Jean-Michel Fontaine

Jean-Michel Fontaine (born 28 August 1988) is a Réunionese professional footballer. He primarily plays as a forward and is Réunion's all-time top scorer.

Jean-Michel Fontaine

Fontaine with Saint-Pierroise in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jean-Michel Fontaine
Date of birth	(1988-08-28) August 28, 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Saint-Pierre, Réunion
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	La Tamponnaise
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	USS Tamponnaise	68	(21)
2012–2013	JS Saint-Pierroise	28	(15)
2013	Fleetwood Town	3	(0)
2013	JS Saint-Pierroise	11	(3)
2014–2015	AS Excelsior	47	(25)
2016–2020	JS Saint-Pierroise	104	(89)
2021–	La Tamponnaise	87	(64)
International career‡
2007–	Réunion	30	(15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 September 2023

In February 2013 he joined Fleetwood Town,^[1] before being released at the end of the season.^[2]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 2 September 2023^[3]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Réunion	2007	5	0
	2008	2	0
	2010	4	1
	2011	2	0
	2012	5	8
	2015	3	3
	2019	5	3
	2023	3	0
Total		29	15

Scores and results list Réunion's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fontaine goal.

List of international goals scored by Jean-Michel Fontaine

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	22 September 2010	Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, Sannois, France	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	1–0	11–0	2010 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer	[4]
2	15 September 2012	George V Stadium, Curepipe, Mauritius	Mauritius	1–1	1–1	Friendly	[5]
3	22 September 2012	Stade Montbauron, Versailles, France	French Guiana	1–0	2–0	2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer	[6]
4	24 September 2012	Stade Bauer, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	8–0	10–0	2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer	[7]
5				9–0
6				10–0
7	26 September 2012	Stade Jean Rolland, Franconville, France	Guadeloupe	1–0	2–1	2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer	[8]
8				2–1
9	29 September 2012	Parc des Sports Michel Hidalgo, Sannois, France	Martinique	1–1	2–2	2012 Coupe de l'Outre-Mer	[9]
10	31 July 2015	Stade Michel Volnay, Saint-Pierre, Réunion	Mauritius	1–0	1–0	2015 Indian Ocean Island Games	[10]
11	8 August 2015	Stade Jean-Ivoula, Saint-Denis, Réunion	Mayotte	1–0	3–1	2015 Indian Ocean Island Games	[11]
12				2–0
13	18 July 2019	Stade Auguste Vollaire, Centre de Flacq, Mauritius	Maldives	2–0	4–0	2019 Indian Ocean Island Games	[12]
14				4–0
15	28 July 2019	Stade Auguste Vollaire, Centre de Flacq, Mauritius	Mauritius	1–0	1–1	2019 Indian Ocean Island Games	[13]

See also

• List of top international men's football goalscorers by country