 62 (2)
National team
2001–2002 England U16 7 (0)
2002 England U17 2 (0)
2005 England U20 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:48, 20 November 2016 (UTC).


Liam Vaughan Henry Fontaine[1] (born 7 January 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Hibernian as a defender. He previously played in the Premier League for Fulham, in the Football League for Yeovil Town and Bristol City and in the Scottish Premier League for Kilmarnock.

Career

Fontaine, who was a youth player at Fulham, represented England at under-16 and under-17 level. Fontaine spent some time at Yeovil Town in the first part of the 2004–05 season. His loan move was initially for a single month, but was later extended by a further two months. He made a couple of first team appearances for Fulham in January 2005. His debut came in a Premier League game against Southampton at St. Mary's on 5 January, which was drawn 3–3.[2] He enjoyed a further loan spell in the latter part of the 2004–05 season with Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premier League.[3]

After being brought to Yeovil by then manager Gary Johnson, Fontaine then went back to Fulham until he was brought to Bristol City on loan by his former Yeovil manager Johnson.[4] The loan spell was made permanent at the end of that season with Fontaine signing a two-year contract, with City having to pay Fulham an undisclosed fee through tribunal.[5] A key member of the 2006–07 promotion team and flourished once more at Championship level, he became centre stage when his goal against Wolves in November left his manager Gary Johnson red-faced – having previously told his defender he would "bare my backside in Burton's window" if he found the net. Fontaine signed a new deal with Bristol City on 12 January 2012 to keep him at the club until the end of 2014 season, stating his ambition is to be the clubs captain on a permanent basis.

On 2 September 2013, Fontaine joined Championship side Yeovil Town, for a third spell, on loan until January 2014.[6] At the end of the 2013–14 season, Fontaine was released by Bristol City.

On 26 August 2014, Fontaine joined Scottish Championship side Hibernian.[7] He made his debut the same day, in Hibernian's 3–2 victory against Dumbarton in the Scottish League Cup.[8] Fontaine made 38 appearances and scored two goals in the 2014–15 season.[9] In June 2015, he signed a two-year contract with Hibernian.[9] He scored a goal in the March 2016 Scottish League Cup Final, which Hibs lost 2–1 to Ross County.[10] Fontaine played the first 70 minutes of the 2016 Scottish Cup Final, which Hibs won 3–2 against Rangers.[11]

Career statistics

As of 12:48, 20 November 2016 (UTC)[12]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fulham 2004–05 1010000020
2005–06 0000000000
Total 1010000020
Yeovil Town (loan) 2004–05 150002010180
Kilmarnock (loan) 2004–05 3020000050
Yeovil Town (loan) 2005–06 100101000120
Bristol City 2005–06 150000000150
2006–07 300401050400
2007–08 381112030442
2008–09 422202000462
2009–10 362202000402
2010–11 310101000330
2011–12 260000000260
2012–13 411101000431
2013–14 3020200070
Total 2626131110802947
Yeovil Town (loan) 2013–14 5000000050
Hibernian 2014–15 291413020382
2015–16 261406130392
2016–17 70001020100
Total 6228110170874
Career total 358825224116042311

Honours

Player

Hibernian

References

  1. ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
  2. ↑ "Southampton 3-3 Fulham". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 January 2005. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fontaine goes to Killie on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bristol City seal Fontaine deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 16 January 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Pair seal moves to Bristol City". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 June 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
  6. ↑ "Liam Fontaine: Yeovil Town sign Bristol City defender on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "DEFENDER FONTAINE JOINS". Hibernian F.C. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "HIBERNIAN 3 DUMBARTON 2". Hibernian F.C. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  9. 1 2 "FONTAINE SIGNS NEW CONTRACT". www.hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian FC. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  10. ↑ Wilson, Richard (13 March 2016). "Scottish League Cup Final: Hibernian 1 Ross County 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Scottish Cup final: Rangers 2-3 Hibernian - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  12. ↑ Liam Fontaine career statistics at Soccerbase
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