Deveron Fonville
Curaçao
DEF
Age
23
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0
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About Deveron Fonville
Deveron Fonville is one of the defenders Dick Advocaat named in Curaçao's 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a centre-back who reaches the finals aged 23. He plays his club football for NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands, where he has made 29 appearances in the Eredivisie this season.
Fonville completed a rapid rise from amateur football to the Eredivisie after injuries nearly ended his career, earning a Curaçao call-up and a place in their squad. He has just 1 senior cap for Curaçao so far, at the start of his international career. They go into the group stage in Group E, alongside Germany, Ivory Coast and Ecuador, having qualified by winning their CONCACAF third-round group to reach Curaçao's first-ever World Cup.
Fonville completed a rapid rise from amateur football to the Eredivisie after injuries nearly ended his career, earning a Curaçao call-up and a place in their squad. He has just 1 senior cap for Curaçao so far, at the start of his international career. They go into the group stage in Group E, alongside Germany, Ivory Coast and Ecuador, having qualified by winning their CONCACAF third-round group to reach Curaçao's first-ever World Cup.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
A tall, left-footed centre-back, Fonville is a strong tackler whose game is built on winning the ball back, and he can also fill in at left-back. He likes to play short passes out from the back and keep things simple in possession. He stands 1.88 m and has logged 1,470 minutes for NEC Nijmegen this season. At 23, he is part of Dick Advocaat's 26-man squad for the finals.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Deveron Fonville's first at senior level, with no senior World Cup on his record. His international career to date runs to 1 senior cap for Curaçao. Dick Advocaat has named him in the 26-man squad for the finals, where he is among the defensive options for the group stage. He stays among Curaçao's centre-back choices on the final list, in line to make his World Cup bow.
National Team
Curaçao
Tier 5
£4m
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Goal Rush Impact
Fonville's work for Curaçao is at the back, a strong-tackling centre-back who wins the ball and keeps things simple in possession, backed by 29 Eredivisie appearances for NEC Nijmegen this season. He offers solidity and ball-winning at the heart of the Curaçao defence. On the Goal Rush card Curaçao are a Tier 5 side at £4m, one of the lower bands on the card for an outsider.
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Fonville at the 2026 World Cup
Fonville is a confirmed defender in Dick Advocaat's 26-man Curaçao squad for the 2026 World Cup. He is in the Curaçao side opening their Group E campaign in mid-June.
Picking Curaçao in Goal Rush
Curaçao carry a Tier 5 billing of £4m on the card. They open Group E against Germany on 14 June, with Fonville among the defenders in the confirmed 26.
Deveron Fonville World Cup 2026 FAQs
Curaçao are a Tier 5 side at £4m on the Goal Rush card, one of the lower bands among the outsiders. Deveron Fonville is in Dick Advocaat's confirmed 26 as a defender, so his role is the quick reference at that team price.
Fonville is a defender for Curaçao, a centre-back by trade who can also play at left-back. He plays his club football for NEC Nijmegen and is part of Dick Advocaat's squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Curaçao's final 26.
No. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances. The 2026 World Cup would be his first, with his place confirmed in Dick Advocaat's 26-man Curaçao squad after Curaçao won their CONCACAF group to reach the finals.
Fonville plays his club football for NEC Nijmegen in the Netherlands. He is named among Curaçao's defenders in Dick Advocaat's final 26, and takes his place in the squad for the group stage.
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