page_title: José Fonte
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: José Fonte / International career
caption_attribution_description: English: José Fonte portugal versus poland uefa euro 2016 quarterfinal
context_page_description: José Miguel da Rocha Fonte ComM 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.
context_section_description: Fonte was called up to the Portuguese under-21 squad for the Vale do Tejo tournament in 2006. On 24 January he played against Slovenia, as the match ended with a penalty shootout loss after a 1–1 draw.
  On 3 October 2014, at nearly 31, Fonte received his first call-up to the full side, for a friendly with France and a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Denmark. He made his debut in another exhibition game, playing the second half of a 1–0 win over Argentina at Old Trafford on 18 November.
  Fonte was selected by manager Fernando Santos for his Euro 2016 squad. His first game in the tournament took place on 25 June, as he started alongside Southampton teammate Cédric Soares in the round-of-16 clash against Croatia (1–0 triumph after extra time); he went on to retain his position until the final, won at the expense of hosts France.
  Fonte was named in Portugal's final 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
caption: Fonte playing for Portugal at UEFA Euro 2016
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