Justin Fashanu information

Justin Fashanu
Personal information
Full name	Justinus Soni Fashanu
Date of birth	19 February 1961
Place of birth	Hackney, London, England
Date of death	2 May 1998 (aged 37)
Place of death	Shoreditch, London, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1978–1981	Norwich City
1980	→ Adelaide City (loan)
1981	→ Adelaide City (loan)
1981–1982	Nottingham Forest
1982	→ Southampton (loan)
1982–1985	Notts County
1985–1987	Brighton & Hove Albion
1988	Los Angeles Heat
1988–1989	Edmonton Brick Men
1989	Manchester City
1989–1990	West Ham United
1990	Leyton Orient
1990–1991	Hamilton Steelers
1991	Southall
1991	Toronto Blizzard
1991	Leatherhead
1991	Newcastle United
1991–1993	Torquay United
1993	Airdrieonians
1993	Trelleborg
1993–1994	Heart of Midlothian
1995–1997	Atlanta Ruckus
1997	Miramar Rangers
Total
International career
1980–1982	England U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Justinus Soni "Justin" Fashanu (/ˈfæʃənuː/ FASH-ə-noo; 19 February 1961 – 2 May 1998) was an English footballer who played for a variety of clubs between 1978 and 1997. He was known by his early clubs to be gay, and came out publicly later in his career, becoming the first professional footballer to be openly gay.^[3] He was also one of the first footballers to command a £1 million transfer fee, with his transfer from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in 1981, and had varying levels of success as a player afterwards, until he retired in 1997.

After moving to the United States, in 1998 he was questioned by police when a seventeen-year-old boy accused him of sexual assault. He was charged,^[4]^[5] and a warrant for his arrest was issued in Howard County, Maryland, on 3 April 1998, but he had already left his flat.^[4] According to his suicide note, fearing he would not get a fair trial because of his homosexuality,^[5] he fled to England,^[5] where he killed himself in London in May 1998.^[4]^[5] His suicide note stated that the sex was consensual.^[4]^[5] In 2020, Fashanu was inducted into the National Football Museum Hall of Fame.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Justin Fashanu". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
^ Fashanu, Amal (4 February 2012). "The Sports Charter shines a welcome light on homophobia in football". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cite error: The named reference BBC19980909 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Justin Fashanu Hall of Fame profile". National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2020. His stunning strike against Liverpool in February 1980 – a stunning volley from outside the area – was voted BBC Goal of the Season, and has gone down as one of the greatest goals ever scored at Carrow Road.

[Hugman-1] "Justin Fashanu". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[2] Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.

[3] Fashanu, Amal (4 February 2012). "The Sports Charter shines a welcome light on homophobia in football". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

[Times1998-4] Cite error: The named reference Times1998 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[6] "Justin Fashanu Hall of Fame profile". National Football Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2020. His stunning strike against Liverpool in February 1980 – a stunning volley from outside the area – was voted BBC Goal of the Season, and has gone down as one of the greatest goals ever scored at Carrow Road.

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Personal information

Full name	Justinus Soni Fashanu^[1]
Date of birth	(1961-02-19)19 February 1961^[1]
Place of birth	Hackney, London, England^[1]
Date of death	2 May 1998(1998-05-02) (aged 37)^[1]
Place of death	Shoreditch,^[1] London, England
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)^[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Norwich City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978–1981	Norwich City	90	(35)
1980	→ Adelaide City (loan)	5	(3)
1981	→ Adelaide City (loan)	6	(2)
1981–1982	Nottingham Forest	32	(3)
1982	→ Southampton (loan)	9	(3)
1982–1985	Notts County	64	(20)
1985–1987	Brighton & Hove Albion	16	(2)
1988	Los Angeles Heat	12	(5)
1988–1989	Edmonton Brick Men	35	(22)
1989	Manchester City	2	(0)
1989–1990	West Ham United	2	(0)
1990	Leyton Orient	5	(0)
1990–1991	Hamilton Steelers	29	(10)
1991	Southall	6	(1)
1991	Toronto Blizzard	10	(3)
1991	Leatherhead
1991	Newcastle United	0	(0)
1991–1993	Torquay United	41	(15)
1993	Airdrieonians	16	(5)
1993	Trelleborg	1	(0)
1993–1994	Heart of Midlothian	11	(1)
1995–1997	Atlanta Ruckus	7	(1)
1997	Miramar Rangers	18	(12)
Total		417	(133)
International career
1980–1982	England U21	11	(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals