Wes Fogden

Wesley Keith Fogden (born 12 April 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dorking Wanderers.

Wes Fogden

Personal information
Full name	Wesley Keith Fogden
Date of birth	12 April 1988
Place of birth	Brighton, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Dorking Wanderers
Youth career
2004–2006	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Brighton & Hove Albion	3	(0)
2007	→ Dorchester Town (loan)	10	(2)
2007	→ Bognor Regis Town (loan)	5	(0)
2008	→ Dorchester Town (loan)	5	(0)
2008–2009	Dorchester Town	21	(4)
2009–2011	Havant & Waterlooville	105	(29)
2011–2014	AFC Bournemouth	53	(4)
2014–2015	Portsmouth	28	(2)
2015–2016	Yeovil Town	13	(0)
2016–2020	Havant & Waterlooville	132	(22)
2020–	Dorking Wanderers	9	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:31, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Fogden started his career at Brighton & Hove Albion in July 2004, breaking into the first-team in 2007 and making a total of 3 league appearances. Aged just 18, he discovered he had a tumour that was eating into his spine; Fogden underwent successful surgery shortly after and spent three months in a restrictive body cast before working his way back to fitness.[1]

After being fully recovered from tumour, Fogden joined Dorchester Town on loan in early October 2007.[2] After being recalled in December,[3] he joined Bognor Regis Town in the same predicament in April 2008.[4] Fogden made a combined total of 15 league appearances and scored 2 goals.

Dorchester Town

In August 2008 Fogden re-joined Dorchester Town, initially on loan,[5] but the move was made permanent in the following month.[6] He made 21 league appearances and scored 4 goals.

Havant & Waterlooville

Fogden's spell at Dorchester didn't last long and in February 2009 he joined Havant & Waterlooville.[7] After scoring 29 goals in 105 league appearances, Fogden became a firm fan's favourite due to his consistent shining performances. Whilst at the club, he joined on a sports coaching and PE course at the University of Chichester.[8] Fogden set a record by becoming the first Hawks player to not only win the Player of the Month award for the third month in a row, but also for accumulating a total of four awards across the nine given out through a single season.[9]

AFC Bournemouth

On 6 October 2011, Fogden joined AFC Bournemouth on loan.[10] On 23 February 2012 he signed a permanent three-and-a-half-year contract with the Cherries.[11] In the following month Fogden scored the game's only goal against Brentford into the top left corner of the goal.[12]

Fogden missed the last few games of the 2011–12 season due to a shoulder injury. It was later announced that he would be out of action for six months.[13] On 1 September 2012, Fogden made his first appearance of the season replacing Eunan O'Kane at Sheffield United in the 5–3 defeat.[14] Fogden became a regular in Paul Groves' side before he was sacked. After the return of Eddie Howe Fogden lost his place in a competitive team to his teammates. Fogden scored his first goal of the season in the FA Cup first round tie against Dagenham & Redbridge FC coming on as a sub and scoring in injury time. He then scored in the second-round game against Carlisle United and provided Eunan O'Kane with a goal.

Howe credited Fogden as their unsung hero this season as some of his impressive performances in some unnatural positions has saved the team on various occasions. Fogden started the 2013–14 season injured with Howe wanting to convert him into a full-back.[15] However, he did not feature for the club in the season, and was released in January 2014.

Portsmouth

On 15 January 2014, Fogden joined Portsmouth in an 18-month deal.[16]

His first goal for the club came under caretaker manager Andy Awford, in a relegation match against struggling Bristol Rovers. Twice in the first half Portsmouth took the lead and were pegged back by a dogged Rovers side fighting for their lives. However, in the 70th minute Wes Fogden popped up to poke in the winner for Portsmouth, in front of the Fratton End, after coming on as a second-half substitute, much to the delight of the 17,000 or so Portsmouth fans in the sold out Fratton Park.[17]

Yeovil Town

After leaving Portsmouth at the end of his contract, Fogden signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a two-year deal on 17 July 2015.[18]

After struggling with injury, Fogden was released by Yeovil on 16 May 2016, despite having a year left on his contract.[19]

Havant & Waterlooville

On 13 July 2016, Fogden signed for his old club Havant & Waterlooville in the Isthmian Premier League on a two-year contract.[20] Wes admitted the time was right to step out of full-time football to protect his body from serious damage due to suffering from a persistent knee injury.[21]

On 13 March 2018, Fogden celebrated his 200th appearance for Havant in the 1–0 win over Wealdstone.

Fogden helped the club achieve back to back titles, winning promotion to the National League the highest in the club's history. Wes also won the Hawk's Player of the season award along with making it into the National League South team of the season for the 2017/18 season.

Personal life

Fogden is close friends with Shaun MacDonald and Marc Pugh, both former teammates from his time spent at AFC Bournemouth.

