Guessouma Fofana

Guessouma Fofana

Fofana in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32) [1]
Place of birth	Le Havre, France
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Hilal SC
Number	27
Youth career
0000–2010	ES Mont-Gaillard
2010–2011	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Le Havre B	20	(0)
2012–2013	Boulogne B	5	(0)
2013–2015	Lyon-Duchère	43	(1)
2015–2018	Amiens	77	(4)
2018–2021	Guingamp	34	(3)
2019–2020	→ Le Mans (loan)	16	(1)
2021–2023	CFR Cluj	4	(0)
2023	Nîmes	12	(1)
2023–2024	Doxa Katokopias	24	(0)
2024-	Al-Hilal SC
International career‡
2021–	Mauritania	27	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2024

Guessouma "Gus" Fofana (born 17 December 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super D1 club Omdurman. He represents Mauritania at the international level.

Club career

In August 2018, Fofana joined En Avant de Guingamp on a three-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Amiens was estimated at €1 million. ^[2] At the end of the summer 2019 transfer window, he moved on loan to Le Mans, which had been newly promoted to Ligue 2. ^[3]

On 17 September 2023, Fofana signed for Cypriot First Division club Daxo Katokopias. ^[4]

International career

Fofana was called up to the Mauritania national team in November 2021 for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Zambia and Equatorial Guinea. ^[5] He made his debut for Mauritania in a 1–1 draw against Equatorial Guinea on 16 November 2021. ^[6]

Personal life

Fofana was born in Le Havre, France. He holds French, Malian, and Mauritanian nationalities. ^{[7] [8]} He is the brother of footballers Gueïda and Mamadou Fofana. ^[9]

Career statistics

Mauritania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	4	0
2022	6	0
2023	2	0
Total	12	0

Honours

Guingamp

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2018–19 ^[10]

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2021–22

References

1. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
2. "Fofana, le chaînon manquant". Le Télégramme (in French). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
3. "Fofana et Bilingi prêtés" [Fofana and Bilingi loaned] (in French). EA Guingamp. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
4. "ΣΥΝΑΨΗ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑΣ ΜΕ GUESSOUMA FOFANA" [SIGNING AN AGREEMENT WITH GUESSOUMA FOFANA]. doxafc.com.cy (in Greek). 17 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
5. "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik Foot. 8 November 2021.
6. "Match Report of Mauritania vs Equatorial Guinea - 2021-11-16 - WC Qualification". Global Sports Archive. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
7. "Guessouma FOFANA -".
8. Lantheaume, Romain (5 November 2021). "Mondial 2022 (Q) : la Mauritanie fait appel à Guessouma Fofana !". Afrik-Foot.
9. "Football – Ligue 2 : Mamadou Fofana, le digne héritier". www.paris-normandie.fr.
10. Kezzouf, Youmni (31 March 2019). "Strasbourg remporte la Coupe de la Ligue aux tirs au but". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 5 November 2023.