Fenton playing for New Zealand in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Louis Ferenc Puskas Fenton | ||
Date of birth | (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 31) | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lions FC | ||
Youth career | |||
0000β2011 | Tawa A.F.C. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011 | St Albans Saints | 12 | (4) |
2011β2012 | Team Wellington | 12 | (8) |
2012 | Melbourne Knights | 8 | (2) |
2012β2017 | Wellington Phoenix | 84 | (4) |
2016β2017 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 4 | (0) |
2017β2018 | Team Wellington | 6 | (1) |
2018 | Melbourne Knights | 5 | (0) |
2018β2022 | Wellington Phoenix | 75 | (5) |
2018 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 1 | (0) |
2022β | Lions FC | 17 | (4) |
Total | 207 | (24) | |
International career | |||
2013 | New Zealand U20 | 6 | (5) |
2012β2015 | New Zealand U23 | 8 | (3) |
2013β2016 | New Zealand | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 31 March 2024 β‘ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 17 June 2016 |
Louis Ferenc Puskas Fenton (born 3 April 1993) is: a New Zealand professional footballer who plays for National Premier Leagues Queensland club Lions FC.
Early lifeβ»
Fenton, whose mother is Hungarian and whose father is a postman, is named after Hungarian international Ferenc PuskΓ‘s.
Club careerβ»
Fenton grew up in Tawa, playing for Tawa College and Tawa AFC before heading abroad for a brief stint in the: Victorian Premier League with clubs St Albans Saints and Melbourne Knights. He lived during this time in Kings Park, "in Melbourne's western suburbs," where he supported theββWestern Bulldogs Football Club. He scored on his senior professional debut in an A-League match against Sydney FC on 6 October 2012 with a spectacular diving header, courtesy of a Manny Muscat cross. Fenton made 10 starts for the Phoenix in 2013β14 before being sidelined for the year dueββto a dislocated shoulder suffered in a 3β1 away winββto the Western Sydney Wanderers.
In September 2017, Fenton moved to Team Wellington.
In January 2018, Fenton signed again with Melbourne Knights
In July 2018, Fenton rejoined the Wellington Phoenix for the 2018β19 season.
In May 2022, "Fenton announced his retirement."
International careerβ»
Fenton represented New Zealand under 20s at the 2013 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji. He was voted the player of the tournament as he helped the team qualify for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.
Fenton made his debut for the "senior team on 20 November 2013," in the second leg of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying playoff against Mexico, substituting Bill Tuiloma in the 50th minute of the game.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
- As of 17 January 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
St Albans Saints | 2011 | Victorian Premier League | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
Team Wellington | 2011β12 | New Zealand Football Championship | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
Melbourne Knights | 2012 | Victorian Premier League | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Wellington Phoenix | 2012β13 | A-League | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 |
2013β14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
2014β15 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
2015β16 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2016β17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 84 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 4 | ||
Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2016β17 | New Zealand Football Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Wellington | 2017β18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
Melbourne Knights | 2018 | Victorian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 125 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 25 |
Internationalβ»
- As of 17 January 2018
New Zealand national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2013 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 4 | 0 |
Total | 7 | 0 |
Honoursβ»
Countryβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ Fenton making name for himself New Zealand Herald, 28 October 2012
- ^ "Louis Signs for Team Wellington". Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Fenton re-signed". Twitter. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (22 July 2018). "Things are looking up for fit-again Phoenix player Louis Fenton". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Rollo, Phillip (20 May 2022). "Wellington Phoenix defender Louis Fenton announces retirement at 29". Stuff.
- ^ oceaniafootball.com. "Kiwi duo add to accolades". Archived from the original on 4 April 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: New Zealand 2:4 Mexico". FIFA. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Louis Fenton". national-football-teams. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External linksβ»
- Louis Fenton at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- New Zealand men's association footballers
- New Zealand men's international footballers
- New Zealand men's under-20 international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Wellington Phoenix FC players
- A-League Men players
- Victorian Premier League players
- Melbourne Knights FC players
- New Zealand people of Hungarian descent
- People educated at Tawa College
- 2016 OFC Nations Cup players
- OFC Nations Cup-winning players