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Wes Foderingham
Foderingham warming up for West Ham United in 2024
Personal information
Full name Wesley Andrew Foderingham[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 33)[2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, London, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 West Ham United
Number 21
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)
2020–2024 Sheffield United 102 (0)
2024– West Ham United 0 (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 15:26, 26 June 2024 (UTC)

Wesley Andrew Foderingham (born 14 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club West Ham 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 Town.

Club career

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Early career

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Foderingham was born in Hammersmith, 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]

Swindon Town

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Foderingham playing for Swindon Town in 2013

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]

Rangers

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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]

Sheffield United

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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]

In September 2023, Sheffield United received racist abuse and threats aimed at Foderingham following the club’s 2–1 away Premier League defeat by Tottenham Hotspur.[25] The following week he was in goal for Sheffield United's record defeat, an 8–0 home loss to Newcastle United. The win also matched Newcastle's record Premier League win.[26][27]

Foderingham was released by Sheffield United at the end of the 2023–24 season.[28]

West Ham United

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On 26 June 2024, Premier League club West Ham United announced the signing of Foderingham for a free transfer and on a two-year contract.[29]

International career

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Foderingham has represented England at various levels including England U19s.[30]

Personal life

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He is a supporter of Newcastle United.[31]

Career statistics

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As of 19 May 2024
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fulham 2009–10[32] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bromley (loan) 2009–10[33] Conference South 9 0 — — — 9 0
Crystal Palace 2010–11[34] 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[35] Conference South 13 0 4 0 — 1[a] 0 18 0
Boreham Wood (loan) 2010–11[36] Conference South 5 0 0 0 — 0 0 5 0
Histon (loan) 2010–11[34] Conference Premier 9 0 — — — 9 0
Swindon Town 2011–12[b][10] League Two 33 0 4 0 0 0 4[c] 0 41 0
2012–13[13] League One 46 0 1 0 4 0 3[d] 0 54 0
2013–14[37] League One 41 0 0 0 3 0 3[c] 0 47 0
2014–15[38] League One 44 0 1 0 2 0 3[e] 0 50 0
Total 164 0 6 0 9 0 13 0 192 0
Rangers 2015–16[39] Scottish Championship 36 0 6 0 3 0 5[f] 0 50 0
2016–17[40] Scottish Premiership 37 0 4 0 2 0 — 43 0
2017–18[41] Scottish Premiership 33 0 2 0 0 0 2[g] 0 37 0
2018–19[42] Scottish Premiership 4 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
2019–20[43] Scottish Premiership 2 0 1 0 1 0 1[g] 0 5 0
Total 112 0 15 0 8 0 8 0 143 0
Sheffield United 2020–21[44] Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
2021–22[45] Championship 32 0 1 0 1 0 2[h] 0 36 0
2022–23[46] Championship 40 0 3 0 1 0 — 44 0
2023–24[47] Premier League 30 0 0 0 0 0 — 30 0
Total 102 0 4 0 3 0 2 0 111 0
Career total 414 0 29 0 20 0 24 0 487 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Kent Senior Cup
  2. ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Crystal Palace
  3. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  4. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy, two in League One play-offs
  5. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
  6. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup
  7. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs

Honours

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Swindon Town

Rangers

Individual

References

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  5. ^ "Player Contract Round-Up". Fulham F.C. 1 June 2010. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Crystal Palace snap up keeper Wesley Foderingham". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 August 2010.
  7. ^ "Histon sign Foderingham, Asafu-Adjaye and Cox on loan". BBC Sport. BBC. 25 March 2011.
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  14. ^ "Stoke 3–4 Swindon (aet)". BBC Sport. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Preston 4–1 Swindon". BBC Sport. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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