Christian Kofane

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Christian Kofane
Personal information
Full name Christian Michel Kofane
Date of birth (2006-07-26) 26 July 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 35
Youth career
AS Vatican Sport Étude
AS Nylon
2024–2025 Albacete
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025 Albacete 20 (8)
2025– Bayer Leverkusen 14 (3)
International career
2024– Cameroon U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 December 2025

Christian Michel Kofane (born 26 July 2006) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.

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Club career

Albacete

Born to Cameroonian parents, Kofane moved to France with his parents. Kofane holds dual Cameroonian-French citizenship. [1] Kofane joined Albacete Balompié's youth sides in November 2024, after the club established a partnership with AS Nylon. [2] [3] After impressing with the Juvenil side by scoring six goals in six appearances, he was called up to train with the first team by manager Alberto González. [4]

Kofane made his professional debut on 11 January 2025, starting and scoring the opener in a 2–2 Segunda División home draw against Racing de Santander. [5] [6] [7] He finished the season with eight goals, attracting interest of several European clubs. [8]

Bayer Leverkusen

On 11 July 2025, Albacete announced that Bayer 04 Leverkusen reached an agreement for the transfer of Kofane, paying a sum higher than his €5 million release clause. [9] [10] He signed a four-year contract with his new club. [11] A month later, on 15 August, he recorded his first goal and assist in a 4–0 away win over Sonnenhof Großaspach in the DFB-Pokal. [12] Later that year, on 1 October, he netted his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 1–1 draw with PSV Eindhoven. [13] Hence, he became the club's youngest goalscorer in the European competition, aged 19 years and 67 days old. [14] Three days later, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 2–0 win over Union Berlin. [15]

International career

In September 2024, Kofane played unofficial friendly matches with the Cameroon national under-20 team. He received another call-up to the side in May 2025. [16] On the 21st December, 2025, he joined the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in Morocco to participate for the Total Energy AFCON.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2025 [17] [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Albacete 2024–25 [19] Segunda División 20800—208
Bayer Leverkusen 2025–26 [20] Bundesliga 142216 [b] 1224
Career total341021614212
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ↑ Silas, Don (4 September 2024). "'My mother is from France' - Kofane on why he snubbed France". Daily Post Nigeria. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Acuerdo con L'association sportive de Nylon de Camerún" [Agreement with Association Sportive de Nylon of Cameroon] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Christian Kofane, el goleador que debuta hoy como titular en el Albacete" [Christian Kofane, the goalscorer who debuts today as a starter at Albacete] (in Spanish). 5 Más el Descuento. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kofane, la estrella africana que encandila a los técnicos del Albacete Balompié" [Kofane, the African star who dazzles Albacete Balompié's coaches] (in Spanish). 5 Más el Descuento. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "¡GOOOOOOOL de Kofane, gooooool del Albacete! ¡El camerunés debuta y hoy ha marcado a los 2 minutos!" [GOAL from Kofane, goal of Albacete! The Cameroonian debuts and today has scored in the 2nd minute!] (in Spanish). 5 Más el Descuento. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Kofane, del Juvenil al primer equipo y gol en dos minutos al ser titular con el Alba" [Kofane, from the Juvenil to the first team and a goal within two minutes by being a starter with Alba] (in Spanish). + que Alba. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Kofane, el nuevo ídolo de la afición del Alba está... en el punto de mira" [Kofane, the new idol of Alba's supporters is... on sight] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Kofane, el futbolista que marcará el mercado en el Albacete" [Kofane, the footballer who will stir the market at Albacete] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "Acuerdo para el traspaso de Kofane al Bayer Leverkusen" [Agreement for the transfer of Kofane to Bayer Leverkusen] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Oficial: el Albacete cierra la venta de Kofane al Bayer Leverkusen" [Official: Albacete complete the transfer of Kofane to Bayer Leverkusen] (in Spanish). Marca. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Bayer 04 verpflichtet Sturmtalent Christian Kofane aus Albacete" [Bayer 04 signs talented striker Christian Kofane from Albacete] (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "4:0 bei Großaspach – Werkself behält im Pokal-Dauerregen den Durchblick" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 15 August 2025.
  13. ↑ "1-1 against PSV - Werkself miss out on victory in first UCL home game". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 1 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Bayer Leverkusen trust in capable Christian Kofane". Bundesliga. 2 October 2025.
  15. ↑ "Kofane on target as Leverkusen beat Union for second straight win". Reuters. 4 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "Kofane, convocado con la Selección sub20 de Camerún" [Kofane, called up with the Cameroon national under-20 team] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Christian Kofane at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  18. ↑ Christian Kofane at BDFutbol. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Christian Kofane in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Christian Kofane in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
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