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Liam Fontaine

Liam Fontaine

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age40
CitizenshipEngland
Height1.88 m
Footleft
BornJanuary 7, 1986
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.03
goals / match
Bristol City
top club · 294 apps

Career highs

€1.25m
peak value · 2009
€225k
top transfer fee · 05/06
4
best season · 20/21
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Grant Leadbitter
Midfield - Central Midfield · Retired
Torsten Oehrl
Attack - Centre-Forward · ASV Sassanfahrt
Fabrício
Goalkeeper · Figueirense Futebol Clube
Danny Knowles
Goalkeeper · Retired

Shares 1986-01-07 · 5 players total

585Appearances
17Goals
16Assists
58Yellow cards
2Red cards
224Full matches (90′)
Full nameLiam Fontaine
Name in home countryLiam Vaughan Henry Fontaine
Date of birth1986-01-07 (40 yrs)
Place of birthLondon, England
CitizenshipEngland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footleft
Height188.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-03-16
Contract expires—
Mar 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jan 2024
Transfer: Edinburgh City → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Edinburgh City
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Dundee FC → FC Edinburgh
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Edinburgh
34 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Dundee FC
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Nov 2020
Transfer: Without Club → Dundee FC
20/21 · Transfer
Oct 2020
Transfer: Ross County → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Dundee FC
24 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Ross County FC
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
26 games missed
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Ross County FC
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Hibernian FC → Ross County
17/18 · Transfer
Sep 2017
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hibernian FC, Ross County FC
16 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Hibernian FC
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Hibernian FC
38 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Aug 2014
Transfer: Bristol City → Hibernian FC
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hibernian FC
38 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Bristol City
13/14 · Return from loan
Sep 2013
Transfer: Bristol City → Yeovil Town
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Yeovil Town, Bristol City
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Bristol City
43 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Bristol City
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — Bristol City
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Bristol City
40 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Bristol City
46 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Bristol City
44 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Bristol City
40 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2006
Transfer: Fulham → Bristol City
05/06 · Transfer · €225k
Dec 2005
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Fulham
05/06 · Return from loan
Sep 2005
Transfer: Fulham → Yeovil Town
05/06 · Loan
Jul 2005
05/06 — Yeovil Town, Bristol City
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2005
Transfer: Kilmarnock FC → Fulham
04/05 · Return from loan
Jan 2005
Transfer: Fulham → Kilmarnock FC
04/05 · Loan
Dec 2004
Transfer: Yeovil Town → Fulham
04/05 · Return from loan
Aug 2004
Transfer: Fulham → Yeovil Town
04/05 · Loan
Jul 2004
04/05 — Fulham FC, Yeovil Town, Kilmarnock FC
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Fulham U18 → Fulham
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.25m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
20,118 min
Minutes played by club
Edinburgh City 0.0%
FC Edinburgh 12.3%
Dundee FC 1.9%
Ross County FC 9.5%
Hibernian FC 27.2%
Bristol City 49.1%
Yeovil Town 0.0%
Fulham FC 0.0%
Kilmarnock FC 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Edinburgh City 1 23/24 23/24 16 0 0 0
FC Edinburgh 1 22/23 22/23 34 1 0 2,478
Dundee FC 2 20/21 21/22 48 4 3 374
Ross County FC 3 17/18 19/20 54 1 3 1,912
Hibernian FC 4 14/15 17/18 99 4 5 5,469
Bristol City 9 05/06 13/14 294 7 4 9,885
Yeovil Town 3 04/05 13/14 33 0 1 0
Fulham FC 1 04/05 04/05 2 0 0 0
Kilmarnock FC 1 04/05 04/05 5 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€313K3€625K5€938K6€1.3M05/06 — 1 assists105/0606/0707/08 — 2 goals (Bristol City)207/0808/09 — 2 goals (Bristol City)08/09 — 1 assists308/0909/10 — 2 goals (Bristol City)09/10 — 2 assists409/1010/1111/12 — 1 assists111/1212/13 — 1 goals (Bristol City)112/1313/1414/15 — 2 goals (Hibernian FC)14/15 — 2 assists414/1515/16 — 2 goals (Hibernian FC)15/16 — 2 assists415/1616/17 — 1 assists116/1717/18 — 2 assists217/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/20 — 1 goals (Ross County FC)119/2020/21 — 4 goals (Dundee FC)20/21 — 2 assists620/2121/22 — 1 assists121/2222/23 — 1 goals (FC Edinburgh)122/2305/06 — €50K06/07 — €200K07/08 — €325K09/10 — €1.3M10/11 — €1M12/13 — €750K13/14 — €500K14/15 — €300K15/16 — €350K16/17 — €275K18/19 — €225K19/20 — €200K20/21 — €200K21/22 — €200K22/23 — €125KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 4420/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/24

