Wes Foderingham

Wes Foderingham

Foderingham playing for Rangers in 2015
Personal information
Full name Wesley Andrew Foderingham[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991[1]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Rangers
Number 1
Youth career
2000–2009 Fulham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Fulham 0 (0)
2010Bromley (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2012 Crystal Palace 0 (0)
2010Bromley (loan) 33 (0)
2011Boreham Wood (loan) 5 (0)
2011Histon (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2012Swindon Town (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2015 Swindon Town 152 (0)
2015– Rangers 52 (0)
National team
2006–2007 England U16 5 (0)
2007–2008 England U17 4 (0)
2009–2010 England U19 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:51, 5 December 2016 (UTC).


Wesley Andrew "Wes" Foderingham (born 14 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Scottish Premiership club Rangers. He is a former England U19 international.

Foderingham was with Fulham and Crystal Palace 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 Swindon Town 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, London.[1] He started with Fulham in their youth squad before moving on loan to Bromley.[2] After being released by Fulham,[3] Foderingham signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in August 2010,[4] before going on loan with Histon in March 2011.[5]

In October 2011 he signed on loan with Swindon Town until January 2012 to cover for injured keeper Phil Smith,[6] making his debut on 15 October 2011 against Accrington Stanley.[7] During his time on loan in 15 games for Swindon, Foderingham conceded just six goals and kept nine clean sheets. This prompted Swindon manager Paolo Di Canio to buy the keeper for an undisclosed sum on 6 January 2012, on a contract running until July 2014.[8]

Swindon Town

Foderingham playing for Swindon Town in 2013

There were fears that such a record would prompt other clubs to beat Swindon Town to his signature, but Foderingham had no doubt in his mind which club he wanted to sign for. Following an abject performance against Stoke City in the League Cup, in which Swindon won 4–3, he was substituted in the very next game after twenty-one minutes, with Swindon two goals down. Foderingham reacted angrily to his substitution; kicking a water bottle as he left the pitch and refusing to acknowledge his manager. Manager Di Canio then publicly criticised Foderingham after the game and claimed that if he did not apologise for his actions, he would be 'out' of the club.[9][10] Foderingham later issued an apology, which was accepted by Di Canio.[11]

Foderingham was released by Swindon Town at the end of the 2014–15 season upon the expiry of his contract.[12]

Rangers

On 3 July 2015, Foderingham signed a three-year contract with then Scottish Championship club Rangers. He made his debut for the Ibrox club in a 6–2 win over Hibernian in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup and was Rangers' first choice goalkeeper over Cammy Bell under new Rangers manager Mark Warburton.[13] On 19 July 2016, Foderingham extended his contract with Rangers for another year until 2019.[14]

International career

Foderingham has represented England at various levels including England U19s.

Personal life

He is a supporter of Newcastle United.[15]

Career statistics

As of 12:35, 27 November 2016 (UTC)[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2009–10 Premier League 0000000000
Bromley (loan) 2009–10 Conference South 7070
Crystal Palace 2010–11 Championship 00000000
2011–12 Championship 00000000
Total 00000000
Bromley (loan) 2010–11 Conference South 3300000330
Boreham Wood (loan) 2010–11 Conference South 50000050
Histon (loan) 2010–11 Conference Premier 9090
Swindon Town 2011–12 League Two 33040004[lower-alpha 1]0410
2012–13 League One 46010403[lower-alpha 2]0540
2013–14 League One 41000303[lower-alpha 1]0470
2014–15 League One 44010202[lower-alpha 3]0490
Total 164060901201910
Rangers 2015–16 Scottish Championship 36060305[lower-alpha 4]0500
2016–17 Scottish Premiership 1400020160
Total 500605050660
Career total 26801201401703110

Honours

Club

Swindon Town
Rangers

Individual

References

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  2. "Foderingham joins on loan from Fulham". Bromley F.C. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  3. "Player Contract Round-Up". Fulham F.C. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. "Crystal Palace snap up keeper Wesley Foderingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 August 2010.
  5. "Histon sign Foderingham, Asafu-Adjaye and Cox on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 March 2011.
  6. "Swindon Town bring in Crystal Palace keeper Foderingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 October 2011.
  7. "Accrington 0–2 Swindon". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 October 2011.
  8. "Wes Foderingham leaves Crystal Palace for Swindon Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 January 2012.
  9. Bailey, Graeme. "Di Canio fumes at keeper". SkySports. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  10. "Di Canio goalkeeper rant. Priceless (video)". FFO. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  11. "Paolo Di Canio 'forgives' Wes Foderingham for Preston row". BBC Sport. BBC. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  12. "Released List". Swindontownfc.co.uk. 2015-06-01. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  13. "Rangers sign goalkeeper Wes Foderingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  14. "Wes & Rob Extend Contracts". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 19 July 2016.
  15. "Rangers star reveals he was a childhood Newcastle fan". The Mag. The Mag. 11 November 2016.
  16. "Wes Foderingham profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  17. "League Two review: Swindon win title in style as Macclesfield drop out of league". Daily Mail. DMG Media. 28 April 2012.
  18. Burke, Andy (5 April 2016). "Rangers 1-0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  19. English, Tom (10 April 2016). "Rangers 4-0 Peterhead". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
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