Louis Fenton

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Louis Fenton

| image = LouisFenton.jpg

| image_size = 180px

| caption = Fenton playing for New Zealand in 2013

| fullname = Louis Ferenc Puskas Fenton[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10843411&ref=rss Fenton making a name for himself] New Zealand Herald, 28 October 2012

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|04|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

| height = {{convert|1.75|m|abbr=on}}

| position = Full-back

| currentclub = Lions FC

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011

| youthclubs1 = Tawa A.F.C.

| years1 = 2011

| caps1 = 12

| goals1 = 4

| clubs1 = St Albans Saints

| years2 = 2011–2012

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 8

| clubs2 = Team Wellington

| years3 = 2012

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 2

| clubs3 = Melbourne Knights

| years4 = 2012–2017

| caps4 = 84

| goals4 = 4

| clubs4 = Wellington Phoenix

| years5 = 2016–2017

| caps5 = 4

| goals5 = 0

| clubs5 = Wellington Phoenix Reserves

| years6 = 2017–2018

| caps6 = 6

| goals6 = 1

| clubs6 = Team Wellington

| years7 = 2018

| caps7 = 5

| goals7 = 0

| clubs7 = Melbourne Knights

| years8 = 2018–2022

| caps8 = 75

| goals8 = 5

| clubs8 = Wellington Phoenix

| years9 = 2018

| caps9 = 1

| goals9 = 0

| clubs9 = Wellington Phoenix Reserves

| years10 = 2022–2023

| caps10 = 17

| goals10 = 4

| clubs10 = Lions FC

| totalcaps = 207

| totalgoals = 24

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U20

| nationalyears2 = 2012–2015

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| nationalteam2 = New Zealand U23

| nationalyears3 = 2013–2016

| nationalcaps3 = 7

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalteam3 = New Zealand

| pcupdate = 31 March 2024

| ntupdate = 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 life

Fenton, whose mother is Hungarian and whose father is a postman, is named after Hungarian international Ferenc Puskás.

Club career

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 the Western 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 2013–14 before being sidelined for the year due to a dislocated shoulder suffered in a 3–1 away win to the Western Sydney Wanderers.

In September 2017, Fenton moved to Team Wellington.{{cite web|title=Louis Signs for Team Wellington|url=https://www.facebook.com/TeamWellington/posts/1783407375006990|accessdate=13 September 2017}}

In January 2018, Fenton signed again with Melbourne Knights{{cite web|title=Fenton re-signed|url=https://twitter.com/MelbKnights/status/926012136547000322|website=Twitter|accessdate=17 January 2018}}

In July 2018, Fenton rejoined the Wellington Phoenix for the 2018–19 season.{{cite news |last1=Rollo |first1=Phillip |title=Things are looking up for fit-again Phoenix player Louis Fenton |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/105665798/things-are-looking-up-for-fitagain-phoenix-player-louis-fenton |publisher=Stuff.co.nz |date=22 July 2018}}

In May 2022, Fenton announced his retirement.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/128708140/wellington-phoenix-defender-louis-fenton-announces-retirement-at-29|title=Wellington Phoenix defender Louis Fenton announces retirement at 29|first=Phillip|last=Rollo|newspaper=Stuff|date=20 May 2022}}

International career

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.{{cite web|last=oceaniafootball.com |title=Kiwi duo add to accolades |url=http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d3dff8f9-91f8-4bff-ab40-e2c6e79df5d6/language/en-US/Default.aspx |accessdate=11 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404024603/http://www.oceaniafootball.com/ofc/News/ViewArticle/tabid/125/Article/d3dff8f9-91f8-4bff-ab40-e2c6e79df5d6/language/en-US/Default.aspx |archivedate=4 April 2013 }}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/play-off/matches/round=258533/match=300234896/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113232050/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/play-off/matches/round=258533/match=300234896/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 November 2013|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: New Zealand 2:4 Mexico|publisher=FIFA|accessdate=20 November 2013}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 \|2011–12 \|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
rowspan="6" valign="center"\|Wellington Phoenix \|2012–13 \|rowspan=5\|A-League \|26	3	0	0	0	0	26	3
2013–14 \|10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
2014–15 \|22	0	1	0	0	0	23	0
2015–16 \|20	1	1	0	0	0	21	1
2016–17 \|6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
colspan=2\|Total	84	4	2	0	0	0	86	4
Wellington Phoenix Reserves \|2016–17 \|rowspan=2\|New Zealand Football Championship \|4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Team Wellington \|2017–18 \|6	1	0	0	0	0	6	1
Melbourne Knights \|2018 \|Victorian Premier League \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan=3\|Career total	125	19	5	6	0	0	130	25

=International=

{{updated|17 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/54136/Louis_Fenton.html|publisher=national-football-teams|title=Louis Fenton|accessdate=20 May 2022}}

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| New Zealand national team
2013	1	0
2015	2	0
2016	4	0
Total	7	0

Honours

Wellington Phoenix

NE Super Series Championship runner-up: 2012{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Lajong-beat-Wellington-Phoenix-to-take-home-NE-Super-Series/articleshow/16144830.cms|title=Lajong beat Wellington Phoenix to take home NE Super Series|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033021/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/Lajong-beat-Wellington-Phoenix-to-take-home-NE-Super-Series/articleshow/16144830.cms|archive-date=9 November 2020|work=The Times of India|location=Shillong|agency=PTI|date=1 September 2012|access-date=10 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://aleagues.com.au/news/phoenix-go-down-india/|title=Phoenix go down in India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919042335/https://aleagues.com.au/news/phoenix-go-down-india/|archive-date=19 September 2024|work=A-League official website|date=2 September 2012|access-date=10 April 2025}}

New Zealand