Jean-Michel Fontaine

Jean-Michel Fontaine
Fontaine with Saint-Pierroise in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jean-Michel Fontaine
Date of birth (1988-08-28) August 28, 1988
Place of birth Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
La Tamponnaise
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 USS Tamponnaise 68 (21)
2012–2013 JS Saint-Pierroise 28 (15)
2013 Fleetwood Town 3 (0)
2013 JS Saint-Pierroise 11 (3)
2014–2015 AS Excelsior 47 (25)
2016–2020 JS Saint-Pierroise 104 (89)
2021– La Tamponnaise 97 (68)
International career
2007– Réunion 30 (15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Michel Fontaine (born 28 August 1988) is a Réunionese professional footballer. He primarily plays as a forward and is Réunion's all-time top scorer.

In February 2013 he joined Fleetwood Town,[1] before being released at the end of the season.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
La Tamponnaise 2006 Régional 1 5050
2007 275275
2008 254254
2009 248248
2010 236236
2011 20102010
Total 1243312433
JS Saint-Pierroise 2012 Régional 1 228228
Fleetwood Town 2012–13 EFL League Two 12000—00120
JS Saint-Pierroise 2013 Régional 1 9292
Excelsior 2014 Régional 1 219219
2015 178178
Total 38173817
JS Saint-Pierroise 2016–17 Régional 1 24192419
2017 21222122
2018 24202420
2019 2421102521
2020 8741128
Total 101895110690
La Tamponnaise 2021 Régional 1 14910159
2022 2415112516
2023 2418402818
2024 2522102622
2025 222244
2026 821395
Total 976810610774
Career total 411219157426226

International

As of match played 2 September 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Réunion 200750
200820
201041
201120
201258
201533
201953
202330
Total 2915
Scores and results list Réunion's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fontaine goal.
List of international goals scored by Jean-Michel Fontaine
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 22 September 2010 Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, Sannois, France  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1–0 11–0 2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer [4]
2 15 September 2012 George V Stadium, Curepipe, Mauritius  Mauritius 1–1 1–1 Friendly [5]
3 22 September 2012 Stade Montbauron, Versailles, France  French Guiana 1–0 2–0 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer [6]
4 24 September 2012 Stade Bauer, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France  Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8–0 10–0 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer [7]
5 9–0
6 10–0
7 26 September 2012 Stade Jean Rolland, Franconville, France  Guadeloupe 1–0 2–1 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer [8]
8 2–1
9 29 September 2012 Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, Sannois, France  Martinique 1–1 2–2 2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer [9]
10 31 July 2015 Stade Michel Volnay, Saint-Pierre, Réunion  Mauritius 1–0 1–0 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games [10]
11 8 August 2015 Stade Jean-Ivoula, Saint-Denis, Réunion  Mayotte 1–0 3–1 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games [11]
12 2–0
13 18 July 2019 Stade Auguste Vollaire, Centre de Flacq, Mauritius  Maldives 2–0 4–0 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games [12]
14 4–0
15 28 July 2019 Stade Auguste Vollaire, Centre de Flacq, Mauritius  Mauritius 1–0 1–1 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fontaine makes Cod Army switch". Sporting Life. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Unlucky 13 at Fleetwood". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jean-Michel Fontaine". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Réunion vs. Saint Pierre & Miquelon". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 8 November 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Mauritius vs. Réunion". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "Réunion vs. French Guiana". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "Réunion vs. Saint Pierre & Miquelon". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  8. ↑ "Réunion vs. Guadeloupe". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Réunion vs. Martinique". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Réunion vs. Mauritius". National Football Teams. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  11. ↑ "Réunion vs. Mayotte". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  12. ↑ "Réunion vs. Maldives". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 15 March 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Mauritius vs. Réunion". National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 4 June 2025.