Nicolas Fontaine (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolas Paul Julien Fontaine | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Ambilly, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KSC Lokeren-Temse | ||
| Number | 74 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | AS Cornier | ||
| 2012–2016 | Thonon Evian Grand Genève FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Olympique Lyonnais | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | → Olympique Lyonnais B (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Las Rozas CF (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | → UP Langreo (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | GFA Rumilly-Vallières | 10 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | CS Chênois | ||
| 2024 | RAAL La Louvière | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | KSC Lokeren-Temse | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | France U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2017 | France U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Madagascar | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Nicolas Paul Julien Fontaine (born 7 February 2000) is a footballer who plays as a winger for KSC Lokeren-Temse. Born in France, he is a Madagascar international.
Early life
[edit]Fontaine was born on 7 February 2000. Born in Ambilly, France, he is a native of La Roche-sur-Foron, France.[1]
Club career
[edit]In 2016, Fontaine joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side RB Leipzig, where he became friends with France international Dayot Upamecano.[2] Three years later, he signed for French Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais. Subsequently, he was sent on loan to Spanish side Las Rozas CF in 2020, where he made four league appearances and scored zero goals before being sent on loan to Spanish side UP Langreo in 2021, where he made five league appearances and scored zero goals.[3]
Ahead of the 2022–23 season, he signed for French side GFA Rumilly-Vallières, where he made ten appearances and scored four goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Swiss side CS Chênois in 2023. Afterwards, he signed for Belgian side RAAL La Louvière in 2024, where he made four league appearances and scored zero goals. Six months later, he signed for KSC Lokeren-Temse.[3]
International career
[edit]Fontaine is a Madagascar international. On 11 October 2024, he debuted for the Madagascar national football team during a 1–1 away draw with the Gambia national football team for 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Style of play
[edit]Fontaine plays as a winger. French news website Foot Mercato wrote in 2020 that he "is explosive and very fast. Versatile, he can be used as a center forward but also as a winger".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "De la D4 suisse à international pour Madagascar : le destin de Nicolas Fontaine" [From Swiss D4 to international for Madagascar: the destiny of Nicolas Fontaine] (in French). Le Dauphiné libéré. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ "Leipzig, Lyon, D3 espagnole, D4 suisse : Nicolas Fontaine "Le bourlingueur" espère faire son trou à la RAAL : "Retrouver le monde pro"" [Leipzig, Lyon, Spanish D3, Swiss D4: Nicolas Fontaine "The globetrotter" hopes to make his mark at RAAL: "Return to the professional world"] (in French). La Dernière Heure. 30 September 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
- ^ a b Nicolas Fontaine at Soccerway
- ^ "OL: où en est Nicolas Fontaine?" [OL: Where is Nicolas Fontaine?] (in French). Foot Mercato. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Stockholm
- Swedish men's footballers
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Syrian men's footballers
- 21st-century Syrian sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Eliteserien players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Norwegian Second Division players
- Superettan players
- Assyriska FF players
- Bryne FK players
- Kristiansund BK players
- Levanger FK players
- Sandefjord Fotball players
- Utsiktens BK players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Swedish people of Syrian descent
- Syria men's international footballers