Yahia Fofana
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yahia Fofana[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Angers | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2013 | Espérance Paris 19ème | ||
2013–2015 | Red Star | ||
2015–2017 | Le Havre | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2019 | Le Havre B | 32 | (0) |
2017–2022 | Le Havre | 38 | (0) |
2022– | Angers | 0 | (0) |
National team | |||
2016 | France U16 | 5 | (0) |
2017 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
2017–2018 | France U18 | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | France U19 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:21, 30 June 2022 (UTC) |
Yahia Fofana (born 21 August 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Angers.
Club career
Le Havre
A product of Le Havre's academy, Fofana signed his first professional contract on 4 July 2019, with the deal lasting until 2022.[2] His debut came not long after, as he started a Coupe de la Ligue match against Clermont on 13 August. The match ended in a 4–3 victory for Clermont on penalties after a 1–1 draw.[3]
Fofana's Coupe de France debut came on 19 January 2021, as his side lost to Paris FC by a score of 1–0.[4] On 30 January, he played his first match in Ligue 2, coming on as a substitute after Mathieu Gorgelin had been handed a red card in a 0–0 draw away to Chamois Niortais.[5] In the 2021–22 season with Le Havre, he broke into the first team as the starting goalkeeper, surpassing Gorgelin in the pecking order.[6]
Angers
On 30 May 2022, Fofana signed a four-year contract with Ligue 1 side Angers, joining the club upon the expiration of his Le Havre contract.[7]
International career
Fofana has represented France at U16, U17, U18, and U19 level over the years.[8]
Personal life
Born in France, Fofana is of Malian descent.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2022[10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Le Havre B | 2015–16 | CFA 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | National 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | National 2 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
2019–20 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 32 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||||
Le Havre | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
Total | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
Angers | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 70 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 72 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue
References
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 28 October 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Yahia Fofana signe son premier contrat pro avec Le Havre" [Yahia Fofana signs his first pro contract with Le Havre]. maligue2.fr (in French). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Clermont vs. Le Havre - 13 August 2019 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Le Havre vs. Paris FC - 19 January 2021 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Manoury, François (30 January 2021). "Ligue 2 : à dix, le HAC résiste à Niort" [Ligue 2: with ten, HAC resists at Niort]. France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Le Havre goalkeeper Yahia Fofana interesting Angers and Fiorentina". Get French Football News. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Official | Angers sign goalkeeper Yahia Fofana from Le Havre". Get French Football News. 30 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
- ^ "Yahia Fofana". FFF. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "France (L2) : Plus de 33 joueurs d'origine malienne en lice – Info-Mali".
- ^ Yahia Fofana at Soccerway
External links
- Yahia Fofana at FootballDatabase.eu
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Paris
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Red Star F.C. players
- Le Havre AC players
- Angers SCO players
- Championnat National 3 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Black French sportspeople
- French sportspeople of Malian descent