Tariqe Fosu

Tariqe Fosu
Personal information
Full name Tariqe Kumahl Malachi Akwesi Fosu-Henry[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995[2]
Place of birth Wandsworth, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Winger
Club information
Current team
 Charlton Athletic
Number 11
Youth career
2004–2014 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Reading 1 (0)
2015–2016 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 6 (1)
2016 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 8 (3)
2016–2017 → Colchester United (loan) 33 (5)
2017– Charlton Athletic 34 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:35, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

Tariqe Kumahl Malachi Akwesi Fosu-Henry (born 5 November 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic, as a midfielder.

Career

Reading

Fosu made his debut for Reading coming on as a 30th-minute substitute for Jack Stacey in their 3–0 Championship victory over Derby County on 2 May 2015.[3] Fosu signed a new two-year contract with Reading on 26 June 2015.[4]

Fleetwood Town loan

On 11 November 2015, Fosu moved to League One side Fleetwood Town on loan until 2 January 2016.[5] He made his debut on 14 November 2015 when he came on as a 66th minute substitution for Tyler Hornby-Forbes in their 2–1 loss at Peterborough United. He scored his first senior goal on 21 November 2015 in their 5–1 win over Swindon Town.

Accrington Stanley loan

On 24 March 2016, Fosu joined Accrington Stanley on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[6] Fosu was named League Two's player of the month for April.[7]

Colchester United loan

On 31 August 2016, Fosu joined Colchester United on loan until 7 January 2017.[8] He scored his first goal for Colchester in a 1–1 draw with Barnet on 17 September 2016.[9] His loan deal was extended until the end of the season on 12 January 2017.[10] He was named in the EFL 'Team of the Week' after playing a part in two of Colchester's goals during a 4–0 home win against Stevenage on 8 April in a Man of the Match performance.[11] He ended his loan spell with six goals in 34 appearances for Colchester.[12]

Charlton Athletic

On 19 June 2017, Fosu joined Charlton Athletic on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[13] His first goal for the club came in a 4–3 win over Oldham Athletic on 2 September 2017.[14] He recorded a perfect hat-trick (scoring with his right foot, left foot and head) against Fleetwood Town on 30 September 2017.[15]

Personal life

Fosu is of Ghanaian descent.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 October 2018 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2014–15[18] Championship 10000000 10
2015–16[19] 00000000 00
2016–17[12] 00000000 00
Total 10000000 10
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2015–16[19] League One 6100001[lower-alpha 1]0 71
Total 61000010 71
Accrington Stanley (loan) 2015–16[19] League Two 8300001[lower-alpha 2]0 93
Total 83000010 93
Colchester United (loan) 2016–17[12] League Two 335110000 346
Total 335110000 346
Charlton Athletic 2017–18[20] League One 30910103[lower-alpha 3]0 359
2018–19[21] 41000000 41
Total 3410101030 3910
Career total 8219211050 9020
  1. ↑ One appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ One appearance in the League Two play-offs
  3. ↑ One appearance in the EFL Trophy and two in the League One play-offs

Honours

Club

Reading

References

  1. ↑ "Clubs submit retained and released lists". The Premier League. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tariqe Fosu". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "How Fosu set an Academy record". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Reading will begin the 2015/16 Championship season with a trip to Birmingham City on the weekend of August 8th". Reading FC. 17 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Fosu loaned to Fleetwood". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stacey joins Cumbrians; Fosu heads to Accrington". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Accrington Stanley's Tariqe Fosu has been named the Sky Bet League 2 Player of the Month for April". football-league.co.uk. Football League. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Fosu joins Colchester on loan". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Barnet 1-1 Colchester". BBC Sport. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Fosu Extends U's Loan". cu-fc.com. Colchester United F.C. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  11. ↑ Butcher, Alex (10 April 2017). "Sky Bet EFL: Team of the Week". EFL. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tariqe Fosu in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  13. ↑ "DONE DEAL: Charlton sign highly-rated attacker Tariqe Fosu from Reading". www.cafc.co.uk. Charlton Athletic F.C. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Oldham 3-4 Charlton". BBC. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ezri Konsa delighted for hat-trick hero Tariqe Fosu following Fleetwood victory". Charlton Athletic F.C. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ghanaian starlet Tarique Fosu makes Reading Academy record after senior team debut - GHANAsoccernet.com". social_image.
  17. ↑ Tariqe Fosu at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Tariqe Fosu in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  19. 1 2 3 "Games played by Tariqe Fosu in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Tariqe Fosu in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Tariqe Fosu in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  22. ↑ "Reading turn tables on Man City to lift U21 PL Cup". premierleague.com. Premier League. 19 April 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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