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 1105/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/24
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
23/24 League One Edinburgh City 13 0 0 2 0 0
23/24 SFA Cup Edinburgh City 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Viaplay Cup Edinburgh City 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Challenge Cup FC Edinburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 League One FC Edinburgh 28 1 0 3 0 2,478
22/23 SFA Cup FC Edinburgh 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Viaplay Cup FC Edinburgh 4 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Prem. Sports Cup Dundee FC 5 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Premiership Dundee FC 18 0 1 3 0 0
21/22 Premiership Relegation Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 SFA Cup Dundee FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Betfred Cup Dundee FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Championship Dundee FC 18 4 2 0 0 374
20/21 Premiership Play-offs Dundee FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 SFA Cup Dundee FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Betfred Cup Ross County FC 4 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Premiership Ross County FC 22 1 0 9 0 1,912
19/20 SFA Cup Ross County FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Betfred Cup Ross County FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Championship Ross County FC 9 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Irn-Bru Cup Ross County FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Betfred Cup Hibernian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premiership Ross County FC 9 0 1 1 0 0
17/18 Premiership Hibernian FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Premiership Relegation Ross County FC 5 0 1 1 0 0
16/17 Betfred Cup Hibernian FC 1 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Championship Hibernian FC 15 0 0 3 0 0
16/17 Europa League Qualifying Hibernian FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
16/17 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Championship Hibernian FC 26 1 1 3 0 1,990
15/16 Petrofac Tr. Cup Hibernian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premiership Play-offs Hibernian FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 SCL by Utilita Hibernian FC 6 1 1 0 0 540
15/16 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 4 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Championship Hibernian FC 29 1 2 1 0 2,579
14/15 League Cup Hibernian FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Premiership Play-offs Hibernian FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 SFA Cup Hibernian FC 4 1 0 0 0 360
13/14 Championship Yeovil Town 5 0 0 1 0 0
13/14 FA Cup Bristol City 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Bristol City 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League One Bristol City 3 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Championship Bristol City 41 1 0 4 0 3,565
12/13 FA Cup Bristol City 1 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 League Cup Bristol City 1 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Championship Bristol City 26 0 1 4 1 0
10/11 Championship Bristol City 31 0 0 2 0 0
10/11 FA Cup Bristol City 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 League Cup Bristol City 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Championship Bristol City 36 2 1 3 0 1,419
09/10 FA Cup Bristol City 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 League Cup Bristol City 2 0 1 0 0 0
08/09 Championship Bristol City 42 2 1 2 0 1,828
08/09 FA Cup Bristol City 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 League Cup Bristol City 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Championship Bristol City 38 1 0 7 0 2,983
07/08 Championship Play-Offs Bristol City 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 FA Cup Bristol City 1 1 0 0 0 90
07/08 League Cup Bristol City 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 EFL Trophy Bristol City 5 0 0 2 0 0
06/07 FA Cup Bristol City 4 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 League Cup Bristol City 1 0 0 1 0 0
06/07 League One Bristol City 30 0 0 2 0 0
05/06 League Cup Yeovil Town 1 0 0 0 1 0
05/06 League One Bristol City 15 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 League One Yeovil Town 10 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 FA Cup Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Cup Yeovil Town 2 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 League Two Yeovil Town 15 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Premier League Fulham FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Premiership Kilmarnock FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 SFA Cup Kilmarnock FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
04/05 2004-07-01 Fulham U18 Fulham Transfer 0 —
04/05 2004-08-01 Fulham Yeovil Town Loan 0 —
04/05 2004-12-01 Yeovil Town Fulham Return from loan 0 —
04/05 2005-01-01 Fulham Kilmarnock FC Loan 0 —
04/05 2005-05-01 Kilmarnock FC Fulham Return from loan 50000 —
05/06 2005-09-01 Fulham Yeovil Town Loan 50000 —
05/06 2005-12-01 Yeovil Town Fulham Return from loan 50000 —
05/06 2006-01-01 Fulham Bristol City Transfer 50000 €225k
13/14 2013-09-02 Bristol City Yeovil Town Loan 500000 —
13/14 2014-01-01 Yeovil Town Bristol City Return from loan 500000 —
14/15 2014-08-26 Bristol City Hibernian FC Transfer 500000 —
17/18 2018-01-31 Hibernian FC Ross County Transfer 275000 —
20/21 2020-10-07 Ross County Without Club Transfer 200000 —
20/21 2020-11-20 Without Club Dundee FC Transfer 200000 —
22/23 2022-07-09 Dundee FC FC Edinburgh Transfer 125000 —
23/24 2024-01-19 Edinburgh City Without Club Transfer 0 —
23/24 2024-03-16 Without Club Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Ankle surgery 2017-09-14 2017-12-20 98 16
18/19 Broken arm 2018-07-17 2018-08-17 32 6
18/19 Achilles tendon rupture 2018-11-10 2019-04-10 152 26
19/20 Ill 2019-12-17 2019-12-23 7 1
20/21 Achilles tendon problems 2021-03-10 2021-03-22 13 3
22/23 Knee injury 2023-03-19 2023-07-23 127 9
Current€125k
Peak€1.25m
Low—
Δ since start+€75k
—€313k€625k€938k€1.25m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €125k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €225k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Ivan Sproule 1 0 0
Jason Cummings 2 1 0
Lewis Stevenson 2 0 0
Albert Adomah 1 1 0
Nicky Maynard 1 1 0
Paul Hanlon 2 1 0
Mark Oxley 2 0 0
Danny Handling 2 0 0
David Noble 2 0 0
Martin Boyle 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
20/21 Championship Dundee FC 4 18
08/09 Championship Bristol City 2 42
09/10 Championship Bristol City 2 36

