Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley Andrew Foderingham [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 January 1991||
Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2009 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Bromley (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2010–2012 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Bromley (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2011 | → Boreham Wood (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2011 | → Histon (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Swindon Town | 152 | (0) |
2015–2020 | Rangers | 112 | (0) |
2020– | Sheffield United | 101 | (0) |
International career | |||
2006–2007 | England U16 | 5 | (0) |
2007–2008 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | England U19 | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:35, 14 May 2024 (UTC) |
Wesley Andrew Foderingham (born 14 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Sheffield United. 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.
Foderingham was born in Hammersmith, Greater London. [2] He started with Fulham in their youth squad before moving on loan to Bromley. [4] After being released by Fulham, [5] Foderingham signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in August 2010, [6] before going on loan with Histon in March 2011. [7]
In October 2011 Foderingham signed on loan with League Two side Swindon Town until January 2012 to cover for injured keeper Phil Smith, [8] making his debut on 15 October 2011 against Accrington Stanley. [9] During his time on loan in 15 games for Swindon, Foderingham conceded just six goals and kept nine clean sheets. [10] 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. [11] 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. [10] [12]
Foderingham began the 2012–13 season with four consecutive clean sheets, before beating Premier League team Stoke City 4–3 after extra time in the League Cup. [13] [14] However, in the following game against Preston North End, he was substituted for Leigh Bedwell after 21 minutes with Swindon two goals down. [15] Foderingham reacted angrily to his substitution, kicking a water bottle as he left the pitch, before storming down the tunnel. [15] 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. [16] [17] Foderingham later issued an apology, which was accepted by Di Canio. [18]
Foderingham was released by Swindon Town at the end of the 2014–15 season upon the expiry of his contract. [19]
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 against Hibernian in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup and was Rangers' first choice goalkeeper ahead of Cammy Bell under new Rangers manager Mark Warburton. [20] On 19 July 2016, Foderingham extended his contract with Rangers for another year until 2019. [21] In July 2018, under new Manager Steven Gerrard, Foderingham became second-choice goalkeeper largely due to the return of Allan McGregor 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 Scottish League Cup. On 19 May 2020 it was announced that he would leave Rangers at the end of May when his contract ended. [22]
Foderingham joined Premier League club Sheffield United on 17 July 2020 on a three-year contract. [23] During the 2021/2022 season, under manager Paul Heckingbottom, Foderingham established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper. [24]
In the 2022/2023 season, Foderingham kept 18 clean sheets in 44 games as Sheffield United secured promotion back to the Premier League. [24]
Foderingham has represented England at various levels including England U19s.[ citation needed ]
He is a supporter of Newcastle United. [25]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Fulham | 2009–10 [26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bromley (loan) | 2009–10 [27] | Conference South | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Crystal Palace | 2010–11 [28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2011–12 [10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Bromley (loan) | 2010–11 [29] | Conference South | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Boreham Wood (loan) | 2010–11 [30] | Conference South | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Histon (loan) | 2010–11 [28] | Conference Premier | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Swindon Town | 2011–12 [lower-alpha 2] [10] | League Two | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 41 | 0 |
2012–13 [13] | League One | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 54 | 0 | |
2013–14 [31] | League One | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
2014–15 [32] | League One | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 50 | 0 | |
Total | 164 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
Rangers | 2015–16 [33] | Scottish Championship | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 50 | 0 |
2016–17 [34] | Scottish Premiership | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 43 | 0 | ||
2017–18 [35] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
2018–19 [36] | Scottish Premiership | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2019–20 [37] | Scottish Premiership | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 7] | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | 112 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 143 | 0 | ||
Sheffield United | 2020–21 [38] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
2021–22 [39] | Championship | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 8] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
2022–23 [40] | Championship | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 44 | 0 | ||
2023–24 [41] | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
Total | 86 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 0 | ||
Career total | 398 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 471 | 0 |
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