Wesley Andrew Foderingham (born 14 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club West Ham United. He is a former England U19 international. Foderingham was with

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and Crystal Palace as a young player, but did not make a league appearance for either club. After playing on loan for a number of non-league clubs, he signed for Swindon Town and made over 160 appearances in the

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for the Wiltshire club. In July 2015, Foderingham signed a three-year contract with Scottish club Rangers upon being released by Swindon Town.

Club career

Early career

Foderingham was born in

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. He started with

in their youth squad before moving on loan to

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. After being released by Fulham, Foderingham signed his first professional contract with Crystal Palace in August 2010, before going on loan with Histon in March 2011.

Swindon Town

In October 2011 Foderingham signed on loan with League Two side Swindon Town until January 2012 to cover for injured keeper Phil Smith, making his debut on 15 October 2011 against Accrington Stanley. During his time on loan in 15 games for Swindon, Foderingham conceded just six goals and kept nine clean sheets. This prompted Swindon manager

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to buy the keeper for an undisclosed sum on 6 January 2012, on a contract running until July 2014. Foderingham would keep a total of 24 clean sheets across all competitions and lose just four of his 33 league games as Swindon won the 2011–12 League Two title. Foderingham began the 2012–13 season with four consecutive clean sheets, before beating

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team Stoke City 4–3 after extra time in the League Cup. However, in the following game against Preston North End, he was substituted for Leigh Bedwell after 21 minutes with Swindon two goals down. Foderingham reacted angrily to his substitution, kicking a water bottle as he left the pitch, before storming down the tunnel. Manager Di Canio publicly criticised Foderingham after the game and claimed that if he did not apologise for his actions, he would be "out" of the club. Foderingham later issued an apology, which was accepted by Di Canio. Foderingham was released by Swindon Town at the end of the 2014–15 season upon the expiry of his contract.

Rangers

On 3 July 2015, Foderingham signed a three-year contract with then

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club Rangers. He made his debut for the Ibrox club in a 6–2 win against Hibernian in the first round of the Scottish Challenge Cup and was Rangers' first choice goalkeeper ahead of Cammy Bell under new Rangers manager Mark Warburton. On 19 July 2016, Foderingham extended his contract with Rangers for another year until 2019. In July 2018, under new Manager Steven Gerrard, Foderingham became second-choice goalkeeper largely due to the return of Allan McGregor to the Rangers team after a six-year absence. Foderingham made his first appearance of the season for Rangers in a 3–1 win over Kilmarnock in the

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. On 19 May 2020 it was announced that he would leave Rangers at the end of May when his contract ended.

Sheffield United

Foderingham joined

club Sheffield United on 17 July 2020 on a three-year contract. During the 2021/2022 season, under manager Paul Heckingbottom, Foderingham established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper. In the 2022–2023 season Foderingham kept 18 clean sheets in 44 games as Sheffield United secured promotion back to the Premier League. In September 2023, Sheffield United received racist abuse and threats aimed at Foderingham following the club's 2–1 away Premier League defeat by Tottenham Hotspur. The following week he was in goal for Sheffield United's record defeat, an 8–0 home loss to Newcastle United. The win also matched Newcastle's record Premier League win. Foderingham was released by Sheffield United at the end of the 2023–24 season.

West Ham United

On 26 June 2024, Premier League club West Ham United announced the signing of Foderingham for a free transfer and on a two-year contract.

International career

Foderingham has represented England at various levels including England U19s. He is eligible to represent Jamaica through his father.

Personal life

Born in England, Foderingham is of

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and English descent. He is a supporter of Newcastle United.

Career statistics

Honours

Swindon Town * Football League Two: 2011–12 *

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runner-up: 2011–12 Rangers *

: 2015–16 * Scottish Challenge Cup: 2015–16 Individual * PFA Team of the Year: 2012–13 League One * Football League Two Golden Glove (Yearly): 2011–12 * Premier League Save of the Month: December 2023 * Football League Two Golden Glove (Monthly): April 2012

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