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
14/15 Championship Hibernian FC 2 29
20/21 Championship Dundee FC 2 18
09/10 League Cup Bristol City 1 2

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
13/14 2014-01-01 Yeovil Town Bristol City Return from loan — €500k
13/14 2013-09-02 Bristol City Yeovil Town Loan — €500k
05/06 2005-12-01 Yeovil Town Fulham Return from loan — €50k
05/06 2005-09-01 Fulham Yeovil Town Loan — €50k
04/05 2005-05-01 Kilmarnock FC Fulham Return from loan — €50k
04/05 2005-01-01 Fulham Kilmarnock FC Loan — —
04/05 2004-12-01 Yeovil Town Fulham Return from loan — —
04/05 2004-08-01 Fulham Yeovil Town Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Liam Fontaine's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Kilmarnock FC 12 6 3 3 17 16 +1 50%
Cardiff City 12 3 3 6 9 19 -10 25%
Rangers FC 12 0 1 11 4 33 -29 0%
Livingston FC 12 2 4 6 13 23 -10 17%
Aberdeen FC 12 4 1 7 14 20 -6 33%
Barnsley FC 12 6 4 2 25 20 +5 50%
Preston North End 12 2 7 3 17 16 +1 17%
Motherwell FC 12 4 2 6 12 19 -7 33%
Sheffield Wednesday 12 5 4 3 15 12 +3 42%
Queens Park Rangers 11 3 3 5 14 17 -3 27%
St. Mirren FC 11 6 2 3 15 11 +4 55%
Celtic FC 11 1 3 7 6 29 -23 9%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
23/24 16 0 2 0 0 0
22/23 34 2,478 3 1 0 0.15
21/22 24 0 3 0 0 0
19/20 27 1,912 10 0 0 0.47
17/18 16 0 2 0 0 0
16/17 21 0 4 0 0 0
15/16 38 2,530 3 0 0 0.11
14/15 38 2,939 1 0 0 0.03
13/14 12 0 1 0 0 0
12/13 43 3,565 6 0 0 0.15
11/12 26 0 4 0 1 0
10/11 33 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 40 1,419 3 0 0 0.19
08/09 46 1,828 2 0 0 0.1
07/08 44 3,073 7 0 0 0.21
06/07 40 0 5 0 0 0
05/06 26 0 0 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Championship
97 apps
6 G
5 A
Championship
219 apps
6 G
3 A
Viaplay Cup
30 apps
1 G
2 A
Premiership
52 apps
1 G
2 A
League One
41 apps
1 G
0 A
SFA Cup
18 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
14 apps
1 G
0 A
Petrofac Tr. Cup
4 apps
0 G
1 A
Premiership Relegation
6 apps
0 G
1 A
League One
58 apps
0 G
1 A

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Frequently asked about Liam Fontaine

Who is Liam Fontaine?

Liam Fontaine is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Liam Fontaine?

Liam Fontaine is 40 years old. He was born on January 7, 1986 in London.

What position does Liam Fontaine play?

Liam Fontaine plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Liam Fontaine play for?

Liam Fontaine currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Liam Fontaine scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Liam Fontaine has scored 17 goals in 585 appearances.