Jonathan Fortune

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Jonathan Fortune
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Jay Fortune
Date of birth August 23, 1980 (1980-08-23) (age 27)
Place of birth    Bexley, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Charlton Athletic
Number 24
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1998–
2000
2000
2007
2007		 Charlton Athletic
→ Mansfield Town (loan)
→ Mansfield Town (loan)
→ Stoke City (loan)
→ Stoke City (loan)		 149 (6)
004 (0)
014 (0)
004 (0)
010 (1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 16:35, 23 February 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Jonathan Jay Fortune (born August 23, 1980 in Islington, London) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Championship side Charlton Athletic.

Fortune plays in the centre of defence and his squad number for Charlton Athletic is 24[1]. After coming through the Charlton youth ranks and two loan spells at Mansfield Town, Fortune made his Charlton debut during the 2001–02 season and has been a regular figure in the Charlton first team since.

He was loaned to Stoke City in January prior to the transfer deadline.[2] However, he was recalled by Charlton on 27 February 2007 after only four league appearances for Stoke.[3]On March 8, 2007 Fortune was re-signed by Stoke City on loan until the end of the season.[4]

On 2 August 2007 it was revealed that Charlton had accepted a bid from Stoke City for Fortune.[5] However on 4 August 2007, after Charlton's friendly against Sporting Braga, Charlton boss Alan Pardew confirmed that Fortune had decided to commit himself to the club.[6]

Fortune was criticised by his own manager after he punched Ipswich Town player Alan Lee in an off the ball incident after the final whistle on 8 December 2007. Pardew claimed "It was a stupid thing for him to do. He will be fined and it will cost him his place in the team."[7]

His cousin is the UK rapper Kano. He comes from a footballing family, with his cousin Clayton Fortune at Leyton Orient and uncle Leo Fortune-West at Cambridge United.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Charlton Athletic Playing Squad
  2. ^ "Stoke capture Hoult and Fortune", BBC Sport, 2007-01-31. Retrieved on 2007-02-28. 
  3. ^ "Fortune back at the Valley", Sky Sports, 2007-02-27. Retrieved on 2007-02-28. 
  4. ^ "Stoke re-sign Charlton's Fortune", BBC Sport, 2007-03-08. Retrieved on 2007-03-08. 
  5. ^ "Addicks accept Fortune bid", Charlton Official Website, 2007-08-02. Retrieved on 2007-08-02. 
  6. ^ "Trio commit to Charlton challenge", Charlton Official Website, 2007-08-04. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  7. ^ "Ambrose Happy To Turn It On For Fans", Ipswich Official Website, 2007-12-10. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. 

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