Southampton captain Jose Fonte has signed a new three-year contract, the Premier League club announced on Friday.

Fonte joined Southampton from Crystal Palace five years ago and has been a key figure in the team's rise from League One to the top-flight.

The 31-year-old's new contract extends his stay at St Mary's by one year, with his previous deal due to expire in 2017.

"I am extremely happy that they are giving me this opportunity to keep being in this great club, and I hope I can give back with good performances and by helping the club move forward," Fonte said of the club's owners and boss Ronald Koeman.

"This is where I feel happy and where I've been very successful, so this is where I want to be and where I want to win."

Portugal centre-back Fonte was appointed captain by Koeman at the start of last season and led Southampton to a seventh-place finish, the club's highest in the history of the Premier League.

"I'm very pleased because he's an important player for the team," Koeman said.

"He is really feeling well in Southampton, he's a great professional and an example of how you have to behave in football."