José Francisco "Kikin" Fonseca Guzmán (born 2 October 1979) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a striker. He currently works as a football analyst for Televisa Deportes Network.
Club career Born in León, Guanajuato, Fonseca made his first division debut with La Piedad in the 2001 Invierno season. After two seasons with Piedad, in which he played mostly as a substitute, Fonseca moved to Pumas, where he emerged as a star. After impressive showing in the 2003 Apertura and Clausura, he cemented his place in the Pumas starting lineup in the 2004 Clausura, during which he helped lead Pumas to a championship. After helping Pumas to a second title in the 2004 Apertura season, he was transferred to Cruz Azul, having registered 25 goals in 81 appearances for Pumas. At the beginning of 2005, Fonseca moved to Cruz Azul in one of the biggest transfers in Mexican league history. In Cruz Azul, he also was an important player playing 60 and registering 2 goals, help Cruz Azul reach the quarterfinals.
Benfica On 27 July 2006, Fonseca signed a four-year contract with Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. Playing in only eight league games and scoring one goal (he also played in three cup games scoring two goals). His first goal at S.L. Benfica was on 21 December 2006 when he headed in a pass from Nuno Gomes against Belenenses. Kikin scored another two goals in a match of the 4th round of the Taça de Portugal between Oliveira do Bairro SC and Benfica that ended 5–0.
After a half season with Benfica, he was transferred to Mexico's UANL Tigres for the start of the Clausura 2007.
International career Fonseca was an emerging force at forward for the senior national team. On 2 April 2006, coach Ricardo Lavolpe selected him in the 23 man Mexican squad for the 2006 World Cup, in Germany. He scored his first goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Portugal and won the Man Of The Match Award given by FIFA in the defeat of Mexico versus Portugal. After being selected by Hugo Sánchez for the 2007 Gold Cup, Fonseca was dropped from the squad for the 2007 Copa America due to his low performances and being shown the yellow card two consecutive games for un-called for fouls and complaints against refs. Despite an injury to star striker Jared Borgetti, Fonseca declined invitation to the 2007 Copa America. Even though he was Hugo's first choice, he took Luis Angel Landin instead. On 7 August 2008, Fonseca was called up to join Eriksson's second list of players, after an almost -year drought of not playing with the national team. He earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 21 goals.Appearances for Mexico National Team - RSSSF
Personal life Fonseca appears on the North American cover of FIFA 07 alongside Ronaldinho and Landon Donovan.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMexico20044620052010200694200781200820Total4321
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fonseca goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Francisco FonsecaNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 27 October 2004 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 1–0 2–1 Friendly2 27 October 2004 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States 2–0 2–1 Friendly3 13 November 2004 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States 2–0 5–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification4 4–05 17 November 2004 Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey, Mexico 3–0 8–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification6 6–07 23 February 2005 Estadio Carlos González, Culiacán, Mexico 1–0 1–1 Friendly8 16 June 2005 AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany 2–1 2–1 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup9 29 June 2005 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany 1–1 3–4 (a.e.t.) 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup10 17 August 2005 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification11 7 September 2005 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 4–0 5–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification12 8 October 2005 Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí, Mexico 2–1 5–2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification13 3–114 4–215 5–216 14 December 2005 Chase Field, Phoenix, United States 1–0 2–0 Friendly17 25 January 2006 Monster Park, San Francisco, United States 1–1 2–1 Friendly18 12 May 2006 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 1–0 2–1 Friendly19 2–020 21 June 2006 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 1–2 1–2 2006 FIFA World Cup21 2 June 2007 Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí, Mexico 3–0 4–0 Friendly
Honours La Piedad Liga de Ascenso: Verano 2001
Pumas Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004 Campeón de Campeones: 2004
Tigres UANL North American SuperLiga: 2009
Individual Mexican Primera División Best Forward: Clausura 2006
References
External links
Kikin Fonseca's career timeline and detailed statistics