Fogden also works as a Project Manager for Elite Skills Arena based in Poole, Dorset.[22]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 December 2020

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	2006–07[23]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2007–08[24]	League One	3	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	4	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Dorchester Town (loan)	2007–08[25]	Conference South	10	2	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 2]	0	14	2
Bognor Regis Town (loan)	2007–08	Conference South	5	0	0	0	—		0	0	5	0
Dorchester Town	2008–09[26]	Conference South	21	4	5	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	1	27	5
Havant & Waterlooville	2008–09[27][28]	Conference South	15	2	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	0	16	2
	2009–10[29][30]	Conference South	38	8	2	0	—		1[lower-alpha 4]	1	41	9
	2010–11[31][32]	Conference South	41	14	4	2	—		4[lower-alpha 5]	2	49	18
	2011–12[33][34]	Conference South	11	5	1	1	—		0	0	12	6
	Total		105	29	7	3	—		6	3	118	35
AFC Bournemouth	2011–12[35]	League One	27	3	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	28	3
	2012–13[36]	League One	26	1	4	2	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	3
	2013–14[37]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		53	4	4	2	0	0	2	0	59	6
Portsmouth	2013–14[37]	League Two	19	2	—		—		—		19	2
	2014–15[38]	League Two	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Total		28	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	2
Yeovil Town	2015–16[39]	League Two	13	0	1	1	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	18	2
Havant & Waterlooville	2016–17[40][41]	Isthmian League Premier Division	37	6	0	0	—		5[lower-alpha 6]	0	42	6
	2017–18[42][43]	National League South	41	10	3	0	—		7[lower-alpha 7]	0	51	10
	2018–19[44]	National League	28	1	0	0	—		4[lower-alpha 8]	1	32	2
	2019–20[44]	National League South	26	5	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 9]	0	29	5
	Total		132	22	4	0	—		18	1	154	23
Dorking Wanderers	2020–21[44]	National League South	9	3	1	0	—		2[lower-alpha 4]	0	12	3
Career total			379	66	22	6	1	0	37	5	439	77

1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
2. Three appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Conference League Cup
3. Appearance in Conference League Cup
4. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
5. One appearance and one goal in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Hampshire Senior Cup
6. Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup, two appearances in Portsmouth Senior Cup
7. Two appearances in FA Trophy, four appearances in Hampshire Senior Cup, one appearance in Portsmouth Senior Cup
8. One appearance in FA Trophy, three appearances and one goal in Hampshire Senior Cup
9. One appearance in FA Trophy, one appearance in National League South play-offs

References

1. https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/911168.wes-trauma/
2. New men can't stop defeat; Dorchester Town FC, 8 October 2007
3. Brighton recall Fogden; Dorchester Town FC, 31 December 2007
4. Exclusive: Bognor land Brighton ace with minutes to spare; Chichester Observer, 1 April 2008
5. Fogden returns on loan deal; Dorchester Town FC, 29 August 2008
6. Fogden tonic; Dorchester Town FC, 26 September 2008
7. O'Donnell joins caretaking team; Dorset Echo, 6 February 2009
8. Wes Fogden – The Chance Of A Lifetime; AFC Bournemouth, 6 October 2011
9. Wes Fogden player profile; Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved on 15 January 2014
10. Bournemouth sign Wes Fogden on loan from Havant & Waterlooville; BBC Sport, 6 October 2011
11. Bournemouth's Stephane Zubar and Wes Fogden sign new deals; BBC Sport, 23 February 2012
12. Bournemouth 1–0 Brentford; BBC Sport, 20 March 2012
13. AFC Bournemouth midfielder Wes Fogden out for up to six months; BBC Sport, 2 May 2012
14. Sheffield Utd 5–3 Bournemouth; BBC Sport, 1 September 2012
15. Howe: Fogden can cut it in defence; AFC Bournemouth, 4 July 2013
16. "Pompey sign Fogden". Portsmouth F.C. 15 January 2014.
17. "Pompey 3 Bristol Rovers 2". Portsmouth F.C. 19 April 2014.
18. "Wes Fogden: Yeovil Town sign former Portsmouth midfielder". BBC Sport. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
19. "Way announced retained list". Yeovil Town F.C. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
20. "Wes Fogden completes return to Hawks". The News. Johnston Press. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
21. "Wes Fogden: Midfielder opts for part-time football return to protect body". BBC Sport. 26 July 2016.
22. "Wes Fogden LinkedIn". LinkedIn. 28 May 2018.
23. "Games played by Wes Fogden in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
24. "Games played by Wes Fogden in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
25. "Player Stats 2007–08". Dorchester's official website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
26. "Player Stats 2008–09". Dorchester's official website. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014.
27. "Player apps breakdown for Wes Fogden (2008/09 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
28. "Goals scored breakdown for Wes Fogden (2008/09 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
29. "Player apps breakdown for Wes Fogden (2009/10 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
30. "Goals scored breakdown for Wes Fogden (2009/10 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
31. "Player apps breakdown for Wes Fogden (2010/11 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
32. "Goals scored breakdown for Wes Fogden (2010/11 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
33. "Player apps breakdown for Wes Fogden (2011/12 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
34. "Goals scored breakdown for Wes Fogden (2011/12 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
35. "Games played by Wes Fogden in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
36. "Games played by Wes Fogden in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
37. "Games played by Wes Fogden in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
38. "Games played by Wes Fogden in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
39. "Games played by Wes Fogden in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
40. "Player apps breakdown for Wes Fogden (2016/17 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
41. "Goals scored breakdown for Wes Fogden (2016/17 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
42. "Player apps breakdown for Wes Fogden (2017/18 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
43. "Goals scored breakdown for Wes Fogden (2017/18 season)". Havant & Waterlooville FC. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
44. "W. Fogden: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

External links

• Wes Fogden at Soccerbase