José Fonte, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

José Fonte

Portuguese association football player

Date of Birth: 22-Dec-1983

Place of Birth: Penafiel, Porto District, Portugal

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Portugal

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

José Miguel da Rocha Fonte ComM (European Portuguese: [?u'z? 'fõt?]; born 22 December 1983) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre back for French club Lille OSC and the Portugal national team. He started his professional career with Sporting CP B, moving to England with Crystal Palace in 2007.
In 2010 he signed with Southampton where he made 288 appearances in all competitions, until he joined West Ham United in January 2017; he then represented Dalian Yifang in China and Lille in France. A Portuguese international since age 30, Fonte was part of the squad at Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, winning the former tournament.