Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 October 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Vitesse (on loan from PSV) | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2013 | GVAV-Rapiditas | ||
2013–2015 | Barcelona | ||
2015–2020 | PSV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020– | Jong PSV | 35 | (14) |
2021– | PSV | 1 | (0) |
2023– | → Vitesse (loan) | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Netherlands U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2021 |
Fodé Fofana (born 26 October 2002) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Vitesse, on loan from PSV. [1]
Fofana started his career by playing youth football for several amateur clubs in Groningen including GVAV-Rapiditas. During his family's summer vacation in 2012, Fofana played a street football tournament at Lyon where a scout of Barcelona was present. [2] He was impressed by Fofana's style of play and recommended him to the club. Fofana joined Barcelona following year after two internships at the club. [3] However, he was forced to leave the club after two years as FIFA imposed a sanction on Barcelona for buying players aged under 18. [4] He returned to Netherlands after leaving Barcelona and joined PSV later. [5]
On 2 August 2019, PSV announced that three 16-year-olds from their youth academy including Fofana have signed their first professional contract with the club. [6] He signed a three-year contract through to the summer of 2022. [7] He made his professional debut for Jong PSV on 6 November 2020 in a 2–1 league win against Den Bosch. [8] He played whole 90 minutes in the match and scored his team's both goals. [8]
On 7 July 2021, Fofana made his first appearance for PSV by scoring a hat-trick in 10–1 friendly win against Delbrücker SC. [9] After being an unused substitute in 2021 Johan Cruyff Shield win against Ajax, he made his official debut for PSV on 10 August in a UEFA Champions League qualifying match against Midtjylland. [10]
On 20 August 2021, Fofana extended his contract with PSV until June 2025. [11]
On 2 September 2023, Fofana joined Vitesse on a season long loan deal. [12]
Fofana is a Dutch youth international. On 27 August 2021, he received maiden call-up to Netherlands under-21 team for 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches. [13] On 7 September, he made his Dutch youth team debut by coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Brian Brobbey in 3–0 win against Moldova. [14]
Fofana was born in Groningen to Uljana and Abdoul Fofana. [2] [4] His mother is from Russia and father is from Guinea. [3]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong PSV | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | 20 | 8 | |||
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | ||||
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
Total | 35 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | ||
PSV | 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2022–23 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Vitesse (loan) | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 39 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 |
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