Malick Fofana

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Malick Fofana
Personal information
Full name Malick Martin Fofana
Date of birth (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Aalst, Belgium
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2014 Eendracht Aalst
2014–2022 Gent
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2023 Jong Gent 13 (4)
2022–2024 Gent 41 (2)
2024– Lyon 32 (6)
International career‡
2020 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Belgium U17 10 (5)
2022–2023 Belgium U18 6 (2)
2022 Belgium U20 1 (0)
2023– Belgium U21 9 (0)
2024– Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024

Malick Martin Fofana (born 31 March 2005) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon and the Belgium national team.

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Club career

Fofana started playing football at Eendracht Aalst before joining Gent's youth academy at the age of nine. There, he signed his first professional contract in January 2022. [1] [2] [3]

After he already participated in the pre-season friendlies, [4] Fofana made his professional debut for Gent on the 30 July 2022, replacing Hugo Cuypers during a 1–1 home Division A draw against Sint-Truiden. [5] Only a week later, he was awarded his first start against Westerlo, leading his team to a 2–1 home win. [6]

On 10 January 2024, Fofana joined Ligue 1 side Lyon for a fee of €17 million, plus €5 million in add-ons, and a 20% sell-on clause on a future sale in favor of Gent; he signed a contract until June 2028 with the French club. [7] [8] [9] In the process, he became the third Belgian player in the history of Lyon, following Eric Deflandre and Jason Denayer. [9]

International career

Fofana is a youth international for Belgium, having first established himself as a regular goalscorer with the under-17 national team, [1] [2] with whom he played the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [10]

Fofana made his debut for the Belgium under-21 national in a 1-0 home win over Kazakhstan in September 2023, making further appearances the following month in wins over Malta and Hungary.[ citation needed ]

In October 2024, Fofana received his first call up to the Belgium national team for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League games against Italy and France. [11]

Personal life

Born in Belgium, Fofana is of Guinean and Filipino descent. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Gent 2022–23 Belgian National Division 1 134———134
Gent 2022–23 Belgian Pro League 220317 [b] 01 [c] 0331
2023–24 Belgian Pro League192206 [b] 1—283
Total4125113110614
Lyon 2023–24 Ligue 1 17341——214
2024–25 Ligue 1153106 [d] 3—226
Total3265163—4310
Career total85121021941011617

Honours

Lyon

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  6. ↑ Floren, Steve (7 August 2022). "Malick voor het eerst in de basis bij Gent: "Ik krijg heel veel berichtjes"". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "L'international Espoirs belge Malick Fofana s'engage avec l'OL jusqu'en 2028". www.ol.fr (in French). Olympique Lyonnais. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ↑ "Transferts : Malick Fofana s'engage avec l'OL (officiel)" (in French). L'Équipe. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 Lizin, Cédric (10 January 2024). "Le Diablotin Malick Fofana quitte La Gantoise et file à Lyon contre 22 millions d'euros". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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