Jonathan Fortune
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Jay Fortune | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Islington, London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Charlton Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2009 | Charlton Athletic | 166 | (6) |
| 2000 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2000 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Stoke City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Stoke City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Sheffield United | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | (0) |
| 2012 | Exeter City | 5 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Barnet | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Chatham Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2013 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 232 | (8) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:28, 22 September 2015 (UTC). |
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Jonathan Jay Fortune (born 23 August 1980) is an English professional footballer. His last known club was Dagenham & Redbridge, whom he left in 2013.
After coming through the Charlton youth ranks and two loan spells at Mansfield Town, Fortune made his Charlton début during the 2001–02 season and became a regular figure in the Charlton first team. His equalising goal against Charlton's local rivals Crystal Palace at the end of the 2004–05 season meant that Palace were relegated from the Premier League while West Bromwich Albion survived.
He was loaned to Stoke City in January prior to the transfer deadline. However, he was recalled by Charlton on 27 February 2007 after only four league appearances for Stoke. On 8 March, Fortune was re-signed by Stoke City on loan until the end of the season, and scored his first Stoke goal against Southampton in March 2007.
On 2 August, it was revealed that Charlton had accepted a bid from Stoke City for Fortune. However, on 4 August, after Charlton's friendly against Sporting Braga, Charlton boss Alan Pardew confirmed that Fortune had decided to commit himself to the club.
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. 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."
Fortune joined Sheffield United on trial, and featured in a 3–0 friendly win at Bury in July 2009. After overcoming a knee injury he signed a short term for the Blades in September of that year. Signed as first team cover, Fortune had to wait until early November to make his début in Blades colours in an away match at Barnsley. Despite being dogged by further injuries Fortune signed an extension on his contract with Sheffield United during the January transfer window, keeping him at Bramall Lane until the end of the 2009–10 season. He rewarded the Blades' faith in him by scoring his first goal for the club in the very next league game, a 3–0 home win against Reading. Despite this he made only a handful of further appearances for the Blades and was released at the end of that season when his contract expired. On 26 August 2010, after training with former club Charlton for most of the summer, it was revealed that Fortune was in the process of discussing a contract with his old club.
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