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José Fonte

1983 - Today

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José Miguel da Rocha Fonte (born 22 December 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains Primeira Liga club Casa Pia. He started his professional career with Sporting CP B, moving to England with Crystal Palace in 2007. He signed for Southampton in 2010, where he made 288 appearances in all competitions until he joined West Ham United in January 2017. He then represented Dalian Yifang in China and Lille in France, winning the Ligue 1 title with the latter in the 2020–21 season. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. José Fonte is the 5,443rd most popular soccer player (down from 4,427th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 388th in 2019) and the 94th most popular Portuguese Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, José Fonte ranks 5,443 out of 21,273. Before him are Jan Urban, Antonio Mohamed, Mbo Mpenza, Harry Lubse, Ahmet Berman, and Faiq Bolkiah. After him are Hideaki Kaetsu, Eusebio Díaz, Choi In-young, Franco Armani, Hong Yong-jo, and Falko Götz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, José Fonte ranks 163. Before him are Eliseu, Anahí, Oleksandra Matviichuk, Jung Kyung-ho, Liu Xiang, and Marwan Kenzari. After him are Myriam Fares, Shuta Takahashi, Kim Jae-wook, Marc Janko, Keishi Otani, and Takaki Shigemitsu.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, José Fonte ranks 425 out of 633. Before him are Teresa Salgueiro (1969), Eliseu (1983), Sara Martins (1977), Ricardo Pereira (1993), Rui Rio (1957), and Paulo d'Eça Leal (1901). After him are António Lima Pereira (1952), André Gomes (1993), Rui Jorge (1973), Rúben Neves (1997), Aure Atika (1970), and Cristina Branco (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Portugal

Among soccer players born in Portugal, José Fonte ranks 94. Before him are Pedro Mendes (1979), Eduardo Carvalho (1982), Miguel Veloso (1986), Carlos Manuel (1958), Eliseu (1983), and Ricardo Pereira (1993). After him are António Lima Pereira (1952), André Gomes (1993), Rui Jorge (1973), Rúben Neves (1997), Silvestre Varela (1985), and Abel Ferreira (1978).

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